St. Ignatius Loyola Church, New York City
St. Mary’s Church, Greenwich, Connecticut
St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Center, Minneapolis
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Santa Monica City Council
Saturday Night Live
Save the Children
Sawyer, Forrest
Schlossberg, Alfred
Schlossberg, Celia “Mae”
Schlossberg, Edwin Arthur (Caroline Kennedy’s husband)
background of
career of
Caroline’s courtship by
Caroline’s marriage to
Caroline’s political ambition and
personality traits of
Schlossberg, John “Jack” Bouvier Kennedy (Caroline Kennedy’s son)
birth of
political/public service work by
Schlossberg, Maryann
Schlossberg, Rose (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter)
Schlossberg, Tatiana (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter)
Schwarzenegger, Arnold Alois (Maria Shriver’s husband)
acting career of
adultery/sexual misconduct of
background of
bodybuilding career of
political career of
presidential election of 2008 and
Shriver’s courtship of
Shriver’s marriage to
Schwarzenegger, Aurelia Jadrny
Schwarzenegger, Christina (Maria Shriver’s daughter)
Schwarzenegger, Christopher (Maria Shriver’s son)
Schwarzenegger, Gustav
Schwarzenegger, Katherine (Maria Shriver’s daughter)
Schwarzenegger, Meinhard
Schwarzenegger, Patrick (Maria Shriver’s son)
Swift’s relationship with
September 11 attacks
servants/staff, Ethel Kennedy. See also Bernard, Ena “Mimi”
Bernard’s role in
insubordination by
racism and
“traditional” approach to
“Sexiest Man Alive” (People)
Sgubin, Marta
Shapp, Milton
Sharpton, Al
Shattered Faith (Kennedy)
Shriver, Anthony Paul (Eunice’s son)
birth/childhood of
public service work by
Shriver, Carolina (Anthony’s daughter)
Shriver, Caroline (Tim’s daughter)
Shriver, Emma Rose (Mark’s daughter)
Shriver, Eunice (Anthony’s daughter)
Shriver, Eunice Mary Kennedy (Joseph Kennedy Sr.’s daughter)
birth of
daughter’s relationship with
death of
husband’s illness and
Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to
public service work of
Special Olympics founding by
wealth of
Shriver, Francesca (Anthony’s daughter)
Shriver, Jeanne (Mark’s wife)
Shriver, John (Anthony’s son)
Shriver, Kathleen (Tim Sr.’s daughter)
Shriver, Maria Owings (Eunice’s daughter)
birth/childhood of
Caroline Kennedy’s friendship with
husband’s adultery/sexual misconduct
journalism career of
mother’s relationship with
political work by
Schwarzenegger’s courtship of
Schwarzenegger’s marriage to
Shriver, Mark Kennedy (Eunice’s son)
birth/childhood of
political career of
Shriver, Mary Elizabeth (Mark’s daughter)
Shriver, Natasha Hunt Lee (Robert III’s daughter)
Shriver, Robert Sargent, III (Eunice’s son)
birth/childhood of
drug use by
Shriver, Robert “Sarge” Sargent, II (Eunice’s husband)
death of
illness of
Kennedy family dynamics and
Michael Kennedy scandal and
Peace Corps founding by
political career of
wealth of
Shriver, Rosemary Scarlett (Robert III’s daughter)
Shriver, Samuel (Tim Sr.’s son)
Shriver, Sophia Rose (Tim Sr.’s daughter)
Shriver, Teddy (Anthony’s son)
Shriver, Thomas (Mark’s son)
Shriver, Timothy Jr. (Tim Sr.’s son)
Shriver, Timothy Perry (Eunice’s son)
birth/childhood of
public service work by
Sidey, Hugh
Sirhan Sirhan
Skakel, Ann Brannack “Big Ann”
Skakel, Anne
Skakel, George, Jr.
Skakel, George, Sr.
