He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Texas, Austin, where he enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps.
After service as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Navy's Office of Naval Intelligence from 1959 to 1963, Weldon joined the FBI in 1963.
[6] On Monday, November 23, 1987, prisoners of the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia began rioting in reaction to recent news from Cuba.
It had been announced that President Fidel Castro would allow certain Cubans who traveled to the United States during the 1980 Mariel boat lift, to return to Cuba.
The Cubans that were allowed to return were individuals that broke laws in the United States, or came to the U.S. with pre-existing mental disorders or criminal records.
After Kennedy explained to both outsider parties what role they would play and how they were supposed to act, he was able to conduct a peaceful end to the prison riots.