One of two younger brothers of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, appointed by JFK as Attorney General for his administration. In 1964, after his brother’s death, Kennedy was elected to the U. S. Senate from the state of New York. He was assassinated shortly after delivering a speech celebrating his victory in the 1968 presidential primary of California at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For Claudia McNeal, with appreciation, Robert Kennedy, Nov. 1964.” Claudia McNeal was a Tony and Golden Globe award nominated actress for her role in the play A Raisin In The Sun, and for the film of the same name. She worked on Kennedy’s senate campaign, for which he thanks her in this photo. Light creasing to lower left corner and a vertical crease extending down from top edge, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
