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The Stadium was renamed in January 1969 in honor and tribute to US Senator and presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy who had been assassinated in Los Angeles the previous June. The renaming of the stadium was a joint action taken by the Interior Department, which has jurisdiction over the stadium site, and the D.C. While Robert Kennedy did not have a direct connection to the Stadium, as Attorney General in the early 1960s, Kennedy’s Justice Department played a role in the racial integration of the Washington football team when Kennedy and Udall threatened to revoke the team’s lease at the federally-owned stadium until the team promised to sign African American players.
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While Robert Kennedy did not have a direct connection to the Stadium, as Attorney General in the early 1960s, Kennedy’s Justice Department played a role in the racial integration of the Washington football team when Kennedy and Udall threatened to revoke the team’s lease at the federally-owned stadium until the team promised to sign African American players.
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