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Patrick Bouvier Kennedy was the last child of American President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Patrick was born prematurely and he lived for just 39 hours, due to the consequences of infant respiratory distress syndrome.
Aug 6, 2013 · Aug. 7, 2013 -- Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, born premature, died after 39 hours of life on Aug. 7, 1963, three months before his father, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas.
Nov 3, 2023 · The then-pregnant first lady went into labor almost six weeks early. Despite desperate attempts to save her son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy’s life, he died two days after he was born.
Nov 16, 2022 · I learned about a preemie who lived less than two days but whose life became part of medical history. The baby's name was Patrick Bouvier Kennedy.
Nov 12, 2022 · Unfortunately, he died at 4:04 am, at 39-hours-old. From his brief life, baby Patrick’s life and death were not in vain. It brought attention to the fact that this lung disease was a frequent killer of babies. After Patrick’s death, further research into infant respiratory distress syndrome was conducted.
Oct 24, 2013 · Twenty minutes later, the child was christened Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, after the president’s grandfather and Jackie’s father.
Read JFK's letter to his relatives after the death of his baby son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. View the letter online at the Shapell Manuscript Foundation website.
