After the assassination, Sirhan Sirhan said, "I can explain it. I did it for my country." It is possible that his motive has to do with the Middle East conflict going on at that time and Robert F. Kennedy's pro-Israel stance regarding the Six-Day War.
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It is not known why Robert Kennedy was assassinated. He was killed by Sirhan Sirhan on June 5, 1968.
Martin Luther King and Senator Robert F Kennedy
It was awful. Everyone was upset even the newscasters cried when they told about it over the news. I remember when were told in school there was dead silence and people started to cry. I hope it never happens again.
President John F. Kennedy appointed his brother Robert F. Kennedy as the United States Attorney General.
There have been four presidents of the United Staes that have been assasinated:Abraham LincolnJames GarfieldWilliam McKinleyJohn Kennedy
Since 1964, the U.S. half dollar has featured President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963.