Jfk parents and siblings of donald

The Kennedy family is synonymous with American politics.

Since the late 1800s, members of the famous family have pursued both political and philanthropic careers, holding offices that span from city council to Commander-in-Chief along with spearheading some of the biggest nonprofits and charitable initiatives on the globe.

John F. Kennedy’s presidency, in particular, is heralded as a golden era in U.S. history, often referred to as Camelot (in reference to the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table), that the nation still remembers with a heightened sense of nostalgia.

However, the Kennedy clan is not without its tragedies and many scandals, which have spanned generations. The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, and his younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy, in 1968 marked a period of great turmoil in the U.S., and the tragic death of JFK's son, John F. Kennedy Jr., in a plane crash in 1999 was yet another untimely death.  

Now, the Kennedys are embroiled in a public battle as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (son of Robert F. Kennedy Sr.) undergoes his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services. President Donald Trump's nomination of RFK Jr. was immediately met with criticism from both political parties and his own family members due to the environmentalist's vacillating and dangerous theories about public health and promotion of conspiracy theories.

On Jan. 28, RFK Jr.'s cousin and JFK's daughter Caroline sent a scathing letter to U.S. senators, calling the Cabinet nominee a “predator,” asserting that he is “addicted to attention and power” and ultimately “unqualified” to shape the nation's health policy. RFK Jr. has also been publicly denounced by his own siblings over the years, with four of them slamming him as "dangerous to our country" during his failed 2024 presidential campaign.

Kennedy Family 'in Tatters&#

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated November 22, 1963. On that fateful day in Dallas, Texas, President Kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade alongside Texas Governor John Connally and his wife, Nellie Connally. He was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital, but there was nothing to be done; he pronounced dead just 30 minutes later. Governor Connally was shot in the back, but recovered from his injuries.

JFK was survived by his wife, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, their two small children, Caroline and John Jr., his parents, and his maternal grandparents. JFK had a large extended family, though—he grew up in a large Irish Catholic household with eight siblings, and was survived by six of them: Rosemary, Eunice, Patricia, Robert ("Bobby"), Jean, and Edward ("Ted"). (His older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., was killed in action during World War II, and one of his sisters, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, died in a plane crash in 1948.) Five of those siblings married, and had children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of their own, making the Kennedy family tree one with many, many branches.

Here, Town & Country presents a guide to John F. Kennedy's family tree, descendants, and many relatives:

JFK's parents: Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Both of JFK's parents, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888 - 1969) and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890 - 1995) outlived their son JFK. They married in October 1914, and had nine children: Joseph Jr., John, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia in 1924, Jean, and Edward. (More details on all, except Joseph Jr., JFK, and Kathleen, below.)

Joseph was the son of Mary Hickey (1857 - 1923) and P. J. Kennedy (1858 - 1929), an influential figure in the Bostonian Irish community and a Massachusetts politician. He was an investor, involved in the nascent Hollywood industr

Growing Up in the Kennedy Family

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, who was a very disciplined and organized woman, made the following entry on a notecard, when her second child was born:

John Fitzgerald Kennedy 
Born Brookline, Mass. (83 Beals Street) May 29, 1917 

In all, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy would have nine children, four boys and five girls. She kept notecards for each of them in a small wooden file box and made a point of writing down everything from a doctor’s visit to the shoe size they had at a particular age. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was named in honor of Rose’s father, John Francis Fitzgerald, the Boston Mayor popularly known as Honey Fitz. Before long, family and friends called this small blue-eyed baby, Jack. Jack was not a very healthy baby, and Rose recorded on his notecard the childhood diseases from which he suffered, such as: "whooping cough, measles, chicken pox."

On February 20, 1920 when Jack was not yet three years old, he became sick with scarlet fever, a highly contagious and then potentially life-threatening disease. His father, Joseph Patrick Kennedy, was terrified that little Jack would die. Mr. Kennedy went to the hospital every day to be by his son’s side, and about a month later Jack took a turn for the better and recovered. But Jack was never very healthy, and because he was always suffering from one ailment or another his family used to joke about the great risk a mosquito took in biting him – with some of his blood the mosquito was almost sure to die! 

When Jack was three, the Kennedys moved to a new home a few blocks away from their old house in Brookline, a neighborhood just outside of Boston. It was a lovely house with twelve rooms, turreted windows, and a big porch. Full of energy and ambition, Jack’s father worked very hard at becoming a successful businessman. When he was a student at Harvard College and having a difficult time fitting in as an Irish Catholic, he swore to himself h

Donald Trump has made the Trump family name synonymous with real estate, reality television and politics. And with many of his children involved in the family business and his political runs, the Trump family is a complicated web of professional and personal connections.

But understanding the Trump family tree goes far beyond looking at the Trump Organization company directory. Donald, who won the 2024 presidential election, is one of five children born to real estate developer Fred Trump and Scottish immigrant Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. His siblings include a former federal judge, an airline pilot and a banking executive; Donald and his late brother Robert worked together at the Trump Organization.

Donald also has five children of his own with ex-wives Ivana Trump and Marla Maples and current wife Melania Trump. Ivana’s children — Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka — have all been involved with the Trump Organization in some capacity, while Maples’ daughter Tiffany is a lawyer. His and Melania’s son, Barron, graduated high school in May 2024. Donald also has 10 grandchildren and another on the way.

Here is everything to know about Donald Trump’s immediate and extended family.

Donald Trump’s Parents

Frederick Christ Trump Sr.

Frederick Christ Trump Sr. was the patriarch of the Trump family. He and Mary Anne MacLeod, his wife of 63 years, had five children: Maryanne, Elizabeth, Fred Jr., Donald and Robert.

Though Donald has claimed that his father was born in Germany, Fred Sr. was born in New York City in 1905. While he was still in high school, 15-year-old Fred started his own construction company — building garages for the newly popular automobiles — with his mother Elizabeth as his partner, according to TheNew York Times. Fred’s business was so successful that he was able to put his younger brother through college and two graduate programs.

The bulk of Fred’s success