The Kennedy trio in the mid 30s as teenagers John, Bobby and Teddy

The Kennedy trio in the mid 30s as teenagers John, Bobby and Teddy

John F. Kennedy
35th President of the United States
In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Vice President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Succeeded by	Lyndon B. Johnson
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1953 – December 22, 1960
Preceded by	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Succeeded by	Benjamin A. Smith II
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by	James Michael Curley
Succeeded by	Tip O'Neill
Personal details
Born	John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 22, 1963 (aged 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death	Assassinated
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline Bouvier (m. 1953)
Relations	See Kennedy family
Children	4, including a stillborn daughter informally named Arabella, Caroline Kennedy,John F. Kennedy Jr., andPatrick Bouvier Kennedy
Parents	Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the establishment of the Peace Corps, developments in the Space Race, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Trade Expansion Act to lower tariffs, and the Civil Rights Movement all took place during his presidency. A member of theDemocratic Party, his New Frontier domestic program was largely enacted as a memorial to him after his death.

Kennedy's time in office was marked by high tensions with Communist states. Kennedy increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over Eisenhower. In Cuba, a failed attempt was made at the Bay of Pigs to overthrow the country's dictator Fidel Castro in April 1961. Kennedy's administration subsequently rejected plans by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to orchestrate false-flag attacks on American soil in order to gain public approval for a war against Cuba. In October 1962, it was discovered Soviet ballistic missiles had been deployed in Cuba; the resulting period of unease, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis, is seen by many historians as the closest the human race has ever come to nuclear war between nuclear armed belligerents.

Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy, June 2009
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009
Preceded by	Benjamin A. Smith II
Succeeded by	Paul G. Kirk
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
In office January 4, 2007 – August 25, 2009
Preceded by	Mike Enzi
Succeeded by	Tom Harkin
In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Jim Jeffords
Succeeded by	Judd Gregg
In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
Preceded by	Jim Jeffords
Succeeded by	Jim Jeffords
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Orrin Hatch
Succeeded by	Nancy Kassebaum
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	James Eastland
Succeeded by	Strom Thurmond
Senate Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
Leader	Mike Mansfield
Preceded by	Russell B. Long
Succeeded by	Robert Byrd
Personal details
Born	Edward Moore Kennedy February 22, 1932 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 25, 2009 (aged 77) Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. Section 45, Grave S-45-B 38.88094°N 77.07140°W
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Joan Bennett Kennedy (m. 1958; div. 1982) Victoria Reggie Kennedy (m. 1993)
Relations	See Kennedy family
Children	Kara Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. Patrick J. Kennedy
Parents	Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Rose Kennedy
Alma mater	Harvard University (A.B.) University of Virginia (J.D.)
Profession	Lawyer Politician
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Website	tedkennedy.org

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator fromMassachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and was the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history, having served there for almost 47 years. The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family for many years, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.

Kennedy entered the Senate in a November 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by his brother John. He was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected seven more times. The Chappaquiddick incident on July 18, 1969, resulted in the death of his automobile passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident; the incident and its aftermath hindered his chances of ever becoming President of the United States. His one attempt, in the 1980 presidential election, resulted in a Democratic primary campaign loss to incumbent President Jimmy Carter.

Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy appearing before the Platform Committee, 1964
United States Senator from New York
In office January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968
Preceded by	Kenneth Keating
Succeeded by	Charles Goodell
64th United States Attorney General
In office January 20, 1961 – September 3, 1964
President	John F. Kennedy (1961–63) Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–64)
Preceded by	William P. Rogers
Succeeded by	Nicholas Katzenbach
Personal details
Born	Robert Francis Kennedy November 20, 1925 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 6, 1968 (aged 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. 38.88118°N 77.07150°W
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ethel Skakel (m. 1950–68) (his death)
Relations	See: Kennedy family
Children	Kathleen, Joseph, Robert Jr.,David, Courtney, Michael,Kerry, Christopher, Max,Douglas, Rory
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Virginia School of Law
Profession	Lawyer Politician
Religion	Roman Catholic
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Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), commonly known by his initials RFK, was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as a senator for New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968. He was previously the 64th U.S. Attorney General from 1961 to 1964, serving under his older brother, PresidentJohn F. Kennedy and his successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson. An icon of modern American liberalism, and a member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy ran for its presidential nomination in the 1968 election.

After serving in the United States Naval Reserve as a Seaman Apprentice from 1944 to 1946, Kennedy graduated fromHarvard College and the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to entering public office, he worked as a correspondent for the Boston Post and as an assistant counsel to the Senate committee chaired by Joe McCarthy. He gained national attention as the chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee from 1957 to 1959, where he publicly challenged Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa over the corrupt practices of its union and authored The Enemy Within, a book about corruption in organized labor.

Kennedy was the campaign manager for his brother John in the 1960 presidential election. He was appointed Attorney General after the successful election and served as the closest adviser to the president from 1961 to 1963. His tenure is best known for its advocacy for the Civil Rights Movement, the crusade against organized crime and the Mafia, and involvement in U.S. foreign policy related to Cuba. After his brother's assassination, he remained in office in the Johnson administration for a few months. He left to run for the United States Senate in New York in 1964 defeatingRepublican incumbent Kenneth Keating.

In 1968, Kennedy was a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, appealing especially topoor, African-American, Hispanic, and Catholic voters. Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, after defeating SenatorEugene McCarthy in the California presidential primary, he was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian, and died the following day.