Kennedy family
Massachusetts political clan
The Kennedy family is an American political dynasty centered on the descendants of Joseph P.
Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
The family rose to national prominence with John F.
Kennedy's presidency and includes senators, ambassadors, and other public figures.
References to the Kennedys often evoke themes of wealth, ambition, tragedy, and Democratic Party liberalism: another Kennedy entering politics, the Kennedy mystique.
Murder of a prominent figure
- DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area
- 1963Mid-twentieth century date
- JFK35th president's monogram
- plane crashAircraft accident with impact
lobotomy · PT-109 · curse · mourning · grief · conspiracy · Arlington · eternal flame
Generous giving for others
- public serviceWork for community benefit
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- Special OlympicsSports for intellectual disabilities
scholarship · endowment · charitable · humanitarian · Peace Corps · civil rights · social justice · healthcare reform
Northeastern colonial state
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- DemocratsLeft-wing American party
presidency · campaigns · elections · primaries · New Frontier · legislation · inauguration · White House
Descent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
patriarch · matriarch · succession · scion · compound · heirs · prominence · influence
Aura of fascination
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- arts patronageFinancial support for creativity
sophistication · idealism · golden era · nostalgia · celebrity · charisma · youthful · optimism
assassination
Murder of a prominent figure
plane crash · lobotomy · PT-109 · curse · mourning · grief · conspiracy · Arlington · eternal flame · overdose
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- public serviceWork for community benefit
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- foundationUnderlying support structure
Special Olympics · scholarship · endowment · charitable · humanitarian · Peace Corps · civil rights · social justice · healthcare reform · immigration reform
Massachusetts
Northeastern colonial state
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
Democrats · presidency · campaigns · elections · primaries · New Frontier · legislation · inauguration · White House · Capitol Hill
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · patriarch · matriarch · succession · scion · compound · heirs · prominence · influence · power
mystique
Aura of fascination
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- styleDistinctive way of expression
arts patronage · sophistication · idealism · golden era · nostalgia · celebrity · charisma · youthful · optimism · promise
- Political DynastiesKim Il-sung, Kim Jong-un, Indira Gandhi
- Irish AmericansJoe Biden, Eugene O'Neill, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Cagney, Maureen O'Hara
- Irish-AmericanIrish-American, Irish American, Irish heritage, Irish diaspora, Irish immigrants
- KennedysJFK, RFK, Maria Shriver, compound, political dynasty
- old moneyold money, blue blood, trust fund, private wealth, endowment
- Irish DiasporaIrish immigration, Irish Americans, Irish immigrants, Irish diaspora, emigration
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