Jean Kennedy Smith at a peace rally in Dublin in 1996 with then Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern
This morning/afternoon.
Jean Kennedy Smith, a US envoy who played a key role in Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 92.
Via BBC:
Ms Smith was the second youngest of the nine Kennedy siblings, who included President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert F Kennedy.
A diplomat, activist and humanitarian, Ms Smith was the last-surviving child of Joseph P Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald.
Ms Smith served as the US ambassador to Ireland in the 1990s, playing an important role in attempts to end sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
In 2011, US President Barack Obama awarded Ms Smith the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the country.
That damn curse.
Jean Kennedy Smith: Last JFK sibling and US envoy dies aged 92 (BBC)
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Rest In Peace Jean,you brave courageous beautiful lady,
“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now I’m found,
Was blind but now I see”
Byan Ferry’s Version Amazing Grace-godspeed Jean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BvR5Mqh5dQ
NYT-obit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/us/politics/jean-kennedy-smith-dead.html
The Kennedy’s were far from perfect, but did understand the value of public service. The narcissistic sociopath that currently occupies the White House puts this in stark contrast.
Bobby Kennedy’s unscripted speech in Indianapolis on the occasion of MLK’s assassination is worth 5 minutes of anybody’s time. He, himself, was shot dead less than two months later.
https://youtu.be/GoKzCff8Zbs