Caroline Kennedy Seeks Hillary's Senate Seat
Daughter of JRK and Niece of RFK Declares for the Vacancy
Dec 17, 2008
Caroline Kennedy has made it known that she is seeking the United States Senate seat in New York being vacated as Hillary Clinton becomes Secretary of State in the Obama administration. With the diagnosis that her uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy, has terminal brain cancer, it could mean that the family dynasty will continue with a woman at its helm.
Caroline Kennedy Early Years
Caroline Bouvier Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957 in New York, New York to Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy. She and her brother John were their only surviving children. .Her elder sister was stillborn 15 months before Caroline was born. Her younger brother Patrick was born prematurely and died two days after his birth. She grew up in the White House during her father's presidency and was often shown on TV walking her father to the Oval Office or riding her pony on the White House lawn. Her father, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a sniper on November 22, 1963 as was her uncle, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy when he ran for president.
Caroline Kennedy Adult Life in New York
Caroline and her brother John moved to New York when her mother married Greek Shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis. Jacqueline began working for Viking Press however was a very caring mother and shielded her children from the public eye. Caroline attended New York private schools and went to Radcliffe College for her undergraduate studies. She worked as an intern for the New York Daily News and also was a political intern during the summer for her uncle Ted.
In 1979, Carolyn worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where she met her future husband, Edwin Schlossberg, an interactive-media designer. They were married on July 19, 1986. and had their first child, Rose in 1989, to be followed by Tatiana and Jack. Caroline graduated from Columbia Law School in1988. She experienced another tragedy in 1999 when her brother, John F. Kennedy, Jr. was killed along with his wife and sister-in-law in a private plane crash.
Caroline Kennedy's Editing and Writing Credentials:
Books include:
- With fellow law graduate, Ellen Anderson, Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action (1991).
- The Right to Privacy (1995).
- Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (2001)
- A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poems for Children (2005)
- Family Christmas (2007)
Anthologies edited:
- Profiles of Courage in Our Time (2002)
- A Patriot's Handbook: Songs, Poems and Speeches Every American Should Know. (2003)
Caroline Kennedy Service to the Community
Caroline Kennedy has served in many capacities of public service over the years, among them:
- Honorary Chairperson at the American Ballet Theater.
- Board of Directors NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
- Vice-chair for the Fund for Public Schools in New York.
- Chief Executive for the New York City Department of Education Office of Strategic Partnerships.
Now that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, is seeking to fill the soon-to-be vacated Senate seat of Hillary Clinton, she appears to be a strong candidate for the office. If she succeeds, a Kennedy woman will continue the political dynasty. During a year when Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin made political headlines, it may also be the right time for her to enter the scene.
Source: Biography
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