Kennedy Family Reunites for Massive Fourth of July Celebration

Isn't that dangerous?

In a separate post, the 65-year-old paid tribute to her mom Ethel Kennedy—who died in October 2024 at age 96—with a sweet throwback photo.

“Every year, Mum led the annual Fourth of July parade in Hyannis Port from her red, white, and blue-decked golf cart,” Kerry wrote on Instagram July 4. “But she also knew that patriotism means more than celebration.”

“In 2018, Mum participated in a 24-hour hunger strike to protest Pres. [Donald] Trump’s cruel ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy,” she continued. “She understood that loving your country means holding it accountable, and fighting to make it better.”

So, Kerry encouraged her followers to remember what Independence Day is truly about in addition to enjoying their barbecues and beach days.

“Today is a day for fireworks and family, for cookouts and joy, but also for reflection,” she added. “Reflection on who we are, and the kind of country we want to be. Miss you, Mum.”

After all, the death of the Kennedy family matriarch truly marked the end of an era.

"It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy," grandson Joe Kennedy III posted to X on Oct. 10. "She died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week."

"Along with a lifetime's work in social justice and human rights," he continued, "our mother leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom love her dearly."

It must be so fun to come from a huge, rich family like theirs.

The get-togethers must be full of gossip and drama.

was that asshole RFK Jr there?

#kennedyssowhite

Why didn't Jack Schlossberg attend?

I noticed that he and Caroline are not in the photo.

Oh, and I hate Jack's new buzz cut. He looks so much better with longer hair.

I'm glad I'm dead.

Who’s the old lady in pink in the first row of the photo? Is that Joan?

Is that Joan Kennedy in the front?

That's too much family and obligation for me. I'm sure a lot of them don't know each other very well.

I noticed in the photo at R3, that the majority are 20 and 30 something year old young men and women.

I'll bet the younger family members invited lots of their friends, and that place must be like hook-up central.

Amazing that Joan Kennedy is still alive at age 88 after decades of alcoholism. She was such a drunk that she would drink mouthwash when they took away all the bottles she had hidden around the house.

I hope they tossed RFK, Jr into the drink as a "prank". Alternatively, they could have broken one of his limbs playing touch football.

Joan is the only one I’d like to have a beer with.

It seems like Bobby Kennedy's children make up the heart of the "Kennedy Family" now.

By far, Bobby had the most kids (11), resulting in the most grandkids and great grandkids.

JFK only had Caroline and JFK Jr.

Teddy Kennedy, the Shrivers (Eunice Kennedy), the Lawfords (Patricia Kennedy), and the Smiths (Jean Kennedy) had relatively small families by comparison. Teddy had 3, Eunice had 5, Patricia had 4, and Jean had 2.

Joe Jr. and Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy both died young, and Rosemary was an invalid.

Since RFK Jr. is head of Bobby's line of the family, I guess that would kind of make him the "patriarch" of the Kennedy family now.

No wonder Maria Shriver, Caroline, and some of the other more prominent family members stay away.

I respect Caroline Kennedy for publicly calling out her cousin RFK Jr. for his crazy beliefs about vaccines etc. She basically called him a fucking idiot.

He's front and center, he's probably even declared himself the patriarch. Caroline's cool, too bad Jack is so thirsty. I know he's supposed to be like Little Edie charming but eh.

Jackie hated this type of event and put her foot down about it during their marriage. JFK was considering buying a home near Jackie’s mother in Newport as a summer home before he died.

The first time Jackie went to Hyannis, those gymteacheresque Kennedy sisters really put het through her paces, causing Jackie to sprain her ankle. Jackie compared the behavior to a sorority hazing.

JFK's sisters never really warmed to Jackie. She wasn't athletic and had no interest in sports.

is that RFK in the front with the kid on his lap?

Where’s Maria?

More than a few young hot dudes in that group.

That’s all I’ve got.

Inbreeders convention.

I need a large, high def image so I can pick out all the Kennedy men I want to fuck.

R20, no, that's not him. I bet he was not invited, or at least it was made clear that he wasn't welcome. Like it or not, he's the current public face of the family and I'm sure many of his siblings and other are not happy about that.

Was Wormhead Bob there?

Did he bring the dead bear cub as his guest? Were lizards snatched?

Where's a flash flood when you need one?

That was taken on Squaw Island at Christophers' house.

