Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy, mother of California first lady Maria Shriver, and founder of the Special Olympics, died today at age 88. There will be no shortage of remembrances of this remarkable woman, whom President Obama remembered as “an extraordinary woman who, as much as anyone, taught our nation—and our world—that no physical or mental barrier can restrain the power of the human spirit.” But for the moment, we’d simply like to pause and share this 1948 image of Eunice and her siblings, in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. From left: John F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy, with Edward M. Kennedy (Ted) in the foreground. From the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Visit Vf.com’s Kennedy Archive.
- 8/11/2009
- Vanity Fair
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