RFK
Government & Politics abbreviation · Political
| Stands for | Robert F. Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
RFK stands for Robert F. Kennedy, a political abbreviation.
US Attorney General (1961-1964) under his brother John F. Kennedy and later senator from New York, who was assassinated in Los Angeles in June 1968 while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Example: RFK broke the news of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death to a crowd in Indianapolis in April 1968.
Usage notes
As attorney general he pursued organized crime and civil rights enforcement, and the Justice Department's headquarters bears his name. His son Robert F. Kennedy Jr., often called RFK Jr., ran for president in 2024 and became Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2025.
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