Born in 1927, David L. Hackett was later employed as an urban affairs consultant. Hailing from Indiana, he was a member of John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign staff and served as the executive director of the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime from 1961 to 1962. By 1963, he had become a special assistant to the attorney general, Robert F. Kennedy. During the mid 1960s, following President Kennedy's assassination, Hackett served as the president of Policy Management Systems, Inc., based in Washington, D.C. A close friend of Robert F. Kennedy, Hackett also worked on RFK's presidential campaign in 1968. Following Robert Kennedy's assassination, Hackett took on the role of executive director of the Robert Kennedy Memorial. He later founded the Youth Policy Institute, located in Washington, D.C., of which he has been the executive director; this organization, staffed by high school and college students, aims to involve young people in political decision making.
From the description of Hackett, David L., 1927- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571146
