RFK Jr.

Extracted Attributes

• Education

  Harvard University (BA, 1976); University of Virginia (JD, 1981); Pace University (LLM, 1987)

• Full Name

  Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.

• Birth Place

  Washington, D.C., U.S.

• Current Office

  26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

• Founding Roles

  Waterkeeper Alliance (1999); Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic (1987); Children's Health Defense

• Political Party

  Independent (2023–present); Democratic (until 2023)

Timeline

• Born at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1954-01-17

• Graduated from Harvard University with a degree in American history and literature. (Source: Miller Center)

  1976-01-01

• Graduated from the University of Virginia Law School. (Source: Miller Center)

  1981-01-01

• Arrested for heroin possession and sentenced to probation and community service, leading to his work with environmental nonprofits. (Source: Miller Center)

  1983-01-01

• Founded Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic and received a Master's in Environmental Law from Pace University. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1987-01-01

• Founded the Waterkeeper Alliance, a global clean water advocacy group. (Source: Congress.gov)

  1999-01-01

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

  2005-01-01

• Published 'The Real Anthony Fauci', a book critical of public health officials. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-11-16

• Launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. (Source: Britannica)

  2023-04-01

• Announced he would run for president as an independent candidate. (Source: Britannica)

  2023-10-01

• Withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024-08-23

• Assumed office as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Source: Wikipedia)

  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 prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of Senator and U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of U.S. 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 member of the Democratic Party and later started an independent campaign in the 2024 presidential election, before withdrawing from the race and endorsing the Republican Party's 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 prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of Senator and U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of U.S. 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. [...] | 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. | | Party | Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") (until 2023) Independent (2023–present) |

• 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 [...] Also known as: Bobby Kennedy, Jr., RFK, Jr., Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.(Show More) Written by René Ostberg René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. René Ostberg Fact-checked by Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Britannica Editors Last updated •History ## News •

• [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. (2025- ) | Miller Center

  Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. was born on January 17, 1954, in Washington, D.C. He was the third child of Ethel and Robert Kennedy’s eleven children. His father was U.S. attorney general in the administration of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and his brother Robert was assassinated in 1968, when his son was fourteen years old. [...] Robert Kennedy, Jr. attended Harvard University, studying American history and literature; he graduated in 1976. He then went to the University of Virginia Law School, graduating in 1981. In 1987, he received a master’s degree in environmental law from Pace University Law School in New York. [...] Kennedy began his career working in the Manhattan district attorney’s office. In 1983, he was arrested for possession of heroin and sentenced to probation with community service. To fulfill his requirements, Kennedy began volunteering with environmental non-profits, Natural Resources Defense Council and Riverkeeper. He later became a senior attorney for Riverkeeper, working to enforce environmental regulations to clean up and prevent pollution in New York waterways. In 1999, he founded

• RFK Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream

  Based on scores of exclusive, candid on-the-record interviews, public and private records, and correspondence, Jerry Oppenheimer paints a balanced, objective portrait of this virtually unaccounted-for scion of the Kennedy dynasty. Like his slain father, the iconic senator and presidential hopeful, RFK Jr. was destined for political greatness. Why it never happened is revealed in this first-ever biography of him. Read more) Report an issue with this product or seller [...] “Jerry Oppenheimer has created a poignant and vivid portrait of Bobby Kennedy Jr. who was born to wealth and privilege but without love in his childhood. RFK Jr spent the rest of his life fighting his demons and addictions.” ―Leonard Levitt, Edgar Award-winning author of Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder [...] From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of America's most fabled political dynasty.