#Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

[joansiesbeloved]

Tribute to Ethel Kennedy shared by Kerry Kennedy on her Instagram. ♡

[dreamofstarlight]

Kathleen, Courtney, Kerry, Chris, and Rory Kennedy release a statement after RFK Jr’s endorsement of Trump

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Bobby Kennedy with his daughter, Kathleen.

Unfortunately, I can't find any information or title about this photo🥲

[geezerwench]

Wow. I mean WOW. RFK Jr's siblings put out this statement today.

In part: "We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby's decision to endorse trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story."

#KathleenKennedyTownsend

#CourtneyKennedy

#KerryKennedy

#ChrisKennedy

#RoryKennedy

#23August2024

[mercurygray]

Friends, I have failed you all. I've seen a lot of posts over the last week with a lot of great biographical detail about many of the flyers and aircrew who've been name-dropped so far in Masters of the Air - and I haven't seen a single thing about the one name that is directly in the center of this blog's lane.

In Part 2, returning from their mission to Trondheim, Cleven and Egan walk into the Interrogation hut and Egan accepts a cup of coffee from a woman he thanks as Tatty. Later on, at the dance, James Douglass remarks that he will be 'coming in hot' on one of the American Red Cross women on the other side of the room, and one of his friends asks "General Spaatz's daughter? Or the other one?"

Katherine "Tatty" Spaatz was a member of the American Red Cross Clubmobile service and the daughter of General Carl "Tooey" Spaatz, who commanded the Eighth Air Force on its move to England. (General Spaatz later moved to overall command of the entire Army Air Forces in the Europe Theatre of Operations, or ETO. He is, as the kids say, rather important.)

But we're not talking about him here. We're talking about her.

Katherine was 22 years old when she arrived in Europe with the Red Cross. (One of her traveling companions that trip was Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of former U.S. Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy Sr., also coming to serve overseas with the ARC.)

The American Red Cross's mission in Europe had many facets during the Second World War - in addition to activities we might think of today, like collecting blood, providing disaster relief at home and running first aid seminars, they were responsible for collecting and distributing packages for Prisoners of War.

They also operated large canteens like the Rainbow Corner club, a recreational facility in London where soldiers on leave could get a room for the weekend, a bite to eat, and a number of other amenities. Smaller clubs called Donut Dugouts provided a space where a serviceman could always be assured of a cup of hot coffee, a donut, and a pretty girl to talk to, specially recruited for being friendly, fair, approachable, and specially trained to be the girl next door overseas. In addition to these more permanent installations, they also operated the Clubmobile service, a mobile version of their popular Dugouts that moved operations into retooled Green Line Bus Company buses to take donuts and a taste of home to the front line.

Tatty, as she was called, worked on the Clubmobile "North Dakota" along with Julia "Dooley" Townsend, Virginia "Ginny" Sherwood, and Dorothy "Mike" Myrick. Life Magazine did a full article on their clubmobile in February of 1943, which you can read online at the link. There is another lovely blog post with pictures here. She also worked for a time in a more permanent post at the USAAF base at Snetterton Heath, and was later sent to France. You can read a little bit more about her and see more pictures at her bio page at the American Air Museum in Britain website.

If you'd like more information about Tatty, Helen, and women like them, as well as the Clubmobile service, consider reading the following:

Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys by James H. Madison Battlestars & Doughnuts: World War II Clubmobile Experiences of Mary Metcalfe Rexford War through the Hole of a Donut, by Angela Petesch Goodnight, Irene (fiction) - Although this is a novel, it is based on Luis Alberto Urrea's mother's time as a Clubmobile worker and her personal papers.

[jacks-weird-world]

🪖Jack and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend at Arlington Cemetery, Virginia. Oct 17, 2024

[voguefashion]

The Kennedys' on TIME Magazine (Part 2/2)

Jackie Kennedy (with Aristotle Onassis), October 25, 1968.

