In July 1941 Hickory Hill became the home of newly appointed United States Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson and his wife , Irene , who , in 1955 , after his death , sold Hickory Hill to United States Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife , Jacqueline . After the 1956 Democratic National Convention , the house was sold to John 's brother Robert F. Kennedy and his wife , Ethel , who had a growing family ( eventually eleven children ) . While he lived at Hickory Hill , Robert Kennedy became Attorney General of the United States , in 1961 ; a United States Senator , in 1965 ; and a presidential candidate , in 1968
1956 Democratic National Convention
1956 Democratic National Convention
Hickory Hill (McLean, Virginia)