RFK Jr. Born: Environmental Lawyer Turned Provocateur
The Kennedy with the most controversial family name didn't become a politician—he became an environmental lawyer who'd sue corporations like a street fighter. Restless and combative, he'd build his reputation by defending rivers and indigenous communities, wielding legal briefs like weapons against industrial polluters. But he'd later become infamous for his vaccine skepticism, a stance that would dramatically fracture his progressive reputation and family legacy.
January 17, 1954
72 years ago
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