Feb. 1, 1962 - Robert F. Kennedy Airport Press Statement Prior to World Tour

Feb. 1, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy took off today on a goodwill trip around the world. He is scheduled to return at the end of February. He will spend a week each in Japan and Indonesia and make shorter visits to Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, West Germany, and the Netherlands. Mr. Kennedy’s wife, Ethel, will be with him. The trip symbolizes the extraordinary role played by Robert Kennedy in this Administration. “The second most powerful man in Government” — that is the estimate of the Attorney General given by insiders. Far more than any previous Attorney General, he is involved in affairs outside the problems of law enforcement.