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Despite this—and despite the tragedies the family bears some responsibility for, like Chappaquiddick and Rosemary’s lobotomy—the Kennedy family’s legacy has stretched far beyond the thousand-odd days JFK served as the nation’s youngest president.
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Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
Twenty-odd years on, his name feels almost pedestrian.