Robert F. Kennedy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Robert F. Kennedy decided to duck through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after declaring victory in the 1968 Democratic presidential primary, Juan Romero reveled at his good fortune. It meant the 18-year-old busboy might get to shake hands with his hero — the man he’d assured […]

Almost everyone is familiar with the Kennedy family but does anyone really know about the life of Bobby Kennedy, the younger sibling of John F. Kennedy? What did he do? Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit depicts the life of Bobby Kennedy who was often in the shadows in his famous family. Chris Matthews host of […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sirhan Sirhan was denied parole Wednesday for fatally shooting Robert F. Kennedy after a confidante of the slain senator who was shot in the head forgave him and repeatedly apologized for not doing more to win his release. Paul Schrade’s voice cracked with emotion during an hour of testimony on his […]

Rev. Channing E. Phillips was the first Black person nominated to serve as a potential presidential candidate by a major political party. In August of 1968. Rev. Phillips was backed by the Washington, D.C. delegation as its presidential nominee after the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Phillips was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March […]

BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday. Attorney Kerry Lawrence, who had represented her in a drunken-driving case, said he didn’t know the cause of her death at age 52. Police confirmed a body was found […]