Kennedy Quotes
Quotes touching on the Kennedy family's legacy.
Kennedy quotes here draw on personal history as much as public record, including one speaker's claim to have actually known Adlai Stevenson alongside Jack and Bobby Kennedy directly.
The Skakel family, when they married into the Kennedys, was so wealthy, they could have purchased the Kennedy family.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do these quotes come from people who knew the Kennedys personally?
At least one does - a speaker states they actually knew Adlai Stevenson along with Jack and Bobby Kennedy directly, rather than knowing them only by reputation.
Is Kennedy family wealth discussed here?
Yes, one quote notes that the Skakel family became so wealthy after marrying into the Kennedys that they could have, in theory, purchased the Kennedy family outright.
Is there a quote mentioning Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis?
Yes, one speaker rules out any plan to wed her, delivering the denial as a dry, almost throwaway remark rather than a serious statement.
Do any quotes connect the Kennedys to other political figures?
Yes, one short, wry line credits Kennedy with setting a course that his successor Johnson was then stuck following, whether he liked it or not.
What tone do these Kennedy quotes take overall?
Mostly personal and dry rather than reverential, treating the family's wealth, marriages, and political influence as material for wit rather than solemn tribute.
Wealth and marriage come up too, with a comment on how the Skakel family became wealthy enough, once married into the Kennedys, to have practically purchased the family's own name outright. A dry aside about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis rounds out the more personal quotes.
