to realizing his father's dream making his older brother john president of the united states whatever the cost. in one nine hundred fifty two joseph kennedy had ordered his son bobby to run john's campaign for a u.s. senate seat in massachusetts. at the nine hundred fifty six democratic convention john was the rising star of american politics bobby worked behind the scenes handling the press and talk party officials bobby had agreed to abandon his own political ambitions to focus on his brother's career first the senate and then the white house. a campaign stop at the coal mines in west virginia. a key state in. one nine hundred sixty presidential