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Dark Scandals Pack4/9/2021
The Kennedys influence has bled into every tier of modern public life, from the White House to Hollywood, from Congress to city councils, the National Archives to the National Enquirer.Even in the absence of new developments, theyve remained one of the most discussed, written about, glamorized, scrutinized and mythologized familiesand with JFK having been one of nine siblings and brother Robert F.
Kennedy having had 11 children, there continue to be plenty of people to talk about, living and deceased. There are also endless subjects to delve into, each as rife with intrigue as the next. A propensity for happily-never-after has seemingly dogged the lineage for almost a century. Tragedy has followed triumph like clockwork, causing the word cursed to be flung around at will when talking about the Boston-bred clan, a family for which the term blue-blood was tailor-made. But even when an untimely death wasnt involved, tragedy has many meanings, and many a life was forever altered after coming into the Kennedy orbit. Joe Kennedywas a shrewd businessman, congressmans son and U.S. Ambassador to England from 1938 to 1940. Hes said to have amassed a 180 million fortune by 1935 with enterprises running the gamut from Wall Street (he made money on the stock market crash of 1929) to bootlegging to Hollywood studios, and he had grand political designs for his eldest son, Joseph Kennedy Jr. Trending Stories 1 How Sofia Richie Feels About Scott Disick Discussing Their Split 2 Kris Jenner Breaks Silence on Kim Kardashian and Kanye Wests Divorce 3 Travis Barker Holds Kourtney Kardashian Close During Date Night Paramount PicturesBettmannGetty Images He was fun, he was warm, he was thoughtful, never demanding, very considerate, and very gentle, the secretary, Janet Des Rosiers, told Ronald Kessler, author of The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. He overwhelmed me. Des Rosiers described the Kennedy patriarch as well-endowed and said she lost her virginity to him. I think they had given that up a long time ago, including sex. AP Photo But though Des Rosiers claimed ( to People in 2015 ) that Rose Kennedy accepted me with open arms, was very fond of me and treated me beautifully, the matriarch had a history of taking prescription sedatives to help her through the day. Some believed that lobotomies could be a potential fix for behavioral issues, a tragic chapter in the history of mental health care. Instead, the procedure left her permanently incapacitated and she spent the rest of her life in an institution. The brides big brother Joe Jr., whom she was close to, was the only member of her family who attended the wedding, a quickie civil ceremony in London. A month later, Cavendish, a major in the British Army, was killed by a sniper in Belgium. PA Images via Getty Images Apparently learning little from what she went through before Kathleens first marriage, Rose threatened to cut her daughter off without a cent if she went through with her intended second marriage, to soon-to-be-divorced 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, another Protestant, whom shed met in the London social scene. Kathleenknown by the spunky nickname Kickand Fitzwilliam were on route to the French Riviera when their plane went down in 1948. She was 28. Because Fitzwilliam was still married, the family tried to downplay what they were doing together aboard that plane, calling them friends. Joe and Rose were not close but they respected one another, she told People. Joe had just lost his son, Joe Jr., in the war and then four months after I went to work for him, he lost Kathleen, his favorite daughter. I think he needed someone to cling to and bring a little segment of happiness to his life.
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