Skakel, Jim
Skakel, Margot
Skakel, Michael
background of
Michael Kennedy scandal and
murder accusations/charges against
RFK Jr.’s relationship with
Skakel, Pat
Skakel, Rushton Walter
Skeffington, Jack
Smathers, George
Smith, Amanda Mary (Jean’s daughter)
Smith, Jean Ann Kennedy (Joseph Kennedy Sr.’s daughter)
birth of
political/public service work of
Smith, Kym Maria (Jean’s daughter)
Smith, Stephen Edward, Jr. (Jean’s son)
Smith, Stephen Edward, Sr. (Jean’s husband)
Smith, William Kennedy (Jean’s son)
rape accusations against
Sorensen, Ted
spasmodic dysphonia
Special Olympics
“Starlight” (song)
Stevens, Elizabeth
Stevens, George, Jr.
Straus, Hal
Strayhorn, Megan
Styles-Cooper, Stephen
Styron, Rose Burgunder
Styron, William
Sugarbaker, David
Sunday Today
Suozzi, Tom
Swift, Taylor
Conor Kennedy’s relationship with
Ethel Kennedy’s friendship with
as Ripple of Hope honoree
Taylor, Maxwell
Tempelsman, Maurice
“Ten Outstanding Young Men” of 1954
Terenzio, RoseMarie
Thomas, Helen
Thompson-Huttel, Amy
Timberlawn, Maryland
Time
The Tonight Show
Townsend, David
Townsend, Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (RFK’s daughter)
birth/childhood of
David Kennedy drug use and
marriage of
misogyny and
political career of
presidential election of 2008 and
Townsend, Maeve
Townsend, Meaghan
Travis, William
Trump, Donald
sexual misconduct of
Trump, Melania
Tumulty, Karen
Tunney, John
Turner, Tina
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
vaccines
Van Hollen, Chris
Verrochi, June Marie
Verrochi, Marc
Verrochi, Marisa, Michael Kennedy’s affair with
Verrochi, Matt
Verrochi, Paul
Very Special Arts
Vietnam War
Village Voice
VISTA
Wall Street Journal
Walsh, Martin J.
Warhol, Andy
Warren, Elizabeth
Washington, George
Washington Post
Watergate
wealth, Kennedy
Weinstein, Jessica
Weissmuller, Johnny
Weld, William
Wenner, Jann
Wiggin & Dana law firm
Williams, Andy
Wilson, Pete
Winfrey, Oprah
Words Jack Loved (Kennedy)
World War II
Also by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Jackie, Janet & Lee
After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family—1968 to the Present
Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story
Sinatra: Behind the Legend
The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty
Diana Ross: A Biography
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958–2009
Madonna: An Intimate Biography
Elizabeth
Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
About the Author
J. RANDY TARABORRELLI is the author of twenty biographies, most of which have become New York Times bestsellers, including Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot; After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family—1968 to the Present, which was adapted as a miniseries for Reelz; and Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill, currently being adapted as a television series by Tomorrow Studios. Visit the author’s website at www.jrandytaraborrelli.com, or sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Introduction
BOOK I
Part One: Son of Camelot
Prologue: The Tide of Events
Part Two: The Senator’s Family
Part Three: Being Kennedy
Part Four: Family Secrets
Part Five: The Caretakers
Part Six: A Tale of Two Brothers
Part Seven: The Reckoning
Part Eight: The In-Laws
Part Nine: Running Out of Time
BOOK II
Part One: Daughter of Camelot
Prologue: Pinkie Swear
Part Two: The Politics of Marriage
Part Three: “The Kennedy Curse Ends Here”
Part Four: The Shriver Way
Part Five: Family at War and Peace
Part Six: A Political Gamble
Part Seven: Betrayal of the Heart
Part Eight: A Miraculous Life
Part Nine: Demons
Part Ten: The Family Endures
Epilogue: American Promise
Postscript: Permission to Speak Freely
Photos
Notes
Author’s Note
Research
Sources and Other Notes
Personal Acknowledgments
Index
Also by J. Randy Taraborrelli
About the Author
Copyright
THE KENNEDY HEIRS. Copyright © 2019 by Rose Books, Inc. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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