Edward M. Kennedy, January 10, 1969.

Ethel Kennedy, April 25, 1969.

Edward M. Kennedy, August 1, 1969.

Edward M. Kennedy (with members of Congress), January 15, 1973.

Edward M. Kennedy, November 29, 1971.

Edward M. Kennedy, November 5, 1979.

John F. Kennedy, November 14, 1983.

Robert F. Kennedy, January 11, 1988,

John F. Kennedy, October 24, 1988.

John F. Kennedy & Jackie Kennedy (Assassination), November 28, 1988.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis, May 30, 1994.

John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy, May 6, 1996.

John F. Kennedy, November 17, 1997.

John F. Kennedy Jr., July 26, 1999.

John F. Kennedy Jr., August 2, 1999.

John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mark Kennedy Shriver, August 13, 2001.

John F. Kennedy, July 2, 2007.

Edward M. Kennedy, September 7, 2009.

John F. Kennedy & Jackie Kennedy, November 25, 2013.

Jacqueline Kennedy, March 16-23 2020.

[kennedyfamfan]

Jean Kennedy Smith and Patricia Kennedy Lawford attend a reception in McLean, Virginia, following the wedding of Kathleen Kennedy and David Lee Townsend, on November 17, 1973. 

[whatiwillsay]

Omg Now That We Don’t Talk is Dianna for real hahaha

“Swift was rumored to be renting a haute home in Hyannisport, fitted with a circular driveway and gated entrance out front. But we’re guessing she wasn’t alone, because her crew of besties, including “Glee” starlet Dianna Agron and longtime friend Claire Winter, were also spotted with the singer over the holiday. In fact, the crew rolled around the docks of the Hyannis Port Yacht Club with saucy senior citizen Ethel at the wheel of a golf cart!

Ethel’s granddaughter Kerry Townsend (her mom is Kathleen Kennedy Townsend) tweeted, “Arrived at my Grandma’s house to find her chilling with Taylor Swift and Dianna Agron. I hope I’m this cool when I’m 83!”

www(.)bostonherald.com/2012/07/06/taylor-swift-sailing-with-the-kennedys/

yeah but in the song taylor makes it seem like the muse was dragging her around on yachts she didn’t wanna be on. during the hyannis summer taylor was dragging dianna around to stalk ethel kennedy and get her predator pr on with connor kennedy 😭 i mean i do know taylor is delusional but is she that delusional?

[the-sayuri-rin]

Conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. this week formally announced he would be running for the presidency as an independent -- and some members of his own family took the unusual step of formally denouncing him.

In a statement released on Monday, RFK Jr. siblings Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy II, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend condemned their brother's presidential run, which they said ran contrary to their own political values.

"The decision of our brother Bobby to run as a third party candidate against Joe Biden is a dangerous decision for our country," they wrote. "Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgement. Today's announcement is deeply saddening for us. We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country

[back-and-totheleft]

Spotlight on: Politics

Despite his reputation as a hardcore left-winger, Oliver Stone has always resisting identifying himself by any political label, particularly in the context of the American two-party system he abhors. He's allowed himself to be defined as a leftist, liberal or a progressive, but has consistently resisted being labeled as a Democrat.

Political contributions are public record in the U.S, so the FEC does have Oliver's donations going back to 1986. They show that, while he may not identify as a Democrat, Oliver's almost exclusively contributed his money to Democratic candidates and PACs (political action committees). Oliver Stone was also an official delegate for California Gov. Jerry Brown at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.

Records show the Party PACs he's donated to over the years: the Senate Majority PAC (dedicated to building a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Born Fighting PAC (to promote Democratic leadership), HopeFund (Obama's PAC), California Victory '98 (for Democratic candidates in CA that election), the Hollywood Women's Political Committee, and the Democratic National Committee.

