Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Official Portrait, 2029 	 	 	
64th Vice President of the United States 	64th Vice President of the United States	64th Vice President of the United States	64th Vice President of the United States
In office 	 	 	
January 20, 2029 - January 25, 2029 	 	 	
President: Andrew Yang 	 	 	
Preceded by: Jack Francis 	 	 	
Succeeded by: Tulsi Gabbard 	 	 	
Personal details 	Personal details 	Personal details 	Personal details
Full Name: Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. 	 	 	
Born: January 17, 1954 	 	 	
Died: January 25, 2029 (aged 75) 	 	 	
Resting place: Arlington National Cemetery	 	 	
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (January 17, 1954 - January 25, 2029), also known by his initials as RFK Jr. and the nickname Bobby, was an American politician, environmental lawyer and activist who briefly served as the 64th Vice President of the United States for the final five days of his life in 2029 before his assassination He was the chairman and founder of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group, and an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election. A member of the Kennedy family, Kennedy is a son of U.S. attorney general and senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of U.S. president John F. Kennedy and senator Ted Kennedy.
Kennedy advocated for the protection of waterways, indigenous rights, and renewable energy. He began his career as an assistant district attorney in New York City. In 1984 and 1986, he joined two non-profits focused on environmental protection: Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), respectively. His work at Riverkeeper set long-term environmental legal standards. At both organizations, he won legal battles against large corporate polluters. He became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law in 1986. In 1987, he founded Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic, where he held the post of supervising attorney and co-director until 2017. He founded the non-profit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance in 1999, serving as the president of its board.
From 2005 onwards, Kennedy promoted the scientifically disproven claim of a causal link between vaccines and autism. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he emerged as a leading proponent of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in the United States. Many of his often disproved public health claims have targeted prominent figures such as Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, and Joe Biden. He has written books including The Real Anthony Fauci (2021) and A Letter to Liberals (2022).
During the 2028 United States Presidential Election no candidate received the required majority of electoral votes needed to become President. Eventually the House of Representatives settled on Forward Co-Founder Andrew Yang as President and the Senate eventually decided on Kennedy as Vice President. Vice President Kennedy entered office alongside Yang on January 20, 2029 extremely popular. Just five days into his term he was shot while abroad in Israel. Kennedy had publicly accused his Secret Service detail prior of "putting him in danger" when on the 23rd an attacker managed to get close enough to him to push him to the ground. His death therefore sparked massive backlash towards the Secret Service for failing to protect yet another Kennedy.
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