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Jean Kennedy Smith

Born

in Boston, Massachusetts

February 20, 1928

Genre

Memoir, Nonfiction

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Jean Ann Kennedy Smith is a former United States Ambassador to Ireland. She is the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald and is their last surviving child. Her siblings included President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Smith is the founder of Very Special Arts (VSA), an internationally recognized non-profit dedicated to creating a society where those with disabilities can engage with the arts. Smith was widowed in 1990. She has two adopted daughters and two sons Stephen Edward Smith, Jr., an attorney, and William Kennedy Smith, a physician.

In 2011, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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	The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy 3.85 avg rating — 3,227 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicles of Courage: Very Special Artists by Jean Kennedy Smith, George Plimpton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prospects for peace in Northern Ireland: The United States perspective 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Divided Portraits: Identity and Disability by Hilary Cooper, VSA Arts, Roxana Robinson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Journey to Here: 25 Stories for 25 Years by alexandra rabins, Jean Kennedy Smith (Foreword), John D Kemp (Introduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Humor is a necessary part of wisdom; it gives perspective; it frees the spirit. —ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY I”
― Jean Kennedy Smith, The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy

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“(Dad) could not abide us feeling sorry for ourselves. Life was far too good for us to whine about small things. It was selfish, and on top of that, it was boring.”
― Jean Kennedy Smith, The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy

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“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”
― Jean Kennedy Smith, The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy

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