Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Lawyer + Militant + Environmentalist

Male

Born Jan 17, 1954

Age 59

Nationality American

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. , is an American radio host, activist, and attorney specializing in environmental law. He is the third of eleven children born to Ethel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy and is the nephew of John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy. Kennedy… Read More

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Romance

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Cheryl Hines
Married 2011 - Present
Mary Richardson
Married 1994
Emily Ruth Black

Married 1982

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Age 59

parents

Robert F. Kennedy
Father, d.1968
Ethel Kennedy
Mother, Age 85

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Prominent U.S. Keystone Critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Visit Oilsands
Yahoo News - 6 days ago

EDMONTON - One of the most prominent and recognizable U.S. critics of the Keystone XL pipeline project is coming to Alberta to have a look at the oilsands for himself.
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Yoko Ono: Let's Give Clean Water A Chance
The Huffington Post - Apr 22, 2013

I was proud to be a part of the gathering of hundreds of clean water supporters at the recent Riverkeeper's Fishermen's Ball. It was a true celebration of the power of the grassroots movement for clean water and sustainable energy. Through this event and my involvement with the fight against fracking in New York, I've seen once again that change is possible from strength. The strength that comes from people banding together can stop the injustices to our environment that fracking...
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Skakel Blames Lawyer In Latest Conn. Murder Appeal
Fox News - Apr 14, 2013

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is trying to get his 2002 murder conviction overturned by arguing that his trial attorney failed to competently defend him against weak evidence, reigniting a long simmering debate over the strength of the sensational case. A trial starts Tuesday in Rockville Superior Court in the latest appeal by Skakel, the 52-year-old nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel. Skakel is serving 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 golf club bludgeoning of h...
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Fracking Recommendation May Come In Next Few Weeks, Says New York Health Commissioner
Huffington Post - Mar 12, 2013

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's health commissioner said Monday he never intended to wait for completion of any of the pending gas drilling studies, which could take years, and instead plans a recommendation to the governor "in weeks" on whether the state should approve hydraulic fracturing. Health Commissioner Nirav Shah also said he met with researchers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania within the past two week...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1954 Birth Born on January 17, 1954.

1964 10 Years Old RFK Jr.'s father was elected to that seat in 1964 and held it for more than three years.

TWENTIES

1976 22 Years Old After obtaining his high school diploma from Pomfret School, Kennedy continued his studies at Harvard University and the London School of Economics, graduating from Harvard College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in American History and Literature. … Read More

1983 29 Years Old In 1983, he was arrested in a Rapid City, South Dakota Airport for heroin possession. … Read More

THIRTIES

1984 30 Years Old In 1984, Kennedy joined the Riverkeeper organization to satisfy the 1,500 hours community service to which he was sentenced. … Read More

FORTIES

1994 40 Years Old 1 More Event

They divorced on March 25, 1994, in the Dominican Republic.

1998 44 Years Old In 1998, Kennedy, Chris Bartle and John Hoving created a bottled water company that donates all of its profits to Waterkeeper Alliance. … Read More

FIFTIES

2005 51 Years Old 2 More Events

An outspoken opponent of vaccination, in June 2005 Kennedy authored an article in Rolling Stone and Salon.com alleging a government conspiracy to cover up connections between the vaccine preservative thimerosal and childhood autism. … Read More

2006 52 Years Old In an article in the June 5, 2006, issue of Rolling Stone titled "Was the 2004 Election Stolen?", Kennedy comes to the conclusion that the Republican Party stole the 2004 American presidential election. … Read More

2007 53 Years Old 1 More Event

On July 7, 2007, Kennedy appeared in New Jersey at the Live Earth event. … Read More

2008 54 Years Old 2 More Events

In response to subsequent endorsements by Caroline Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and Patrick J. Kennedy for Barack Obama, Robert, Kathleen and Kerry wrote in a January 29, 2008, editorial: … Read More

2009 55 Years Old In 2009 Kennedy collaborated on an article titled, "The Energy of Bobby Kennedy, Jr." for the debut summer issue of Above magazine, an ecological magazine based in London.

2010 56 Years Old 2 More Events

On May 12, 2010, Kennedy filed for divorce from Mary; three days later she was charged with drunken driving. … Read More

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