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50 Kennedy Family Facts
2. JFK was the second oldest of nine siblings.
4. Jacqueline Bouvier worked for the Washington Times-Herald, where she had a column called "Inquiring Camera Girl."
5. Jackie covered Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953.
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7. Jackie and JFK were married on September 12, 1953, at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
9. John and Jackie honeymooned in Mexico.
11. JFK and Jackie welcomed their daughter Caroline in 1957.
13. The president was a Pulitzer Prize winner. Profiles in Courage, which he dedicated to Jackie, received the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957.
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15. John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States in 1960.
17. JFK delivered his memorable line "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" in his 1961 inaugural address.
19. Jackie, at the age of 31, became the third youngest first lady in U.S. history.
20. The White House Historical Association was established by Jackie in 1961.
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22. Motherhood is said to have been Jackie's priority. She is quoted as once telling a reporter that "if you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very much."
24. Jackie won an award at the 1962 Emmys, the Trustees Award. The first lady received the special award for her hourlong tour of the newly restored White House.
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Shaw added, "Then I told her. It was a dreadful time for us both. Eventually she fell asleep while I sat on the bed, still patting her. At last I tiptoed from the room, leaving the door open just a crack, as always."
27. Jackie's pink suit was donated by her daughter Caroline to the National Archives "through a deed of gift, signed in 2003." Per the National Archives, "Access to the clothing and personal effects of Mrs. Kennedy are restricted for 100 years from the date of execution of the deed of gift."
28. Jackie became a widow at the age of 34 following the assassination of her husband JFK.
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30. Jackie married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Socrates Onassis in 1968. After his death, Jackie is quoted as saying via History News Network: "Aristotle Onassis rescued me at a moment when my life was engulfed with shadows… We lived through many beautiful experiences together… for which I will be eternally grateful."
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32. John F. Kennedy Jr. launched his magazine George in 1995.
34. Caroline Kennedy married designer Edwin Schlossberg on July 19, 1986.
NEW ROSS, IRELAND - JUNE 22: Tatiana Schlossberg, Jack Schlossberg, Rose Schlossberg, Edwin Schlossberg and Caroline Kennedy attend a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the visit by US President John F Kennedy, on June 22, 2013 in New Ross, Ireland. The Eternal Flame from Kennedy's grave was used to light a flame on the quayside where he gave a speech in 1963. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images)
36. According to the New York Post, Caroline's eldest child's name is an homage to President Kennedy's mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy...and it was chosen by Jackie.
38. Tatiana shared two kids with her husband: son Edwin and daughter Josephine.
39. Rose Schlossberg reportedly married her wife, restaurateurRory McAuliffe, in 2022.
41. Tatiana, an environmental journalist, died on December 30, 2025, at the age of 35. The month before her death, JFK's granddaughter revealed that she had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2024 following the birth of her daughter.
42. Author Andrew Lownie wrote in the biography Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York (via PEOPLE) that Sarah Ferguson, Queen Elizabeth's former daughter-in-law, had a "schoolgirl crush" on JFK Jr.
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44. The son of the late president and first lady earned his private pilot license in April 1998.
45. According to E! News, Caroline was her sister-in-law Carolyn's matron of honor.
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47. PEOPLE has previously reported that JFK Jr. honored his father on his wedding day wearing the late president's watch.
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50. JFK Jr. and Carolyn were going to attend his cousin Rory Kennedy's wedding before their plane went down in the Atlantic Ocean in 1999.
51. JFK Jr. and Carolyn were buried at sea from the USS Briscoe.
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53. Neil Diamond's popular song "Sweet Caroline" was inspired by Caroline Kennedy. Recalling telling Caroline about her being the inspiration, the singer told the Associated Press (via NME), "I thought she might be embarrassed, but she seemed to be struck by it and really, really happy."
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