Kenneth O' Donnell By brandon/sierra Nov 18, 1942 U.S. Army Air Corps. 1942-1945 Nov 30, 1946 studied at Harvard college 1946-1949. At Harvard is where he met Robert F. Kennedy; roomates and team mates on the football team. Nov 30, 1946 Robert Kennedy enlisted O'Donnell to work on his elder brothers, JFK, first congressional campaign Dec 1, 1952 O' Donnell and Robert Kennedy campaign together to get JFK elected to the U.S. senate Campaign 1968O'Donnell went to serve as JFK unpaid political observer in Massachusetts Dec 1, 1958 O'Donnell became a member of JFK staff Dec 1, 1960 O' Donnell became the organizer and directer of JFK presidential campaign schedule Nov 1, 1963 O'Donnell arranged JFK's trip to Dallas, Texas Dec 1, 1965 Served as a presidential aide to Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Johnson Jun 30, 1968 Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June 1968, O'Donnell served as the campaign manager fubert Humphreys 1968 presidental campaign Robert Kennedy Dec 1, 1972 O'Donnell and David Powers co-authored a book about JFK, "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye"