Robert F. Kennedy

            Although Robert Kennedy was a very influential political leader whose democratic ideas were significantly respected by others, his assassination was what impacted Americans most. Kennedy=s death led to a great loss of faith within American society (Archer 76). His political campaigns and accomplishments are still remembered and valued today. Robert once quoted that ASome men see things as they are and ask, >Why?= I dream things that never were and ask, >Why not?=@ This need for achievement seemed to be his goal in life, and he worked hard to make sure he would succeed. One reason for Kennedy=s success was that he was born into a political family, and he was pressured to live up to the accomplishments of his brothers and the expectations of his domineering father (Lindop 113). After John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Robert became even more determined to accomplish his dreams.
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             Robert Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on November 20, 1925. Robert=s two older brothers, Joseph and John, seemed to overshadow him; however, Robert displayed grim determination to succeed (Patterson 12). His first dream came true when he was accepted into Harvard University, where he majored in Government. At his graduation, he enrolled in the University of Virginia Law School where he received his Law Degree in 1951. While he was in school in Virginia, Robert met Ethel Skakel and married her on June 19, 1950. They eventually had eleven children and lived on an estate in Virginia called AHickory Hill". After Robert received his Law Degree, his .
             prosperous father offered to set up a private law practice in the city of Robert=s choice; however, he declined this generous offer. Instead, he chose to work as an investigator for the Department of Justice. Robert worked as an investigator until 1952, when he resigned to manage the campaign of his brother John F. Kennedy, who was running for president.