Over the decades, Oliver has donated to the following politicians (from president to Congress), all Ds: Bernie Sanders, Barbara Lee, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Boxer, John Edwards, Howard Berman, John Kerry, Al Gore, Ralph Nader, Patrick Kennedy, Bobby Shriver, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, John Edwards, Tom Daschle, Bill Clinton, Larry Agran, Chris Dodd, Bill Bradley, Bob Kerrey, Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson.

Strangely, the only Republican Oliver Stone ever donated to was James E. Rogan for Congress. I could not find any apparent reason, except that Rogan promoted himself as a moderate who could bring together Dems and Republicans, due to his background as a child of poverty turned lawyer turned judge. Also, both Oliver and Rogan are fans of Robert F. Kennedy Snr, maybe??

Oliver's most recent donations are to the presidential campaign of Democrat turned Independent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (His wife Chong Stone also donated the maximum to RFK Jr.) While Oliver has not yet endorsed RFK Jr. for the 2024 election (they have at least two main differences on the topics of nuclear energy and Gaza) this is not surprising. Oliver is a longtime friend and neighbor of RFK Jr. and has stated he supports neither Biden nor Trump in 2024.

While his views on foreign policy are pretty self-evident, Oliver's expressed the following stances on domestic issues over the years:

Eliminate reliance on all fossil fuels to help reduce climate change and convert to clean energy, primarily nuclear energy, but also wind and solar.

Abolish the Electoral College.

Require universal voter registration and paper ballots to everyone (he is fine with digital voting in tandem with paper ballots).

Reverse the Citizens United Supreme Court decision to eliminate PACs and corporate funding of political candidates.

Restore the FEC's Fairness Doctrine and stop corporate monopolies on media.

Roll back Congressional raises.

Abolish the PATRIOT Act and blanket domestic surveillance.

Increase financial regulations on Wall Street to hold corporate raiders and Big Finance responsible and prevent another collapse like 2008.

Drastically cut the military's budget. Use the money instead to fund a reasonably sized, highly trained military for U.S. protection only, and use the extra money to support existing veterans via the GI Bill (of which he was a recipient) and to overhaul and fund Veterans Affairs hospitals and support.

Stop funding the militarization of the police and fund more first responders who actually help people.

Legalize all drugs, especially marijuana and psychedelics. Oliver believes even hard drugs like heroin should be legalized and provided by prescription, so they can be taken safely under supervision. Addicts should be provided healthcare support and not prison.

Legalize abortion.

Eliminate all funding to Israel over its occupation of Palestine. Invest that money instead into domestic homeless support programs.

Stop any tax raises on the middle class.

Protect gay marriage/marriage equality.

Fund a robust new Civilian Conservation Corps and Peace Corps and promote them to young people.

Eliminate ICE. Promote open borders as immigration increases diversity and is the concept on which America is founded.

[joansiesbeloved]

Today, Mummy was laid to rest next to Daddy at Arlington National Cemetery. Her extraordinary life and enduring legacy will continue to guide and inspire us. We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this time. - Kerry Kennedy on her Instagram.

Photographer: @davidhumekennerly

[dreamofstarlight]

Max Kennedy’s baptism - 1965

[kennedy-family-library]

Robert F. Kennedy's Funeral, June 8, 1968.

[geezerwench]

His whole family thinks he's a whack-job.

[pscottm]

Kennedy family endorses Biden in show of force against RFK Jr.

Members of the Kennedy family will appear en masse and in force to endorse President Biden at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Thursday,” Axios reports.

“It’s a public display of support that reveals a weakness Democrats privately acknowledge: Biden is likely more at risk from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third-party challenge than former President Trump is.”

Bloomberg: “Biden will be introduced by Kerry Kennedy — the sister of the third-party candidate — and joined by fellow siblings including Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a former Maryland lieutenant governor; filmmaker Rory Kennedy; former Congressman Joe Kennedy II, Christopher Kennedy, and Maxwell Kennedy Sr.”