RFK BORN IN BROOKLINE, MASS
Brookline, Massachusetts (JFK+50) On November 20, 1925, Robert Francis Kennedy was born here in Brookline, a suburb of Boston. He was the 7th child of Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Bobby served the navy in World War II and earned a degree in government from Harvard (1948). Two years later, he married Ethel Skakel.
In 1951, RFK earned his law degree from the University of Virginia. In 1952 and 1960, he served as campaign manager for his brother Jack's bids for the United States Senate and the Presidency.
Bob served as Attorney General in both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and then was elected to the United States Senate representing New York. In 1968, he sought the Democratic presidential nomination and secured a great victory in the California primary.
Although his life was cut short before he could achieve the presidency, RFK left a legacy of pride in country and hope for the future. He said in a speech at the University of Kansas...
"Our GNP* measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our devotion to country. It measures everything....except that which makes life worthwhile. And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans."
*Gross National Product or G.N.P. is the total domestic & foreign output claimed by residents of a country. It is now known as Gross National Income or G.N.I.
