refused at first he wanted to prove himself on his own not merely as john kennedy's right hand. in one thousand nine hundred fifty bobby had married ethel a devout catholic like himself the marriage was a happy one and the couple had eleven children. but bobby kennedy had never been able to move out of his brother's shadow now his father demanded that he take the post of attorney general. will be finally agreed even though critics said he was inexperienced and unqualified for the job. bobby became the country's top law enforcement officer but would he be able to deal responsibly with the immense political power that came with the job of the on he criticized long time f.b.i. director j.