The-Kennedy-Family.ppt

TheKennedyFamily IntheUnitedStates thephraseKennedyfamilycommonlyreferstothefamilydescendingfromthemarriageoftheIrish AmericansJosephP Kennedy Sr andRoseElizabethFitzgeraldthatwasprominentinAmericanpoliticsandgovernment TheirpoliticalinvolvementhasrevolvedaroundtheDemocraticParty HarvardUniversityeducationshavebeencommonamongthem andtheyhavecontributedheavilytothatuniversity sJohnF KennedySchoolofGovernment Thewealth glamourandphotogenicqualityofthefamilymembers aswellastheirextensiveandcontinuingcommitmenttopublicservice haselevatedthemtoiconicstatusoverthepasthalf centuryandhasledtotheirreputationas America sRoyalFamily Followingthe1960electionofU S PresidentJohnF Kennedy heandhistwoyoungerbrothers RobertF KennedyandEdwardM Kennedy soonallheldprominentpositionsinthefederalgovernment andreceivedintensivepublicity oftenemphasizingtheiryouth relativetocomparablyinfluentialpoliticians allure educationandcollectivefutureinpolitics From1947 whenJohnF KennedywasfirstelectedtoCongress to2011 whenPatrickJ KennedydepartedCongress therewasa64 yearrunofaKennedyfamilymemberholdinganelectiveofficeinWashington Thisspansmorethanaquarterofthenation sexistence Thefamilyhassufferednumeroustragediesknownas theKennedycurse TheseincludeRosemary sfailedlobotomy theassassinationsofbrothersJohnandRobert thecontroversialChappaquiddickincident andfourairplanecrashes Joe Jr Kathleen TedandJohn Jr allbutTed swerefatal FirstGeneration ThefamilypatriarchwasPatrickJ Kennedy 1858 1929 afirst generationAmericanwhomarriedMaryAugustaHickey 1857 1923 HewasapoliticianinvolvedinthelocalDemocraticParty PatrickJoseph P J Kennedy January14 1858 May18 1929 wasanAmericanpolitician HewasthefatherofJosephP Kennedy Sr andpaternalgrandfathertoUnitedStatesPresidentJohnF Kennedy SenatorRobertF Kennedy andSenatorEdwardM Kennedy SecondGeneration JosephPatrickKennedy Sr 1888 1969 marriedRoseFitzgerald 1890 1995 FrancisBenedictKennedy 1891 1892 MaryLorettaKennedy 1892 1971 marriedGeorgeWilliamConnelly 1898 1971 MargaretLouiseKennedy 1898 1974 marriedCharlesJosephBurke Sr 1899 1967 JosephPatrick Joe Kennedy Sr September6 1888 November18 1969 wasaprominentAmericanbusinessman investor andgovernmentofficial Kennedy anIrishAmerican wasthefatherofU S PresidentJohnF Kennedy UnitedStatesAttorneyGeneralandSenatorRobertF Kennedy UnitedStatesSenatorEdwardM Kennedy navalofficerJosephP Kennedy Jr SpecialOlympicsco founderEuniceKennedyShriver andformerU S AmbassadortoIrelandJeanKennedySmith andthegrandfatherofU S RepresentativesJosephP KennedyIIandPatrickJ Kennedy THIRDGOENERATION THIRDGENERATION JosephPatrick Joe Kennedy Jr July25 1915 August12 1944 wasanAmericanbomberpilotduringWorldWarII HewastheeldestofninechildrenborntoJosephPatrickKennedy Sr andRoseElizabeth n eFitzgerald Kennedy TheelderbrotheroffutureU S PresidentJohnF Kennedy hehadbeenexpectedtobecomethefamily spoliticalstandard bearer especiallyafterhisfather spoliticalexileforsupportingtheappeasementpolicyofNevilleChamberlainintheadventofWorldWarII However hewaskilledinaction andthetaskfelltohisbrotherJohn RoseMarie Rosemary Kennedy September13 1918 January7 2005 wasthethirdchildandfirstdaughterofRoseElizabethKennedyn eFitzgeraldandJosephPatrickKennedy Sr bornlittlemorethanayearafterherbrother futureU S PresidentJohnF Kennedy Sheunderwentaprefrontallobotomy 脑前额叶切断术 atage23 whichleftherpermanentlyincapacitated EuniceKennedyShriver DSG July10 1921 August11 2009 amemberoftheKennedyfamily sistertoPresidentJ F K andSenatorsR F KennedyandEdward wasthefounderin1962ofCampShriver andin1968 theSpecialOlympics Herhusband RobertSargentShriver Jr wasUnitedStatesAmbassadortoFrance thefounderofthePeaceCorps 美国和平部队 andtheDemocraticvicepresidentialcandidateinthe1972U S presidentialelection Theirdaughter MariaShriver wasmarriedtoactorandformerCaliforniaGovernorArnoldSchwarzenegger Patricia Pat KennedyLawford May6 1924 September17 2006 wasanAmericansocialiteandthesixthofninechildrenofJosephP Kennedy Sr Consideredthemostsophisticated yetalsothemostintroverted ofherparents fivedaughters PatsincechildhoodhadafascinationwithtravelandHollywood Sheintimewouldbecomeaworldtraveler somuchsothatasayounggirlshewasgivenassignmentsbytheindependentandforeignpresstowriteofhertravels HerongoingfascinationwithHollywoodwasfueledbyherfather sstoriesandadventuresthereasamoviemogulheadingRKOPictures 雷电华电影公司 AftergraduatingfromRosemontCollege shemovedtoHollywoodinhopesofbecomingamovieproduceranddirectorlikeherfatherwas RobertFrancis Bobby Kennedy November20 1925 June6 1968 aDemocraticsenatorfromNewYork andanotedcivilrightsactivist AniconofmodernAmericanliberalismandmemberoftheKennedyfamily hewasayoungerbrotherofPresidentJohnF Kennedyandactedasoneofhisadvisorsduringhispresidency From1961to1964 hewastheU S AttorneyGeneral InMarch1968 Kennedybeganacampaignforthepresidencyandwasafront runningcandidateoftheDemocraticParty IntheCaliforniapresidentialprimaryonJune4 KennedydefeatedEugeneMcCarthy aU S SenatorfromMinnesota FollowingabriefvictoryspeechdeliveredjustpastmidnightonJune5atTheAmbassadorHotelinLosAngeles KennedywasshotbySirhanSirhan Mortallywounded hesurvivedfornearly26hours dyingearlyinthemorningofJune6 JeanAnnKennedySmith JeanAnnKennedySmith bornFebruary20 1928 isanAmericandiplomatandaformerUnitedStatesAmbassadortoIreland SheistheeighthofninechildrenborntoJosephPatrickKennedy Sr andRoseElizabethFitzgeraldandistheirlastsurvivingchild Sheisthesisterofthe35thU S President JohnF Kennedy SenatorsRobertF KennedyandEdwardM KennedyandSpecialOlympicsfounderEuniceKennedyShriver SmithisthefounderofVerySpecialArts VSA