One of the most famous clans in the world can rightfully be considered the Kennedy family. Today, its head is the daughter of the former US president - Caroline Kennedy. The woman has achieved a lot in her life, and now she has great responsibilities to the country.
How it all began
The way members of the Kennedy family lived and live can cause envy in many. They are the embodiment of the so-called American dream. This family is originally from Ireland. At the start of the past century, Kennedy was able to achieve a good financial condition. Step by step, they made progress both in public and in political life.
The ancestor of the famous clan can be called Grandfather Caroline, whose name was Joseph Patrick Kennedy. He was a very versatile person. The man greatly succeeded in politics, becoming an adviser to President Franklin Roosevelt. In addition, Joseph made a fortune through the illegal sale of alcohol during the Prohibition period, which was practiced in the 1930s. He was also lucky to have a large family. Soon after he legitimized his relationship with a girl from the Boston beau monde named Rosa Fitzgerald, he became a large father. So, the number of his heirs was nine. Note that the most famous of his children were John and Robert. They both chose a political career for themselves. John became the senator of Massachusetts, and later the 35th president of the country. Robert served as Attorney General of the United States.
Leader of the Country Leader
Caroline Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957. The girl’s parents are the famous president and his wife Jacqueline Bouvier, during this period they were married for 4 years. Caroline did not become the first child in the family. In 1956, the first-born appeared in the family - a girl named Arabella, but she died still a baby. It is worth noting that of all the heirs of John F. Kennedy, only two survived - Caroline and her brother John, who was born in 1960.
In those years when John Kennedy was the head of state (1961-1963), Caroline Kennedy and John Kennedy Jr. were under the "gun" of the media as the first and main American family. Experts argue that it was with this family that a special relationship began both with the president of the country itself and with his relatives. This trend has continued in America to this day. This is due to the incredible charisma and versatility of the personality of John the Elder, as well as the fact that for the first time in history, the press had access to the private life of the country's president. In addition, the fact that his heirs at that time were so young became important here. This caused even greater favor of the people to the leader of the state.
Crucial moment
When the infamous Dallas shots occurred in 1963, Kennedy's daughter Caroline and her family members moved to Manhattan. It was there that Jacqueline and her children lived until 1968. Caroline studied at the best New York elite schools, as well as at an educational institution in Massachusetts. As soon as she received secondary education, she became a Harvard student. This is not surprising, because studying at this university was a tradition of the entire famous clan. Since 1968 (at that time her mother became the wife of the famous billionaire from Greece by the name of Aristotle Onassis), Caroline Kennedy began to travel a lot around the world, however, the girl spent most of her time in New York.
Photographic activities
Until a certain time, Caroline did not get involved in politics. This was surprising to others, given the scope of activities of members of the Kennedy family. Having received a Harvard diploma, for some time the girl was fond of photography. She received the position of photojournalist and worked at the Olympics. After that, she became a photojournalist in famous American publications. Editors very willingly published on the pages of their newspapers photos of Caroline Kennedy.
Contribution to the public
In 1980, genes still made themselves felt. Caroline threw a photograph and began to try herself in the public sphere. Over the next 20 years, she was active in the life of her native city: she became the author of a number of articles, proved to be a lawyer, worked as a prosecutor, and created several charitable foundations.
Like the entire Kennedy family, Caroline does not change her political views, supporting the Democrats party in all elections.
In 2008, Caroline participated in the election campaign of Barack Obama. Soon, she tried to build her political career. To do this, she asked the state governor to introduce her as a possible candidate for a post in the Senate, which was empty due to the departure of Hillary Clinton. But this did not give a positive result - the governor approved another person for this position.
Caroline’s political career did not end there. In 2013, she was appointed US Ambassador to Japan.
