Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Extracted Attributes

• Awards

  American Book Awards

• Spouse

  Cheryl Hines

• Education

  Harvard University (BA in American History and Literature, 1976), London School of Economics, University of Virginia Law School (JD), Pace University School of Law (Master's Degree in Environmental Law)

• Occupation

  Environmental lawyer, Author, Politician, Anti-vaccine activist, Conspiracy theorist

• Future Role

  26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (effective 2025)

• Nationality

  American

• Controversies

  Promoting vaccine misinformation, Promoting conspiracy theories (vaccines-autism link, chemtrails, HIV/AIDS denialism), Fueling vaccine hesitancy

• Date of Birth

  1954-01-17

• Notable Books

  The Riverkeepers (1997), Crimes Against Nature (2004), The Real Anthony Fauci (2021), A Letter to Liberals (2022)

• Former Spouses

  Mary Kathleen Richardson, Emily Ruth Black

• Place of Birth

  Washington, D.C., United States

• Key Initiatives

  Combat chronic disease epidemic, Reform industrial food complex, Address corporate capture of regulatory agencies

• Political Affiliation

  Democratic Party (formerly), Independent (formerly), Allied with Republican Donald Trump

• Key Political Platform

  Make America Healthy Again agenda

Timeline

• Born in Washington, D.C., United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1954-01-17

• Became a board member and attorney for Hudson Riverkeeper. (Source: DBPedia)

  1984

• Became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law and joined the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) as a senior attorney. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1986

• Founded Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1987

• Founded the nonprofit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1999

• Began promoting vaccine misinformation and public-health conspiracy theories. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2005

• Married Cheryl Hines. (Source: Web Search)

  2014-08-02

• Left his positions as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and adjunct professor at Pace Law School. (Source: DBPedia, Web Search)

  2017

• Launched a campaign seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. (Source: Web Search)

  2023-04

• Suspended his presidential campaign and formed an alliance with Donald Trump, confirming he will co-chair Trump's transition team. (Source: Summary, Related Documents)

  2024

• Assumed office as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2025-02-13

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. A member of the Kennedy family, he is a son of senator and former U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy began his career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. In the mid-1980s, he joined two nonprofits focused on environmental protection: Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). In 1986, he became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law, and in 1987 he founded Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic. In 1999, Kennedy founded the nonprofit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance. He first ran as a Democrat and later started an independent campaign in the 2024 United States presidential election, before withdrawing from the race and endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump. Since 2005, Kennedy has promoted vaccine misinformation and public-health conspiracy theories, including the chemtrail conspiracy theory, HIV/AIDS denialism, and the scientifically disproved claim of a causal link between vaccines and autism. He has drawn criticism for fueling vaccine hesitancy amid a social climate that gave rise to the deadly measles outbreaks in Samoa and Tonga. Kennedy is the founder and former chairman of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group and proponent of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. He has written books including The Riverkeepers (1997), Crimes Against Nature (2004), The Real Anthony Fauci (2021), and A Letter to Liberals (2022).

Web Search Results

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Wikipedia

  Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. A member of the Kennedy family, he is a son of senator and former U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy. [...] Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. was born at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., on January 17, 1954. He is the third of eleven children of senator and U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. He is a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy.( [...] | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | | --- | | Image 5_(cropped_3-4).jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | | | | 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | | Incumbent | | Assumed office February 13, 2025 | | President | Donald Trump | | Deputy | Jim O'Neill "Jim O'Neill (investor)") | | Preceded by | Xavier Becerra | | | | Personal details | | Born | Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (1954-01-17) January 17, 1954 (age 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |

• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.) | Policies, Family, Campaign ...

  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (born January 17, 1954, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American environmental lawyer who serves as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2025– ) in the second administration of Pres. Donald Trump. He is a member of the prominent Kennedy political family and a leading figure among vaccine skeptics. In April 2023 he launched a campaign seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the U.S. presidential election of 2024 but in October announced [...] Kennedy is the third of 11 children born to Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy. His father was a counsel with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations at the time of Kennedy’s birth. Kennedy Sr. went on to become U.S. attorney general (serving his brother Pres. John F. Kennedy) and finally U.S. senator of New York. Kennedy Jr.’s mother came from a wealthy family who had built its fortune in the coal industry. She became a strong advocate for human rights, founding the [...] Kennedy Jr. attended various boarding schools growing up. After his father’s death, he struggled with drug abuse, which led to his arrest for marijuana possession at age 16 and his expulsion from two boarding schools. He attended Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in American history and literature in 1976. He also attended the London School of Economics and Political Science.

• [PDF] Biography – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Congress.gov

  Biography – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Born to a political family, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the nephew of America’s 35th President, John F. Kennedy, and the son of his Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Both of them lost their lives to the assassin’s bullet: JFK in 1963, and RFK, Sr. in the midst of his 1968 Presidential campaign. Rather than immediately enter politics, RFK, Jr. carried on his family’s legacy of public service by devoting himself to environmental causes and children’s welfare. He [...] Francis of Assisi. After graduating from Harvard University, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. studied at the London School of Economics and received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He then attended Pace University School of Law, which awarded him a Master’s Degree in Environmental Law. He served on the Pace Law School faculty from 1986 to 2018 and cofounded and supervised Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic. Kennedy was born on January 17, 1954, in Washington, DC, and is the [...] is the founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance — the world’s largest clean water advocacy group — and served as its longtime chairman and attorney. He then went on to found Children’s Health Defense, a mass membership organization where he served as chairman and chief litigation counsel in its campaign to address childhood chronic disease and toxic exposures. Kennedy’s reputation as a resolute defender of the environment and children’s health stems from hundreds of successful legal actions. TIME

• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - HarperCollins Publishers

  Robert F Kennedy, Jr., an environmental attorney and activist, is the president of Waterkeeper Alliance. He is the author of numerous books, including Crimes Against Nature and The Riverkeepers. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, among other publications. ## Are you a Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. fan? Sign up now for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. alerts, including news and special offers.

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Biography - IMDb

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was born on January 17, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Real Anthony Fauci (2022), JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021) and Infertility: A Diabolical Agenda (2022). He has been married to Cheryl Hines since August 2, 2014. He was previously married to Mary Kathleen Richardson and Emily Ruth Black. ### Family Spouses Cheryl Hines (August 2, 2014 - present) [...] Back Biography Trivia FAQ IMDbPro # Biography ## Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Edit ### Overview Born January 17, 1954 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA Birth name Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. Height 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) ### Biography [...] Is a financial supporter of the Food Allergy Initiative. Grandson of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.

• Award

  American Book Awards

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Harvard University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  lawyer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  1/17/1954

• Notable Work

  Ring of Fire

• Place Of Birth

  Washington, D.C.

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954) is an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. Kennedy is a son of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He helped found the non-profit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance in 1999 and has served as the president of its board. Kennedy has co-hosted Ring of Fire, a nationally syndicated radio program, and written or edited ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers. From 1986 until 2017, Kennedy was a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a non-profit environmental organization. From 1984 until 2017, he was a board member and attorney for Hudson Riverkeeper. Earlier in his legal career, he served as assistant district attorney in New York City. For over thirty years, Kennedy was an adjunct professor of Environmental law at Pace University School of Law. Until August 2017, he held the post as supervising attorney and co-director of Pace Law School's Environmental Litigation Clinic, which he founded in 1987. Since 2005, he has promoted the scientifically discredited idea that vaccines cause autism, and is founder and chairman of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine propaganda group.