GREAT-GRANDFATHER
John Francis (“Honey Fitz”) Fitzgerald 1863-1950 Tenement born, he became Boston’s mayor, and sang from a tabletop at grandson Jack’s Senate election
GRANDPARENTS
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy 1890-1995 Honey Fitz’s favorite daughter became Queen Mother of Camelot despite sorrow both public and private
Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1888-1969 Financier, rumrunner and ambassador. His fortune was huge, but not as great as his dynastic vision
AUNTS AND UNCLES
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. [*] 1915-1944 The family’s first great hope became its first modem martyr. His plane exploded on a WWII bombing run
Rosemary Kennedy 1918-present She was born mildly disabled, but a lobotomy arranged by her father left her profoundly retarded
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish [*] 1920-1948 Widowed but in love, she died with her intended in a small plane
Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921-present A keen mind, she married Sargent Shriver and propelled the Special Olympics
Patricia Kennedy Lawford 1924-present Her wedding to actor Peter was a spectacle requiring police barricades, but they divorced in 1966
Robert Francis Kennedy [*] 1925-1968 Idealistic, ruthless, doomed. His own family with Ethel has recapitulated the family pattern of service and loss
Jean Ann Kennedy Smith 1928-present Husband Stephen managed R.F.K.’s campaigns, then Kennedy charities. She served as envoy to Ireland
Edward Moore Kennedy 1932-present His generation’s great survivor. Twice-married liberal hero is father to a Congressman
PARENTS
John Fitzgerald Kennedy [*] 1917-1963 A doting father, he left two children, ages five and three. John Jr. remembered him only vaguely
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis 1929-1994 Twice widowed, she was John Jr.’s confidant. A second son died at two days
COUSINS
Eunice’s Children (5)
Robert Sargent Shriver III 1954-present Film, record and TV producer; raises money for Special Olympics
Maria Owings Shriver 1955-present Married to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Correspondent for NBC
Timothy Perry Shaver 1959-present Married with four children. Director of Special Olympics
Mark Kennedy Shriver 1964-present Married with one child. Maryland state legislator
Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver 1965-present Activist for the mentally retarded
Patricia’s children (4)
Christopher Kennedy Lawford 1955-present Lawyer, actor and film producer
Sydney Maleia Lawford 1956-present Worked as a model, now home raising four children
Victoria Francis Lawford 1958-present Lives in Washington with her husband and three children
Robin Elizabeth Lawford 1961-present A marine biologist who lives in New York City
Robert’s children (11)
Kathleen Hartington Kennedy 1951-present Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Four children
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II 1952-present Former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Two children
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. 1954-present Environmental attorney and author. Five children
David Anthony Kennedy [*] 1955-1984 Died of a drug overdose in a Palm Beach, Fla., hotel
Mary Courtney Kennedy 1956-present Human-rights activist. Married with one child
Michael LeMoyne Kennedy [*] 1958-1997 Died playing ski-football on the slopes of Aspen, Colo. Mary Kerry Kennedy 1959-present Attorney and human-rights activist. Married to Andrew Cuomo
Christopher George Kennedy 1963-present Helps run the family-owned Merchandise Mart in Chicago
Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy 1965-present Former Philadelphia prosecutor
Douglas Harriman Kennedy 1967-present Journalist with Fox’s cable-television news division
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy 1968-present Documentary filmmaker in N.Y.C.
Jean’s children (4)
Stephen Edward Smith Jr. 1957-present Works for a conflict-resolution and negotiation group William Kennedy Smith 1960-present Acquitted of rape charges in 1991. Now a doctor in Chicago
Amanda Mary Smith 1967-present Working on a biography of her grandfather
Kym Maria Smith 1972-present Married in 1995 and now lives in New York
Edward’s children (3)
Kara Anne Kennedy 1960-present Married with two children. Former director of program for disabled
Edward Moore Kennedy Jr. 1961-present Attorney; advocate for the disabled. Married with two children Patrick Joseph Kennedy 1967-present U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
SISTER
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg 1957-present Law-school grad and mother, she alone is left of Camelot’s family
JOHN AND CAROLYN
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. [*] 1960-1999 Not obviously a political heir; simply a man at ease with his extraordinary place in the world Carolyn Bessette Kennedy [*] 1966-1999 Her elegance recalled Jackie’s, and she and her husband seemed embarked on a wonderful life
[*]Red type Indicates family members who have died under tragic circumstances
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