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United States Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy
speaking at a
civil rights
demonstration
organized by the
Congress of Racial Equality
(CORE) on the steps of the
Department of Justice
building in June 1963. Kennedy's tenure (1961–64) was easily the period of greatest power for the office; no previous officeholder had enjoyed such clear influence on all areas of
policy
during an
administration
. As Attorney General, Kennedy pursued a relentless crusade against
organized crime
and consistently championed civil rights for
African Americans
, the latter so much so that he commented, in 1962, that it seemed to envelop almost every area of his public and private life.
Photo: Warren K. Leffler,
U.S. News & World Report
Restoration:
Lise Broer
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