Is this the end of the Kennedy dynasty?
From inspirational leaders to the centre of tabloid scandals, trouble is afoot in the Kennedy family
- Words by: Harry Shukman
From inspirational leaders to the centre of tabloid scandals, trouble is afoot in the Kennedy family
From inspirational leaders to the centre of tabloid scandals, trouble is afoot in the Kennedy family
“We choose to go to the Moon,” John F. Kennedy once said. “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…” These are words that still make the hairs stand up on the back of American necks. Spoken in 1962, announcement that he would put an American on the moon by the end of the decade recalls a glorious time in his nation’s history and his family’s place writing it. This era of the seemed so pure that it was later mythologised by Jacqueline, JFK’s widow, as “Camelot”.
“We choose to go to the Moon,” John F. Kennedy once said. “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…” These are words that still make the hairs stand up on the back of American necks. Spoken in 1962, announcement that he would put an American on the moon by the end of the decade recalls a glorious time in his nation’s history and his family’s place writing it. This era of the seemed so pure that it was later mythologised by Jacqueline, JFK’s widow, as “Camelot”.
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