Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for president
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for president. ABC News Photo Illustration / Alex Gilbeaux Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was born on January 17, 1954, in Washington, D.C., to Sen. Robert Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy. When Kennedy was 14 years old, his father was assassinated while running for the Democratic president ial nomination in 1968. Kennedy graduated in 1976 from Harvard University and then studied at London School of Economics, University of Virginia School of Law, and Pace University. In 1984, Kennedy joined Riverkeeper, which is an environmental watchdog and enforcement organization protecting the Hudson River in New York. In 1985, he was admitted to the New York bar and continued representing environmentalists. Kennedy has now become one of the most prominent faces of the anti-vaccine movement, according to experts. In 2016, Kennedy founded the anti-vaccine organization and advocacy group, Children's Health Defense. In 2019, Kennedy's sister, brother and niece denou...