Tuesday 3 November 2015

THROWBACKTHIDAY; Robert Kennedy, brother of the slain president, is elected as a senator from New York.

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On thisday November 3 1964 Robert  Kennedy brother of the slain president was elected as a senator from new York.  Nine months after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Robert Kennedy left the Cabinet to run for a seat in the U.S. Senate, representing New York.[116] Kennedy announced his candidacy on August 22, 1964, two days before that year's Democratic National Convention. Kennedy had considered the possibility of running since early spring, also giving consideration to leaving politics altogether after the plane crash of his brother Ted in June, two months prior to his announcement. Positive reception in Europe convinced Kennedy to remain.[117] Also two months prior to the announcement, Kennedy had said he was not interested in the U.S. Senate.[118] President Johnson and Robert Kennedy had a notoriously difficult relationship, yet President Johnson gave considerable support to Kennedy's campaign. His opponent in the 1964 race was Republican incumbent Kenneth Keating, who attempted to portray Kennedy as an arrogant carpetbagger.
Kennedy emerged victorious in the November election, helped in part by Johnson's huge victory margin in New York. During the campaign he visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe, RabbiMenachem Mendel Schneerson, seeking his blessing and endorsement.
TBT; makes it 51 years.

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