It was the second summer White House for JFK.

It looks like a measles outbreak waiting to happen.

(There are two black people there).

At this point, with the destruction of our health care system by RFK Jr, I now having growing disdain for all the Kennedys.

What is wrong with Bobby & Ethel's eldest son, Joe III, the former congressman? He's needed assistance with walking for some time now.

Jackie was closest to Jean of the three sisters. Her older sons were the same age as Caroline and JFK Jr, and their apartments in New York were close to each other. Pat and Jean were invited to the Onassis wedding.

Jackie did have a more complicated relationship with Pat. Pat was furious when Jackie and a post-divorce Peter Lawford shared a rental home in Hawaii when they took their kids on vacation, although Jackie’s boyfriend at the time was present too. Years later, Jackie switched the place cards at the wedding of Pat and Peter’s daughter Sydney: so Peter would sit next to her, not Pat. Pat had an assistant/caretaker living with her, and he was told never to bring up Jackie in front of Pat.

Jackie didn’t have much in common with Eunice, who would leave the house looking like a bag lady. Jackie became closer to Rose after she married Onassis and didn’t need the Kennedy money.

As an aside, Sydney Lawford has sons and they are much more attractive than the other (living) Kennedys.

Jackie was right to stay away. Bunch of sweaty Irish drunks whose energy on the soccer field was surpassed only by their energy at an open bar. And to top it all off, those potato-heads and their hideously enormous teeth would make poor Jackie pray to be struck blind.

Jackie herself was mostly of Irish ancestry. She always played up her French ancestry but she was only something like 1/8 French, the rest was Irish.

R34 At least she knew how to dress, hold her booze, and act in public.

These rich bastards were utter hooligans, and America only admired them because they had money and kept dying young - often due to their own stupid choices.

Did JFK Jr pass on his genes?

No, he never had kids.

R36 he had no children.

THAT WE KNOW OF!!!

R39, he was pretty restrained in that area, considering his lineage.

I wonder what ever happened to old creepy cousin Willy. You don't hear much about him, which I suppose is a good thing.

[quote] Where’s Maria?

In the garden trimming the hedges with her face.

How many "escorts" were hired for the event?

R36, R39 how sad. Men that gorgeous should be required by law to freeze their sperm.

Who are the black folks?

Nowhere in that photo r45

Get some glasses baby. It ain't like you had to find Waldo

Op, have you noticed all the "right-wing-Crazies" that are trashing Caroline Kennedy and her future gay son Jack(looks great with a shaved head-very Jewish)

[quote] As an aside, Sydney Lawford has sons and they are much more attractive than the other (living) Kennedys.

I hate to say it, but the Brainworm's sons aren't bad looking.

One of them (Conor) even brought Taylor Swift to a family event.

Conor, shirtless.

In his prime, Anthony Shriver was, in my opinion, the best-looking of the male cousins.

Do the dead ones get invited?

The Clown Car family.

Conor Kennedy looks very Irish.

He reminds me of the Gallagher brothers from the rock group Oasis.

What about Gloria Swanson?

Was Mary Jo Kopechne included in the group photo?

Conor actually enlisted to fight in the Ukranian war.

Connors nose is promising. Has sizemeat been verficatiated amongst Kennedys?

Where are the Schwarzenegger kids?

Who is the patriarch these days

Geezus, each one of them looks like slabs carved out of Mount Rushmore, with giant teeth.

[quote] Who is the patriarch these days?

Bugs Bunny

[quote] Who is the patriarch these days

Obviously, it's RFK Jr.

I would say Caroline is the matriarch, even though she hates RFK Jr.

But since RFK Jr. has 10 brothers and sisters, along with 6 kids of his own, it's safe to say that his branch of the family has the most members - by far.

If you multiply RFK's kids by even 2 or 3, you get 20 or 30 grandkids. Then multiply their kids by 2 or 3, and you get 40 or 60 great grandkids.

That's a lot of fucking people from Bobby Kennedy's line of the family.

Compare that with Caroline and her two kids, and one grandchild. That's nothing.

And as someone else upthread mentioned, RFK Jr. is the highest profile Kennedy right now, so he is most definitely the family patriarch, by far.

Like all reunions with this many young people, this must’ve been hookup central.

[quote] Like all reunions with this many young people, this must’ve been hookup central.

Especially on a Kennedy Compound.

It's all drinking and sex.

