How To Write An Essay On Robert F Kennedy's Assassination
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. He served as the United States senator for the state of New York from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, Kennedy campaigned for the democratic nominee for the 1968 presidential election. Although Kennedy supported Israel in the Arab-Israeli war, Sirhan Sirhan was not justified to assassinate him, because Sirhan irrationally supported the Arabs and Kennedy was a promising presidential candidate. Robert F. Kennedy, brother to President John F. Kennedy, assassinated during his presidency, and husband to Ethel Skate and father to eleven children. In 1951, he graduated from the university of Virginia with a degree in law. Under president John F. …show more content…
Kennedy was giving a speech in the ambassador hotel in Los Angeles, California. He had just won the primary in California and he was celebrating with his supporters. On his way, out of the hotel he was shot four times. The convicted assassination was Sirhan Sirhan. He lived in New York and california. He attended college in California. At the time of Kennedy’s assassination he had be living in the United States for twelve years. Although Sirhan was born a Christian, and living in the United States during the six-day war, that Senator Kennedy supported. The Israelis captured Jerusalem in the Six Day war, which is most likely what made sirhan mad enough to kill. The jury convicted him as the assassination and he was sentenced to the death penalty, but due to the California law the sentence was changed to life in jail. He has tried to get parole 15 times. On the 15th parole hearing, Paul Schrade, who was walking with Kennedy when he was killed. Schrade was shot by Sirhan, but did not die. Schrade believed that someone else killed Kennedy, because Sirhan had an eight shot revolver, but their was nine shots fired. During the parole hearing Sirhan stated that he did not remember shooting Kennedy, and he felt no resentment for his
Robert F. Kennedy was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. He served as the United States senator for the state of New York from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, Kennedy campaigned for the democratic nominee for the 1968 presidential election. Although Kennedy supported Israel in the Arab-Israeli war, Sirhan Sirhan was not justified to assassinate him, because Sirhan irrationally supported the Arabs and Kennedy was a promising presidential candidate. Robert F. Kennedy, brother to President John F. Kennedy, assassinated during his presidency, and husband to Ethel Skate and father to eleven children. In 1951, he graduated from the university of Virginia with a degree in law. Under president John F. …show more content…
Kennedy was giving a speech in the ambassador hotel in Los Angeles, California. He had just won the primary in California and he was celebrating with his supporters. On his way, out of the hotel he was shot four times. The convicted assassination was Sirhan Sirhan. He lived in New York and california. He attended college in California. At the time of Kennedy’s assassination he had be living in the United States for twelve years. Although Sirhan was born a Christian, and living in the United States during the six-day war, that Senator Kennedy supported. The Israelis captured Jerusalem in the Six Day war, which is most likely what made sirhan mad enough to kill. The jury convicted him as the assassination and he was sentenced to the death penalty, but due to the California law the sentence was changed to life in jail. He has tried to get parole 15 times. On the 15th parole hearing, Paul Schrade, who was walking with Kennedy when he was killed. Schrade was shot by Sirhan, but did not die. Schrade believed that someone else killed Kennedy, because Sirhan had an eight shot revolver, but their was nine shots fired. During the parole hearing Sirhan stated that he did not remember shooting Kennedy, and he felt no resentment for his