What Really Happened to David Kennedy — The RFK Son Who Saw It All

On June 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy pulled his 12-year-old son David out of a dangerous undertow at Malibu. That same night, David watched on television as his father was shot. This is the true story of David Anthony Kennedy — the fourth child of Robert and Ethel Kennedy — and the 16 years that followed: the Nantucket Jeep crash, Harvard, a robbery in a Harlem drug hotel, and his final days at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach in April 1984. The Kennedy son history forgot. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 The Day His Father Saved Him 1:06 The Fourth Child of RFK & Ethel 2:37 June 1968: The Longest Day 4:15 The Subject No One Discussed 5:56 The Crash on Nantucket (1973) 6:56 Harvard & the Hotel in Harlem 8:37 "The Designated Sick One" 9:43 Easter in Palm Beach, 1984 11:38 The Investigation 12:30 Coming Home 13:15 The Question That Was Never Answered 💬 Which member of the Kennedy family do you think history has forgotten? Tell us in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold stories of America's most powerful families. 📚 SOURCES TIME Magazine archive (1984), UPI Archives (1984), The Washington Post archive (1979), The Kennedys: An American Drama by Peter Collier & David Horowitz (1984), Sacramento Bee interview (1982). ⚠️ This video is a documentary based on published news reports and books. Some accounts come from the authors and sources named on screen. Archival images are used for educational and commentary purposes. #DavidKennedy #KennedyFamily #RFK #EthelKennedy #KennedyCurse #AmericanHistory