REMEMBERING RFK The Evolution of a Leader By Ronald Goldfarb R obert F. Kennedy was not a legal scholar, nor a seasoned trial lawyer, nor a likely candidate to become the nation's 64th attorney general. However ill-equipped he was when he started the job, when he served he belonged in the pantheon of great attorneys general. As Washington Lawyer commemorates the 50th anniversary of RFK's death, D.C. Bar member and former RFK colleague Ronald Goldfarb shares stories of his time serving under the tough-minded yet heartful attorney general and senator. U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy on the campaign trail during his 1968 presidential election bid. Lawrence Schiller/Polaris Communications/Getty Images