Robert F. Kennedy

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Early life

Born on November 20, 1925, Robert Kennedy was the seventh child of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy. After brief service in the Navy, he was a three-year letterman for the Harvard University football team and graduated in 1948. He then enrolled at the University of Virginia School of Law, and earned his degree in 1951. Following law school, Kennedy managed his brother John's successful 1952 Senate campaign. He was then hired as a Junior Counsel for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Kennedy soon moved to the staff of the Labor and Rackets Committee.

Related Topics:
Joseph P. Kennedy - Rose Kennedy - Harvard University - University of Virginia - Joseph McCarthy

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Kennedy soon made a name for himself as the chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee hearings, which began in 1956. In a dramatic scene, Kennedy squared off against Jimmy Hoffa during the antagonistic argument that marked Hoffa's testimony. Kennedy left the Rackets Committee in 1959 in order to run his brother John's successful Presidential campaign.

Related Topics:
Senate Labor Rackets Committee - 1956 - Jimmy Hoffa - John

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