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Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies at 92
Jean Kennedy Smith, a former ambassador to Ireland and champion of artists with disabilities who was the last surviving sibling of President Kennedy, has died, her nephew confirmed to the Associated Press. She was 92.
Smith died Wednesday at her Manhattan home, her daughter Kym told The New York Times.
As the eighth of nine children of the prominent and famously Democratic Irish American clan, she became the first Kennedy woman of her generation to hold a serious political job when she was named U.S. ambassador to Ireland in 1993.
Invariably described as the “shy” or “nice” Kennedy, Smith lived much of her life out of the limelight and was considered an improbable choice for ambassador.
“It just hit me that it would be a really good idea at this point in my life,” she told Laurence Leamer for his 1994 book “The Kennedy Women.” “I thought, ‘Why not try?’ You know, I really wasn’t very optimistic I’d get it.”
After convincing her younger brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, that she wanted to continue the family traditi
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Summary
In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof.
Prompted by interesting tidbits in the newspaper, Rose and Joe Kennedy would pose questions to their nine children at the dinner table. "Where could Amelia Earhart have gone" "How would you address this horrible drought" "What would you do about the troop movements in Europe" It was a nightly custom that helped shape the Kennedys into who they would become.
Before Joe and Rose's children emerged as leaders on the world stage, they were a loving circle of brothers and sisters who played football, swam, read, and pursued their interests. They were children inspired by parents who instilled in them a strong work ethic, deep love of country, and intense appreciation for the sacrifices their ancestors made to come to America. "No whining in this house!" was their father's regular refrain. It wa
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