#eunice kennedy shriver

[strryhaze]

persuasion, jane austen / simone de beauvoir / dirge without music, edna st. vincent millay .

[everyonewantstobackjack]

“We in the United States believe in the protection of minorities; we recognize the contributions that they can make and the leadership that they can provide; and we do not believe that any people - whether majority or minority, or individual human beings - are 'expendable' in the cause of theory or of policy.” - Robert F. Kennedy Sr

[joansiesbeloved]

The Kennedy Family at Hyannis Port, Summer of 1961.

This pic is SO cute omfjdjnfjesugnesgksngj :')

[mrskennedy]

“Jackie, surely as much as Jack, helped make the magic we called Camelot. But when an assassins bullets shattered the dream, she showed the world that there was an unimagined strength beneath the silk. Her courage, her dignity, her grave restraint in the face of such horror held this nation together and showed us how to grieve.”

- Hugh Sidney

[leeradziwilll]

Lee Radziwill photographed at the Kennedy’s house in West Palm Beach on Christmas Day, 1962. Also photographed are Eunice Kennedy Shriver and John F. Kennedy Jr.

[dreamofstarlight]

The Kennedy Family in Palm Beach, Florida - December 1937

[thekennedyclan]

Aug. 30, 1961 - Two of President John F. Kennedy's sisters, Jean Kennedy Smith, left, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, arrive at Civil Airport in Belgrade.

[withthecolorizedkennedys]

L-R: Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy Cavendish, Patricia Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy in Hyannis Port, 1944.

colorized by me!

[tedkennedyswife]

May 11, 1970 - ''Sen. Edward Kennedy is outnumbered by the Kennedy women in reception line at dinner dance last night in Boston. Left to right: Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, Mrs. Jean Kennedy Smith, Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Mrs. Patricia Kennedy Lawford and Mrs. Joan Bennett Kennedy with her husband''.

[voguefashion]

Lee Radziwill (wearing Armani), Richard Meier, Maria Shriver, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Sargent Shriver, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (wearing Carolina Herrera), Jean Kennedy Smith, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and Patricia Kennedy Lawford, at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala Exhibition of “Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on April 23, 2001.

[sjnjournal]

“It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone."

- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

[onlythejaneway]

Okay, fellow amateur internet detectives, this is so random but… anyone who read Kate Mulgrew’s memoirs knows that her mother Joan attended school with, and became a lifelong friend of, Jean Kennedy Smith, spending many vacations at the family compound, and was even JFK’s personal secretary in the early days of his political career before she married Kate’s father.

Look at the above photo. Is it just me or is the woman on the right Kate’s mother?? The article is from Town and Country and lists her as an ‘Unidentified Woman’.

What do you think??

Unidentified Woman | Joan Mulgrew

(baby Kate with her mother Joan)

(Bonus pic with JFK for LoLs)

[everyonewantstobackjack]

Jack, Bobby, and Lem, 1936 vs 1955

[joansiesbeloved]

Jackie Kennedy was pregnant during JFK’s election campaign, and therefore limited her public appearances. Even though the whole Kennedy clan famously campaigned for him with huge success, JFK had one family member in particular he preferred to “send in” when polls were extremely close: Joan Kennedy. Jackie was pregnant during much of the campaign. It was always Ethel who wanted to step in, but it was Joan that Jack preferred. If there was ever anyone who knew the importance of image, it was John F. Kennedy. He knew pretty, unassuming, bubbly Joan was a sure-fire hit. And he was right.

After the election, then-president JFK wrote to Joan, saying “We couldn’t have won without you.” - John F. Kennedy to sister-in-law Joan.

It may seem like a small, insignificant thing for the President to say, but Joan was CONSTANTLY feeling left out, insecure, unappreciated, or all of the above. JFK’s praise of her was a sorely needed affirmation. She later said it was the only time she ever felt like she “held her own” with the Kennedys. It’s worth mentioning also that Joan deeply loved Jackie as well, and gravitated to her like an older sister… a very special relationship.

Source: Once There Was a Spot: Jackie, Ethel, & Joan, Joan~ The Dish

[kennedy-family-library]

The wedding of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy - June 17, 1950.

[joannkennedy]

Members of the Kennedy family attend a memorial mass at in honor of John F. Kennedy. January 19, 1964.

photographed: Rose Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Ted Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy