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| children = | parents = | religion = Catholicism }} Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., (born January 17, 1954) is an American radio host, environmental activist, author and attorney specializing in environmental law. He is a son of Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, the United States Senator for New York and the 64th U.S. Attorney General. He is the nephew of U.S. President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy. Kennedy is President of the Board of Waterkeeper Alliance, a non-profit focused on grass-roots efforts to protect and enhance waterways worldwide. He currently co-hosts ''Ring of Fire'', a nationally syndicated American radio program. Kennedy has written three political books and two children's books. Kennedy has several times said he was considering running for elective office in the state of New York, but to date he has decided against running for office. In August 2014, Kennedy married actress Cheryl Hines, his third wife. Kennedy is an avid white-water rafter and has a longstanding interest in environmental issues related to water resources, water pollution and the Hudson River. ==Early life== Kennedy was born in Washington, D.C. He is the third of eleven children born to Senator Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, Sr., and socialite Ethel Skakel Kennedy, and a nephew of World War II casualty Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Jr., President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, and longtime Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy. Kennedy was 9 years old when his uncle John Kennedy was assassinated while serving as President. Kennedy remembered crying with his father upon seeing him after hearing of his uncle's assassination. He had been informed by his mother of President Kennedy's death. He was 14 years old when his father was assassinated while running for President in the 1968 election. He spoke and read excerpts from his father's speeches at the mass commemorating his death at Arlington National Cemetery. Following his father's death, Kennedy had difficulty coping and got in trouble at home and with the law, getting arrested for loitering and marijuana possession. At fifteen, Kennedy was expelled from Millbrook School in New York state because of his behavior and poor grades.〔Oppenheimer, p. 498.〕 After obtaining his high school diploma from Pomfret School in Connecticut, Kennedy continued his education 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. He then obtained a J.D. from the University of Virginia and a Master of Laws degree from Pace University.〔(The Backbone Cabinet – A Progressive Cabinet Roster ), backbonecampaign.org〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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