[italic]Jack, Jackie, Caroline, and John Jr relax at Brambletyde house on Squaw Island, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, 14th August 1963[/italic]

Only three months later, JFK would be dead.

What wasn't the fate of the dogs, R66? Can somebody please point me to a web-page discussing Kennedy Dogs?

The German Shepard was given to Clint Hill.

John F. Kennedy and his family were famous for having a lively household full of pets, including several dogs. During his presidency, they had at least nine dogs of various breeds. Here is a summary: Charlie Welsh Terrier Kennedy’s personal favorite; often photographed. Pushinka Mixed (descendant of a Soviet space dog) Gift from Nikita Khrushchev, daughter of Strelka. Clipper German Shepherd Given by supporters in Illinois. Shannon Irish Cocker Spaniel Gift from Ireland’s president. Wolf Irish Wolfhound Also a gift from Ireland. White Tips Mixed breed puppy One of Pushinka’s puppies, born at the White House. Blackie Mixed breed puppy Another of Pushinka’s puppies. Butterfly Mixed breed puppy Another of Pushinka’s puppies. Streaker Mixed breed puppy Another of Pushinka’s puppies.

In total, the Kennedy family had at least nine dogs during JFK’s presidency

these wealthy white Zionist assholes are nobodies. stop spotlighting them. their name means nothing to people under 80

Charlie and JFK.

Pushinkarrr

They have enough cousins now that they could start intermarrying and not have to worry about frankenchildren. The patriarch is whatever one manages the trust full time. I forget who that is.

Much more entertaining than the Windsors.

Rose Kennedy’s parents were second cousins.

There are so many Kennedys now, do you think they all still get money from the general trust fund?

RFK Jr. is absolutely not the head of the family. He’s persona non grata.

R76 the primary Kennedy trust is heavily diluted…for a long while. Each branch survives depending on the success of individual family members. Caroline’s and Maria’s families are the best situated. Others’ mileage may vary at this point.

Shrivers and Smiths were the family’s designated money men/trusts and investments. They were quite successful in owning, and later selling, the Chicago Merch Mart.

[quote] Each branch survives depending on the success of individual family members. Caroline’s and Maria’s families are the best situated. Others’ mileage may vary at this point.

Can you explain this, please?

Sounds interesting.

Who among them in OP do we actually recognise?

R80 simple example: Any share due to JFK/his heirs was Jackie’s responsibility. She was under no obligation to use the Kennedy money managers. She had her own people. Maurice T was her guy, and he invested well. She also had substantial real estate. That all ended up in Caroline’s hands.

The Smiths and various others may have had nothing more than fractional shares still tied more directly to the Kennedy management. Their mileage likely varied. The Arnold-Maria clan would have been more like Jackie’s method than other branches….and so on.

Ah, got it.

Thanks, R82!

I wonder if the original trust has an end date. I think Howard Hughes trust or estate only finished its distribution many many years after he died. Something about holding onto land in Vegas.

Sounds like the trust is still very robust (at least as of 2014):

R85 interesting. So there's a network of trusts and other vehicles used.

The Kennedys got a big financial windfall when they sold the Chicago Merchandise Mart in 1998, earning $625 million and an ownership stake in the buyer, Vornado Realty Trust, one of the biggest commercial real estate developers/landlords in the country.

That's a lot of teeth.

Was Jack there?

[quote] Was Jack there?

Jack is the Black Sheep of the family.

I don't think they like him very much.

[quote] The Kennedys got a big financial windfall when they sold the Chicago Merchandise Mart in 1998, earning $625 million and an ownership stake in the buyer, Vornado Realty Trust, one of the biggest commercial real estate developers/landlords in the country.

Does anyone know how this breaks down?

Does a little go to each family member? Or only the grandchildren of Joe Kennedy (Caroline and RFK Jr.'s generation) receive a share?

That's a lot of money!

This is a followup to the 2014 Forbes article I posted above.

Financial disclosures from Maria Shriver, Bobby Shriver and Caroline showed each of them owned substantial blocks of Vornado stock.

Lawd. Well if they need inspiration for the next Final Destination…

There's got to be at least one descendant of Joe Kennedy who's living in a cardboard box or a welfare motel a la Francesca Hilton, Jerry Lewis's daughter, James Brolin's other son, Anderson Coopers second cousin Vera Vanderbuilt, etc.