Kennedy
Famous political dynasty
Kennedy is a surname of Irish origin, now strongly associated with the American political dynasty.
The Kennedy family—particularly President John F.
Kennedy and his brothers Robert and Ted—shaped mid-20th-century American politics.
JFK's assassination in 1963 made the name synonymous with both political idealism and national tragedy.
Kennedy also serves as a given name for both sexes, and names various places: Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Airport.
North Texas metropolitan area
- motorcadeProcession of official vehicles
- OswaldMale name, Germanic origin
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
Arlington · Jacqueline · funeral · mourning · shock · grief · tragedy · widow
What's passed down
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- patriarchMale head of family
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- compoundCombined into one
Robert · Ted · Joseph · Ethel · Caroline · Eunice · Massachusetts · senator
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- lunarOf the moon
mission · rocket · orbit · commitment · exploration · Mercury · Glenn · decade
Formal beginning ceremony
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- electionOrganized public voting
democrat · policy · legislation · cabinet · PT-109
Dallas
North Texas metropolitan area
- motorcadeProcession of official vehicles
- OswaldMale name, Germanic origin
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
sniper · Arlington · Jacqueline · funeral · mourning · shock · grief · tragedy · widow · cortege
legacy
What's passed down
compound · Robert · Ted · Joseph · Ethel · Caroline · Eunice · Massachusetts · senator · ambassador
moonshot
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
lunar · mission · rocket · orbit · commitment · exploration · Mercury · Glenn · decade · challenge
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
election · democrat · policy · legislation · cabinet · PT-109
mystique
Aura of fascination
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
sophistication · Jackie · youth · vigor · optimism · style · grace · celebrity · charisma · hope
- World LeadersChurchill, Winston Churchill, Eisenhower, Gorbachev, Thatcher
- American IconsAbraham Lincoln, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr.
- K NamesKate, Katie, Karen, Kevin, Keith
- Famous DeathsAbraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar, Martin Luther King Jr., Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Mahatma Gandhi
- Irish NamesO'Brien, O'Connor, O'Neill, O'Sullivan, O'Donnell
- KennedysJFK, RFK, Maria Shriver, compound, political dynasty
- John F. Kennedy
- Jackie Kennedy1960s presidential spouse
- Robert Kennedy
- John Kennedy
- Robert F. Kennedy
- Bobby KennedySlain sixties political figure