Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Rose Kennedy, the oldest daughter of Boston politician John Fitzgerald, raised nine children, four of whom died young. The matriarch of the family compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, Rose was an intensely religious woman who campaigned for her sons and served as a public representative of the family's dignity until her death at the age of 104.

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Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr.

Rose and Joe's firstborn

Political success

Left his studies at Harvard to enlist as a Navy pilot.

Died during a secret mission in August 1944, when his bomber exploded over the English channel

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

A prankster and a sickly child

grew up to fulfill his father's political hopes for Joe Jr. Jack served in Congress from 1946 until 1959.

In 1957, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for his book Profiles in Courage.

Elected to the presidency in 1960

assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, at the age of 46.

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier

"Debutante of the Year" in 1947-1948

Graduated from George Washington University and worked as a photographer for The Washington Times-Herald before meeting the senator from Massachusetts she would marry

Fluent in French and Italian, brought style and charm to the White House as First Lady

Widowed at age 34

Embarked on a career as a book editor in New York City, where she lived the rest of her life

Rose Marie (Rosemary) Kennedy

The first daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy

Suffered from mental retardation

Failed lobotomy

Sent to live in a nursing convent in the Midwest in 1941

Kathleen Agnes Kennedy

KickKick

Served with the Red Cross in London during Served with the Red Cross in London during World War IIWorld War II

"America's Most Important Debutante”"America's Most Important Debutante”

Widowed at a young ageWidowed at a young age

Died in a plane crash over France with her Died in a plane crash over France with her lover, Peter Fitzwilliamlover, Peter Fitzwilliam

William John Robert Cavendish

Future duke of the prestigious Cavendish family

Not Catholic and thus not a suitable match for Kathleen in Rose and Joseph Kennedy's eyes; The two married nonetheless

Died in battle in Europe 4 months later

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Eunice Mary Kennedy

Devoted her life to helping the disabled, specifically people with mental retardation

In 1968, she helped found and develop the Special Olympics, which today involve over 1 million participants in more than 150 nations

Robert Sargent Shriver

“Sarge”

Served in the Navy during World War II and entered political life by working on his brother-in-law Jack's political campaigns

Appointed the first director of the Peace Corps in 1961 and the director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) in 1964

Served as ambassador to France from 1968 until 1970 and made an unsuccessful run for president in 1976

Continued her father's interest in

Continued her father's interest in

show business

show business

Married actor Peter Lawford and

Married actor Peter Lawford and

they became a noted celebrity

they became a noted celebrity

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Befriended stars such as Frank

Befriended stars such as Frank

Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe

Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe

Peter Lawford

First Hollywood star to enter the Kennedy clan

Contract player for MGM studios and a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," the stylish group of entertainers whose Las Vegas excesses became legendary

After he and Patricia Kennedy divorced in 1966, Lawford continued working in Hollywood

Frequent guest on television game shows

Pregnant with her eleventh (11th) child at the time of Robert Kennedy's assassination

After her husband's death, Ethel founded the RFK Memorial Organization, which is devoted to human rights and activism

Jean Ann Kennedy In 1974, founded Very Special Arts to make

artistic programs available to people with disabilities.

Chronicles of Courage: Very Special Artists

Ambassador to Ireland in the Clinton administration, from 1993 until 1998

Stephen Edward Smith

Was an active element in the Kennedy political machine and worked on the campaigns of his brothers-in-law John, Robert and Ted.