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The marriage of Joseph Kennedy Senior and Rose Fitzgerald was a political union as much as a romantic one, and together they raised what became known as America’s royal family. With clear ambitions for their children, Joseph Kennedy Sr focused on the careers of his sons and the marriages of his daughters, with questionable outcomes. From John F Kennedy's presidency to Rosemary's botched lobotomy, step inside the world of one of the most controversial families on the planet. Understand the extent of the so-called ‘Kennedy curse’ and analyse the scandals that still unravel today. From early family life and the religious challenges the family faced to the triumphs and tragedies both in their political and personal lives, this is the ultimate companion for anyone with an interest in this captivating family. 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Future pic is a public Chief executive Zillah Byng-Thorne company quoted on the Non-executive chairman Richard Huntingford London Stock Exchange Chief financial officer Penny Ladkin-Brand (symbol: FUTR) wwwutureplc.com Tel +44 (0)1225 442.244 ALL ABOUT HISTORY For press freedom with responsibility CONTENTS EARLY FAMILY LIFE 10 12 18 26 POLITICS 32 38 44 54 60 FAMILY TREE UNCOVER THREE GENERATIONS OF THE KENNEDYS AND HOW THEIR LIVES WERE SHAPED BY THEIR HERITAGE KICK-STARTING THE KENNEDYS ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST RENOWNED POLITICAL FAMILIES HAD HUMBLE ORIGINS IN IRELAND AND BOSTON RAISING A KENNEDY HOW TO RAISE A FAMILY DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE WHO CAN HELP RULE THE FREE WORLD JOSEPH KENNEDY SR: THE PATRIARCH JOE SR HAD BIG AMBITIONS FOR HIS CHILDREN, FOCUSING ON THE CAREERS OF HIS SONS AND MARRIAGES OF HIS DAUGHTERS A POLITICAL DYNASTY THE KENNEDYS HAVE BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH AMERICAN POLITICS AS MANY SOUGHT THE NATION’S HIGHEST OFFICE ee eects gl MAN ON A MISSION gt sunt aE JOSEPH KENNEDY SENIOR HAD A BIG DREAM — TO SEE A KENNEDY IN THE WHITE HOUSE — AND HE WORKED TIRELESSLY TOWARDS TT PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY AN ICONIC LEADER WHOSE TIME IN OFFICE WAS FRAUGHT WITH COLD WAR TENSION, JFK’ REMAINS A FASCINATING FIGURE THE LAST IRISH PURITAN ABRASIVE, HARD-HEADED AND DEEPLY IDEALISTIC, BOBBY KENNEDY BECAME ONE OF THE TOUGHEST POLITICIANS IN AMERICA THE LIBERAL LION OF THE SENATE SERVING AS SENATOR FOR 47 YEARS, TED KENNEDY HAD AN EVENTFUL CAREER IN POLITICS TRIUMPHS & TRAGEDIES 68 THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE KENNEDY LEGACY THROUGH EVENTS THAT SENSATIONALISED THE KENNEDY NAME, THEIR LEGACY REMAINS AT THE HEART OF AMERICAN HISTORY HE KENNEDY SHOOTING STAR KATHLEEN ‘KICK’ KENNEDY WAS HEADSTRONG, VIVACIOUS AND GONE TOO SOON AT THE AGE OF JUST 28 HE HIDDEN KENNEDY E TRAGIC LIFE OF ROSEMARY KENNEDY, WHICH INSPIRED HANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS MENTAL DISABILITIES DARK DAY IN DALLAS E ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY SHOCKED E WORLD AND WENT DOWN IN AMERICAN HISTORY HE MOST VULNERABLE F THE KENNEDYS E KENNEDY DYNASTY HAD MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF BOTH RIUMPH AND TRAGEDY, AND BOBBY WAS NO EXCEPTION 98 THE SOCIAL REFORMER HOW TED, THE YOUNGEST KENNEDY SIBLING, ACHIEVED SO MUCH YET BECAME SUCH A DIVISIVE FIGURE 104 GRACE AMID TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY JACQUELINE KENNEDY BROUGHT ELEGANCE TO THE WHITE HOUSE WHILE EXPANDING THE ROLE OF THE FIRST LADY SCANDALS 114 SECRETS AND SCANDALS THE KENNEDYS GAINED THE STATUS THEY CRAVED — AND THE PUBLIC EXPOSURE TO GO WITH IT 120 AFFAIRS OF STATE JFK NEVER ALLOWED POTENTIAL SCANDAL OR REPUTATIONAL RISK TO DISSUADE HIM FROM HIS INSATIABLE SEXUAL APPETITE 124 MARILYN MONROE AND THE KENNEDYS RUMOUR AND SPECULATION SHROUD THE RELATIONSHIP OF JOHN AND ROBERT KENNEDY WITH MARILYN MONROE AND HER DEATH 130 THE CHAPPAQUIDDICK INCIDENT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON THE SHORES OF CHAPPAQUIDDICK ISLAND ON A PITCH-BLACK SUMMER NIGHT? 