In 1962, to prepare for a diplomatic trip he planned to take in 1964, President Kennedy asked his brother, Robert Kennedy, to travel to Japan. Watch RFK's oldest child, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, discuss her parents' historic visit with Dartmouth College Professor Jennifer Lind and Harvard Professor Emeritus Akira Iriye. This event was co-sponsored by the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston. Copyright: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.