Jean Kennedy Smith, a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and the last of a generation of overachieving, tragedy-stalked siblings whose influence on American political life and culture has surpassed that of most any other single family, died June 17 at her home in Manhattan. She was 92. Her daughter Amanda Hood confirmed the death but said she did not know the cause. Mrs. Smith was often described as the quiet Kennedy. She kept a lower profile than her kin, but it was hard not to when her siblings included President John F. Kennedy; Senators Edward and Robert Kennedy, both of whom ran for president themselves; a sister, Patricia, who wed and later divorced movie actor Peter Lawford; Joseph, a naval aviator killed in World War II; and Eunice, the founder of the Special Olympics. Read more https://www.washingtonpost.com/