134 WHO REALLY KILLED JFK? WHY THE MYSTERY AND INTRIGUE SURROUNDING THE JFK ASSASSINATION SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ABATING 14 — 80 = 2= 86 =z 94 = =o 140 THE KENNEDY FAMILY’S LASTING LEGACY THE KENNEDYS DEFINE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ALTRUISM WHILE THE WORLD REMAINS CAPTIVATED BY THEIR PERSONAL LIVES FAMILY LIFE From their Irish roots to Joseph and Rose Kennedy's nine children 10 12 18 26 FAMILY TREE UNCOVER THREE GENERATIONS OF THE KENNEDYS AND HOW THEIR LIVES WERE SHAPED BY THEIR HERITAGE KICK-STARTING THE KENNEDYS ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST RENOWNED POLITICAL FAMILIES HAD HUMBLE ORIGINS IN IRELAND AND BOSTON RAISING A KENNEDY HOW TO RAISE A FAMILY DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE WHO CAN HELP RULE THE FREE WORLD JOSEPH KENNEDY SR: THE PATRIARCH JOE SR HAD BIG AMBITIONS FOR HIS CHILDREN, FOCUSING ON THE CAREERS OF HIS SONS AND MARRIAGES OF HIS DAUGHTERS 4 TT ith 2 ate 6 2s: AN, Sek aed i "UPN PPLLs OReeemas © “ee ene ° ” Pal M BEACH ‘ee Penne Beee Bal | KY EARLY FAMILY LIFE FAMILY TREE UNCOVER THREE GENERATIONS OF THE KENNEDYS AND HOW THEIR LIVES WERE SHAPED BY THEIR HERITAGE ROSE ELIZABETH FITZGERALD 1890-1995 JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY SR 1888-1969 JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY JR ROSE MARIE KATHLEEN AGNES KENNEDY WILLIAM EUNICE MARY KENNEDY ROBERT 1915-1944 ‘ROSEMARY’ 1920-1948 CAVENDISH, 1921-2009 SERGENT The first child of Rose and Joe, Joe Jr had KENNEDY ‘Kick’ Kennedy was somewhat of a MARQUESS OF Eunice served in the Special War SHRIVER always been pegged as the member of the 1918-2005 black sheep in her Catholic family — HARTINGTON Problems Division of the Department 1915-2011 she married an English Protestant, Lord William Cavendish, heir to the duchy of Devonshire, one of the UK’s most eligible bachelors. However, she was widowed within months of their wedding in 1944. She would die herself in a plane crash four years later along with her married lover. family who would go into politics. However, his dreams were cut short when he died while taking part in Operation Aphrodite, a plan to fly bombs into enemy territory, when his plane exploded in 1944. 1917-1944 of State, then in the Department of Justice before becoming a social worker at a women’s prison. In 1962, she began a day camp for children with mental difficulties, which evolved into the Special Olympics that helped the disabled reach their sporting potential. JACQUELINE LEE JOHN FITZGERALD JACKIE’ BOUVIER ‘JACK’ KENNEDY 1929-1994 1917-1963 ROBERT SARGENT MARIA OWINGS SHRIVER TIMOTHY MARK ANTHONY SHRIVER III BORN 1955 PERRY KENNEDY PAUL BORN 1954 Maria made a name for herself in her SHRIVER SHRIVER KENNEDY own right as a news anchor, receiving a BORN 1959 BORN 1964 SHRIVER Peabody Award and co-anchoring NBC's BORN 1965 Emmy award-winning coverage of the 1988 Olympic Games. She married Arnold CAROLINE JOHN PATRICK BOUVIER KENNEDY Schwarzenegger in 1986 and subsequently BOUVIER FITZGERALD 1963-1963 became the first lady of California during KENNEDY KENNEDY JR The first baby to be born to a sitting her husband's tenure as governor. BORN 1957 1960-1999 president and first lady since the 19th century, Patrick's life was to be tragically cut short. Born five and a half weeks early, doctors fought to help him breathe a CHRISTOPHER SYDNEY MALEIA as his tiny lungs couldn't cope, but he died at just 39 hours old from respiratory KENNEDY LAWFORD LAWFORD 1955-2018 BORN 1956 distress syndrome. He would be John and Jackie Kennedy's last child. KATHLEEN HARTINGTON KENNEDY JOSEPH BORN 1951 PATRICK Kathleen has carried on the Kennedy name in KENNEDY II politics through her role as lieutenant governor of BORN 1952 Maryland from 1995 to 2003. More recently, she has become the chair of American Bridge, a non- ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY JR BORN 1954 DAVID ANTHONY KENNEDY 1955-1984 MARY COURTNEY KENNEDY BORN 1956 MICHAEL LEMOYNE KENNEDY 1958-1997 profit organisation raising funds for Democratic candidates and causes. 10