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Apr 2, 2014 · Ethel Kennedy met Robert F. Kennedy, known as Bobby, in 1945 and the two married in 1950. The couple eventually had eleven children, with Ethel taking on the role of party host at the...
Ethel Kennedy ( née Skakel / ˈskeɪ.kəl / SKAY-kel born April 11, 1928) is an American human rights advocate. She is the widow of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of President John F. Kennedy, and the sixth child of George and Ann (Brannack) Skakel.
Oct 3, 2007 · Skakel, whose father, Rushton Skakel, is one of Ethel Kennedy’s brothers, often skied with Michael as the two grew up, and is said to be an outstanding downhill racer.
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Aug 26, 2009 · The last of the Kennedys who so dominated the politics of the 1960s, Bobby’s widow Ethel Skakel Kennedy, named “the most admired woman in America” after his assassination, still tools around...
- Jerry Oppenheimer
Through Jean she met Bobby Kennedy during a skiing trip, as she was his sister. At this time, Bobby was dating Ethel's sister Patricia but they soon spilt. Ethel campaigned for John F Kennedy's congressional campaign in 1946, and wrote her college thesis on his book 'Why England Slept'.
In 1945, 17-year-old Ethel was introduced to Jean's brother, Robert F. Kennedy (Bobby) during a skiing trip to Mount Tremblant Resort in Quebec, Canada. At the time, Bobby was dating Ethel's sister, Patricia Skakel. Eventually that relationship ended and Robert and Ethel started seeing each other.
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This photograph album documents the wedding of Robert F. "Bob" Kennedy and Ethel Skakel on June 17, 1950. The title on the front cover reads, “Ethel and Bob / June 17, 1950.”
