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assassination of robert f. kennedy

the assassination of robert francis `` bobby '' kennedy , a united states senator and brother of assassinated president john fitzgerald `` jack '' kennedy , took place shortly after midnight on , in los angeles , california , during the campaign season for the united states presidential election , 1968 .
after winning the california and south dakota primary elections for the democratic nomination for president of the united states , kennedy was shot as he walked through the kitchen of the ambassador hotel and died in the good samaritan hospital twenty-six hours later .
sirhan sirhan , a 24-year-old palestinian/jordanian immigrant , was convicted of kennedy 's murder and is serving a life sentence for the crime .
the shooting was recorded on audio tape by a freelance newspaper reporter , and the aftermath was captured on film .
kennedy 's body lay in repose at st. patrick 's cathedral in new york for two days before a funeral mass was held on .
his body was interred near his brother john at arlington national cemetery .
his death prompted the protection of presidential candidates by the united states secret service .
hubert humphrey went on to win the democratic nomination for the presidency , but ultimately lost the election to richard nixon .
as with his brother john 's death , kennedy 's assassination and the circumstances surrounding it have spawned a variety of conspiracy theories .
as of 2015 , kennedy remains one of only two sitting united states senators to be assassinated , the other being huey long .
