Robert Francis ("Bobby") Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy was born in 1925 in Brookline Massachusetts , and was raised with traditional family values. He was a true patriot, with a strong sense of nationalism. While Attending Harvard University, he saw that his country needed his help, so he put his undergraduate studies on hold to serve his country's Navy in World War II. When he returned home, he finished his Bachelor's degree at Harvard, and received an LL.B. from the university of Virginia Law. In 1951 he served as Attorney to the U.S. Department of Jjustice, but in 1952 he resigned to manage his brother John's senatorial campaign. In 1953, he served as assistant counsel