I . Kennedy
➡ JFK (2).
II . A L Kennedy
( Alison Louise Kennedy 1965– )
a Scottish writer. Her books include So I Am Glad (1995) and On Bullfighting (1999).
III . Edward Kennedy
(1932– )
a US Senator from Massachusetts since 1962, informally called Ted or Teddy, who is the younger brother of John F Kennedy and Robert Kennedy . He is a Democrat with liberal views and for many years has supported a national health programme. His career was damaged when he had an accident in his car, which killed his female passenger. In 1980, he tried but failed to be chosen as the Democrats’ candidate for US President.
IV . Jackie Kennedy
( also Jackie Onassis ) (1929–94)
the wife of President John F Kennedy . She was born Jacqueline Bouvier and married him in 1953. She is remembered as an elegant US First Lady and is admired by Americans for her courage after her husband was murdered. Many, however, did not approve of her marriage to the Greek businessman Aristotle Onassis (1968–75). After his death she lived a very private life in New York, where she worked for a publishing company.
V . John F Kennedy
(John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-63) the 35th US President (1961–3). He was the country’s youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever to be elected. He was also known informally as Jack Kennedy and JFK. His wife was Jackie Kennedy . He won a medal for courage during World War II , and was elected to the US House of Representatives (1947–53) and then to the US Senate (1952–60).
Kennedy’s greatest success as President was in dealing with the Cuban missile crisis and his worst failure was over the Bay of Pigs incident. He worked with his brother, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy , to support the civil rights movement . He was murdered in Dallas , probably by Lee Harvey Oswald , in one of the most shocking events in US history. Some people believe that others were responsible for his murder, but nothing has ever been definitely proved. Kennedy’s book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won a Pulitzer Prize
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See also Warren .
VI . Joseph Kennedy
(1888–1969)
the father of US President John F Kennedy . He was a rich businessman who became head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1934–5) and later the US Ambassador to Britain (1937–40). He and his wife Rose had nine children. The oldest son Joe was killed in World War II , and Kennedy successfully encouraged his other sons (John, Robert and Edward) to become politicians.
VII . Ludovic Kennedy
(1919– )
a Scottish television presenter and author. In the 1960s he presented a number of news and current affairs programmes, including Panorama and This Week . He is well known for investigating the cases of people wrongly put in prison, and also for his support for euthanasia (= allowing people the right to die when they want to do so because of serious illness, etc.). He was made a knight in 1994.
VIII . Nigel Kennedy
(1959– )
an English classical musician who plays the violin. He is well known for his unusual clothes and style of life. His recordings have been very successful, especially one of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons . In 1992 he announced that he would not perform in public again, but he later changed his mind and is now performing again, preferring to call himself simply Kennedy.
IX . Robert F Kennedy
(Robert Francis Kennedy 1925-68) a US Attorney General (1961–4) appointed by his older brother, President John F Kennedy . He was also informally called Bobby Kennedy or RFK. He strongly supported the civil rights movement and better conditions for poor people. After his brother was murdered, Kennedy remained Attorney General under President Johnson (IV) until he was elected in 1964 to the US Senate. He wanted to be the Democratic candidate for President in 1968, but was murdered by Sirhan Sirhan on the day he won the California primary election.