attorney general

The idea of RFK as Attorney General was basically only done with Joe Kennedy maneuvering, and congressional leaders not wanting to start off the new administration on the wrong foot. JFK himself was hesitant to the idea, and RFK was only confirmed by a voice vote. New York Times heavily...

At the time of Robert Kennedy's appointment as Attorney General by his brother, President John F. Kennedy, there was strong criticism of the younger Kennedy's lack of experience in court, and according to some sources his brother only appointed him after their father forced him to. So let's say...