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- Faith: JFK was not as openly devout as his brothers, walking the fine line between church and state on his way to becoming the nation’s first Roman Catholic president, but he observed the church’s traditions, if not all of its commandments.
- Sparkling wit: Rose could be an exacting taskmaster, but she leavened her convent-school discipline with a wry outlook on the world. Even as a young boy, Jack’s waggish humor reflected his mother’s Irish charm.
- Political DNA: JFK’s paternal grandfather practiced politics as a ward heeler and state legislator from East Boston, but the Kennedys’ genetic predisposition toward electoral politics came from Rose’s father, the legendary U.S. congressman and Boston mayor John F. (“Honey Fitz”) Fitzgerald.
- Wanderlust: Although young Jack resented his mother’s penchant for travel, as a teen he followed in her footsteps, asking to study for a “gap year” in London, touring pre-WWII Europe and South America, serving as an aide during his father’s ambassadorship to England, and circling the globe to learn about the Cold War world.
Nov 21, 2023 · Historian Steven M. Gillon later wrote that Jackie had just one regret in raising her son. “Jackie told people she regretted naming John after his father,” Gillon told PEOPLE in 2019. “She realized it only added to the burden. The irony is that in the effort to honor her husband, she inadvertently made her son’s life more challenging.”
Sep 29, 2006 · By The Associated Press. Sept. 29, 2006. BOSTON, Sept. 28 - Rose Kennedy, for one brief moment the most powerful mother in America, went over her son President John F. Kennedy's head in 1962 to ...
Nov 22, 2023 · To mark the 60th anniversary of JFK's death, revisit an exclusive BBC interview with the US president's mother, Rose, who movingly describes the family's intense pride and sorrow.
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Apr 20, 2017 · “After all, he argued, one need only look at the incredible life FDR had managed to lead despite his physical incapacity.” 15 But, this time, probably for the first time, Joseph Kennedy was overruled by his son who told his father he could no longer live with the incessant pain from his back and was prepared to take whatever risks were necessary and undergo the surgery.
Nov 22, 2023 · To mark the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death, revisit two exclusive BBC interviews with the US president's mother, Rose, who movingly details the ...
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Jul 20, 2018 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver seen playing ball with a mentally disabled child in Paris, 1969 during a trip to Europe preparing children for the 1970 Special Olympics. Eunice went on to expand her camp ...
