Adam Walinsky

Adam Walinsky (1937 – November 2023) was an American lawyer who served in the United States Department of Justice and as a speechwriter for Robert F. Kennedy.^[1] He had also been the 1970 nominee for New York Attorney General by the Democratic Party.^[2] He criticized Ira Stoll's efforts to claim John F. Kennedy as a political conservative saying that Kennedy had moved to the left near the end of his life.^[3] In 2016 he endorsed Donald Trump in large part due to concerns the Democratic Party had become too supportive of war.^[4] Walinsky died in November 2023.^[5]

1. ^ "Adam Walinsky personal papers at JFK Library". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
2. ^ Page 33 of New York Magazine of August 31, 1970
3. ^ Fox News for November 15, 2013
4. ^ "I Was RFK's Speechwriter. Now I'm Voting for Trump. Here's Why.", politico.com, September 21, 2016
5. ^ "Adam Walinsky, Restless in Peace". Blog. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

Party political offices
Preceded by Frank A. Sedita	Democratic nominee for Attorney General of New York 1970	Succeeded by Robert Abrams

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