The Kennedy Family Tree

Introduction America's Reluctant Royalty...and the Princes and Princesses Now Coming into Their Own

The Kennedy Family Tree Is Planted The Nine Children of Rose Fitzgerald & Joseph P. Kennedy and Their Spouses

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THE CHILDREN OF JACQUELINE BOUVIER AND JOHN F. KENNEDY Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (b. November 27, 1957) Buttons and Walls

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (b. November 25, 1960) The Whole World's Watching

2 THE CHILDREN OF EUNICE KENNEDY AND ROBERT SARGENT SHRIVER

Robert Sargent Shriver III (b. April 28, 1954) AKA Bobby Cotton

Maria Owings Shriver (b. November 6, 1955) The Juggler

Timothy Perry Shriver (b. August 29, 1959) The Priest

Mark Kennedy Shriver (b. February 17, 1964) The Communitarian

Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (b. July 20, 1965) This Buddy's For You

3 THE CHILDERN OF PATRICIA KENNEDY AND PETER LAWFORD

Christopher Kennedy Lawford (b. March 29, 1955) The Acting Kennedy

Sydney Maleia Lawford (b. August 25, 1956) Family Matters

Victoria Francis Lawford (b. November 4, 1958) Miming Mummy

Robin Elizabeth Lawford (b. July 2, 1961) The Scientist

4 THE CHILDREN OF ETHEL SKAKEL AND ROBERT F. KENNEDY

Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (b. July 4, 1951) The Strands That Form Her

Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (b. September 24, 1952) Wearing His Father's Suits

Robert "Bobby" Francis Kennedy Jr. (b. January 17, 1954) Keeping the Demons Away

David Anthony Kennedy (b. June 15, 1955-d. April 25, 1984) The Death of Yellow Dove

Mary Courtney Kennedy (b. September 9, 1956) A Born Fighter

Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (b. February 27, 1958) Questions of Judgment

Mary Kerry Kennedy (b. September 8, 1959) Toab Wakie Walking the Aisle Alone

Christopher George Kennedy (b. July 4, 1963) A Chip Off Grandpa Joe

Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy (b. January 11, 1965) Elliot Ness

Douglas Harriman Kennedy (b. March 24, 1967) The Record Breaker

Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (b. December 12, 1968) The Trailblazer

5 THE CHILDREN OF JEAN KENNEDY AND STEPHEN SMITH

Stephen Edward Smith Jr. (b. June 28, 1957) The Kennedy Named Smith

William Kennedy Smith (b. September 4, 1960) "First Do No Harm"

Amanda Mary Smith (b. April 30, 1967) Grandpa Joe's Historian

Kym Maria Smith (b. November 29, 1972) The Irish One

6 THE CHILDREN OF JOAN BENNETT AND EDWARD M. KENNEDY

Kara Anne Kennedy (b. February 27, 1960) Tested By Tragedy

Edward "Teddy" Moore Kennedy Jr. (b. September 26, 1961) Smiling Underwater

Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. July 14, 1967) In Shadow No More

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