Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
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At age three, Caroline Bouvier Kennedy moved into the White House in February 1961. Born November 27, 1957 in New York City, she became a producer, author of A Patriot’s Handbook 2003, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013. Neil Diamond’s 1969 song Sweet Caroline was inspired by her.
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At age three, Caroline Kennedy moved into the White House in February 1961, after her father John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election. Born in New York City on November 27, 1957, to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and President Kennedy, she attended Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Brearley School, Convent of the Sacred Heart, and Concord Academy. The assassination of her father on November 22, 1963, just five days before her sixth birthday, shaped her childhood.
After graduating from Radcliffe College and Columbia Law School, Kennedy co-founded the Profile in Courage Award with her mother and brother. She produced segments for The Daily Show 1996 and The Colbert Report 2005 and authored In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action 1990 and A Patriot’s Handbook 2003. In 2013, she was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Japan, a role she held through subsequent administrations.
She married Edwin Schlossberg in 1986, and they have three children: Rose born 1988, Tatiana born 1990, and Jack born 1993. Her brother was John F. Kennedy Jr., who died in 1999; her stepfather was Aristotle Onassis. Fluent in French, she lives in New York City and served as maid of honor at her cousin Maria Shriver’s wedding to Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Through the Profile in Courage Award, which she co-founded, Caroline Kennedy has maintained her family’s legacy. She received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japan and the Person of the Year award from the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and is the surviving daughter of President John F. Kennedy and a diplomat who strengthened U.S.-Japan relations.
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She is the mother of Rose Schlossberg born June 25, 1988, Tatiana Schlossberg born May 5, 1990, and Jack Schlossberg born January 19, 1993.
She followed Kennedy family tradition by attending and graduating from Harvard University Radcliffe College.
She released her book A Patriot’s Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love in 2003.
She was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Japan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. in November 2013.
When Hillary Clinton resigned as New York senator, Caroline was briefly considered as a possible replacement; Kirsten Gillibrand was chosen instead.
She serves as President of the JFK Library Foundation board.
She is fluent in French.
While her father was president, the family’s Secret Service code names were: Lancer the President, Lace Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Lyric Caroline Kennedy, and Lark John Kennedy Jr..
Neil Diamond explained that his hit song Sweet Caroline is about her.
She co-founded the John F. Kennedy Library’s Profile in Courage Award with her mother and brother.
She is the daughter of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
She is the older sister of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Her cousins include Maria Shriver, Robert Shriver, Rory Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II, Kerry Kennedy, Anthony Radziwill, Tina Radziwill, Christopher Lawford, Tim Shriver, Mark Shriver, and Anthony Shriver.
She was named after her aunt, Caroline Lee Bouvier Lee Radziwill.
Her aunts and uncles include Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Jean Kennedy Smith, Patricia Kennedy, Peter Lawford, Ted Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy.
Her father’s family were Irish immigrants; her mother was of Irish, smaller amounts of French, English, German, Scottish, and remote Dutch ancestry.
Her grandparents were Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
Her sister-in-law was Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
She co-wrote In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action with Ellen Alderman, released in 1990.
She released her book A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children in 2005.
She released her book A Family Christmas in 2007.
She was maid of honor at her cousin Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s wedding.
Her stepfather was Aristotle Onassis.
She graduated from Columbia University Law School.
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