KENNEDY, Robert Francis: Bust (ca. 1969) at the Justice Dept in Washington, D.C. by Robert Berks

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Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. He was one of President Kennedy's most trusted advisors and worked closely with the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His contribution to the African-American Civil Rights Movement is sometimes considered his greatest legacy. On June 4, 1968, Kennedy scored a major victory when he won the California Democratic presidential primary. He addressed his supporters in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in a ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He left the ballroom through a service area to greet supporters working in the hotel's kitchen. In a crowded kitchen passageway, Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian, opened fire with a .22 caliber revolver and shot Kennedy in the head at close range. Following the shooting, Kennedy was rushed to The Good Samaritan Hospital where he died the next day. Source: WikipediaThis picture is taken from James M. Goode's "Outdoor Sculpture" (1974) & is used with Mr. Goode's permission.
The sculpture is one of a few dozen from his original book that were not included in the updated version, "Washington Sculpture"(2008). Click herefor purchasing information.

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See James M. Goode's
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p160 Item #D-16)
(He excluded it from 'Washington Sculpture')
Medium: Bronze, Marble
Artist: Robert Berks(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Politicians
Location: Constitution Ave between 9th & 10th Sts NW (On 10th) Washington, D.C.

Nearest Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial - Penn Quarter(Yellow - Green) (click station name for all sculptures nearby) (dcMem ID #503 )

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KENNEDY, Robert Francis: Bust (ca. 1969) at the Justice Dept in Washington, D.C.
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Goode's "Outdoor Sculpture" has this as one of its 327 entries but it isn't one of the 503 entries in "Washington Sculpture."

Links & other sources
The Names of Washington D.C. (p123)
Wikipedia article on RFK