[376] About 1,200 guests, including representatives from over 90 countries, attended.[377][378] After the service, Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.[379]

Personal life, family, and reputation
Further information: Kennedy family
The Kennedy brothers: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy in 1963
The Kennedy family is one of the most established political families in the United States, having produced a president, three senators, three ambassadors, and multiple other representatives and politicians, both at the federal and state level. While a Congressman, Kennedy embarked on a seven-week trip to India, Japan, Vietnam, and Israel in 1951, at which point he became close with his then 25-year-old brother Bobby, as well as his 27-year-old sister Pat. Because they were several years apart in age, the brothers had previously seen little of each other. This 25,000-mile (40,000 km) trip was the first extended time they had spent together and resulted in their becoming best friends.[380] Bobby would eventually play a major role in his brother's career, serving as his brother's attorney general and presidential advisor.