The Untold Truth Of The Kennedy Curse

• By thegreenbunk
• August 7, 2019
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The Kennedy family has occupied a revered place in American politics over the last century. But several members of the Kennedy family have died at relatively young ages, often in tragic circumstances. Here’s the truth behind the “Kennedy curse.”

President John F. Kennedy is the most high-profile early death in the Kennedy family, but his life might have gone completely differently if it weren’t for the fate of his older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

Joe was the eldest child and the namesake of his father, and it was originally he who was the focal point of Joe Senior’s political aspirations, long before anyone had even dreamed of a “Kennedy curse.” Joe Jr.’s grandfather Joseph Fitzgerald even told the press that the child was, quote, “the future president of the nation.”

Joe Jr. certainly seemed to be heading that way. He was a star athlete and a gifted student with a keen interest in politics, and even reportedly considered a run for Congress. However, his career took a dramatic left turn in 1941 when he chose not to wrap up his law studies at Harvard, instead enlisting to become a naval aviator. Soon he was flying patrol planes in the Caribbean, and he later piloted bombers for the British Naval Command, completing 25 missions with characteristic gusto and deciding to go for even more.

In 1944, he joined Mission Aphrodite, a top secret program where his payload was an early, radio-controlled drone plane loaded with explosives. The idea was to release the drone in the air and help its controllers crash it into its target, a rocket launching site. Unfortunately, the project went awry, and two mysterious explosions destroyed the drone, killing him and another pilot.

John F. Kennedy’s sister Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy was born in 1920 and got a lot done in the 28 years before her untimely death. Apart from maintaining a lavish social presence, she volunteered for the Red Cross, worked for a newspaper in Washington D.C, and arranged a number of charity events. In 1944, she married a British nobleman named William Cavendish, the Marquess of Hartington, and became Lady Kathleen Hartington. It sounds downright idyllic, but Kennedy’s mother was reportedly unimpressed with the pairing because Cavendish was a Protestant. Keep watching the video to learn more about the untold truth of the Kennedy curse.

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Joseph Kennedy Jr.’s last mission | 0:14
Kathleen Kennedy’s life cut short | 1:29
The assassination of John F. Kennedy | 2:40
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy | 3:16
The ‘Kennedy curse’ begins | 3:57
The tragic death of Mary Richardson Kennedy | 5:06
Saoirse Kennedy Hill | 5:39