Assassination of Robert Kennedy
The assassination of Robert Kennedy was a momentous event in the history of our country. 5 years after the death of our beloved President JFK, Senator Robert Kennedy was also murdered. Robert Kennedy was a Senator from our very own New York and was elected to the Senate after retiring as the Attorney General of the United States. Right before his death, Robert Kennedy had won the democratic presidential primary and was now a contender for the presidency just like his brother John Frank Kennedy.
Prior to Robert Kennedy’s death, Secret Service protection was not mandated to protect Senators and even presidential candidates. Robert Kennedy’s death set the precedent for all major political figures to be protected by the professional security team that is the Secret Service. Although many conspiracy theories arise over the true killer of Robert Kennedy, Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian/Jordanian immigrant is serving a life sentence for being convicted in the murder of Robert Kennedy.
A brief summary of the event as well as consequences of his death are retold in the documentary below. Important parts to note are from 0:00 to 0:31 and 1:05 – 1:33.
