On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot by 24-year-old Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Medical teams attempted to treat him, but he died the following day at the
Robert F. Kennedy lies mortally wounded on the kitchen floor of the Ambassador Hotel immediately after the shooting. Kneeling beside him is 17-year-old busboy Juan Romero, who was shaking Kennedy's hand when Sirhan Sirhan fired the shots.
Kennedy campaigning in Los Angeles, 1968
Kennedy addressing supporters in the Embassy Ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel
The Iver Johnson .22 caliber revolver that Sirhan used to assassinate Kennedy.
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Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney general from 1961 to
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
…On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot by 24-year-old Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Medical teams attempted to treat him, but he died the following…
Kennedy in 1964
Ambassador Joseph Kennedy Sr. visits his sons (Robert, second from right) in Boston c. 1939.
Kennedy in the Harvard University yearbook, 1948
Kennedy (with sisters Eunice and Jean) holding a football at the family's Massachusetts home, c. November 1948