In the OTL, Robert Kennedy left the White House to run for Senator of New York and thereafter attempted to win the nomination in 1968. In the wake of the assassination, he appeared a transformed person for the better having gone through that horrific event. To be frank, Bobby before the assassination comes off like much more of a sonofabitch lacking traits that seem to form after the assassination of his brother (concern for social justice, ability to take charge and speak with authority, etc).
If President Kennedy had not been killed, the plan for the cabinet (this coming from RogueBeaver) was to send Rusk to the UN, Katzenbach to Attorney General, McNamara to State and Robert Kennedy would be made Secretary of Defense. RFK left the White House after the Kennedy assassination because he couldn't stand Johnson, nor could Johnson stand him. Had there not been an assassination, he would have remained in the White House, or at least he would have as best I can surmise.
Beyond that knowledge, what would have become of Robert Kennedy had John F. Kennedy have never been murdered? How would he do as Secretary of Defense and what would he have suggested (especially concerning Vietnam) and how much more could he have gotten the President to listen to him compared to McNamara? What would his political career path be after John Kennedy leaves office? Bear in mind that, if he remains in the White House, he has never held any elected office and is therefore in a far weaker position to make any run for the presidency in 1968 (both getting the nomination and having enough experience to be capable of the presidency). And, a very important point, what would Bobby Kennedy be like as a person if his brother is not assassinated and if history unfolds differently? This would be very important to how he acts and governs.
If President Kennedy had not been killed, the plan for the cabinet (this coming from RogueBeaver) was to send Rusk to the UN, Katzenbach to Attorney General, McNamara to State and Robert Kennedy would be made Secretary of Defense. RFK left the White House after the Kennedy assassination because he couldn't stand Johnson, nor could Johnson stand him. Had there not been an assassination, he would have remained in the White House, or at least he would have as best I can surmise.
Beyond that knowledge, what would have become of Robert Kennedy had John F. Kennedy have never been murdered? How would he do as Secretary of Defense and what would he have suggested (especially concerning Vietnam) and how much more could he have gotten the President to listen to him compared to McNamara? What would his political career path be after John Kennedy leaves office? Bear in mind that, if he remains in the White House, he has never held any elected office and is therefore in a far weaker position to make any run for the presidency in 1968 (both getting the nomination and having enough experience to be capable of the presidency). And, a very important point, what would Bobby Kennedy be like as a person if his brother is not assassinated and if history unfolds differently? This would be very important to how he acts and governs.