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Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (August 7–9, 1963) was the youngest child of United States President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. His elder siblings were Caroline, John Jr., and Arabella.
Mar 2, 2024 · Patrick Bouvier Kennedy was born prematurely and died from respiratory distress syndrome, a condition that affected pre-term babies. His death inspired research and funding for neonatal care, saving millions of lives.
Jul 29, 2013 · Patrick died just 39 hours after his birth, a victim of what was then the most common cause of death among premature infants in the United States, killing an estimated 25,000 babies each year ...
- Arabella was stillborn. If not for a tragic miscarriage in 1955, just two years after they were married, John and Jackie Kennedy may have had a fifth child.
- Caroline's birth changed JFK for the better. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, the only child of John and Jackie Kennedy to live to old age, was born in 1957. Biographer Steven Livingston writes that the healthy birth of JFK's first daughter Caroline inspired a newfound sense of duty and responsibility in the Massachusetts senator at the time.
- John Jr. died in a plane crash. After the birth of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, John and Jackie had a son, John F. Kennedy Jr., while his father was president-elect in 1960.
- Patrick Kennedy lived less than two days. The final child of John F. and Jackie Kennedy, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, was born in 1963, the same year his father was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas.
Nov 3, 2023 · The first lady lost her son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy in August 1963, just weeks before the president's fatal trip to Dallas. Learn how the tragedy brought them closer together and changed their relationship.
Aug 6, 2013 · Aug. 7, 2013 -- Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, born premature, died after 39 hours of life on Aug. 7, 1963, three months before his father, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas.
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Nov 18, 2023 · The death of John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy's son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy inspired further research into infant res‐ piratory distress syndrome, saving the lives of millions.
