Robert <span>Kennedy's assassination changed the course of the Election of 1968. As a Democratic candidate, he had to </span><span>strongly opposed the Vietnam War and was committed to civil rights.</span>
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, also known as RFK, was the Attorney General of the United States from 1961 to 1964. He was one of the younger brothers of US President John F. Kennedy and one of his most trusted advisers. He worked closely with his brother during the Missile Crisis in Cuba. Your contribution to the Afro-American Civil Rights Movement is considered your greatest legacy.
After Eugene McCarthy was about to defeat Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 New Hampshire primary, Kennedy announced his own campaign for the presidency in a battle for control of the Democratic Party. Kennedy beat McCarthy in California's primary election but was shot moments after making his victory speech at dawn on June 5, 1968, dying on June 6. On June 9, President Johnson declared an official national day of mourning in honor of Robert Kennedy.
