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50 Things You Never Knew About the Kennedys

Men's Health

October 19, 2020 at 9:42 AM

50 Things You Never Knew About the Kennedys

The Kennedy Children Were Not Allowed to Cry

Rose Kennedy Was a Countess

Bobby Kennedy Was His Mother's Favorite

A Nurse Tried to Stall the Birth of Joe and Rose's Third Child, Rosemary

Rosemary Was Not Allowed to Leave the House Alone

Rosemary Was Sent to Many Boarding Schools, but Ended Up at a Convent

Rosemary Had Surgery Intended to Cure Mental Illness, But It Left Her Unable to Walk or Talk

Rosemary Didn't See Her Family for Twenty Years

Patricia "Pat" Decided to Go to Hollywood Instead of into Politics Like the Rest of Her Family

Kathleen "Kick" Was Shunned by Her Family

John Was Considered Unfit to Serve in the Army in World War II

John Attended Two Ivy League Institutions

Joseph Sr. Received News of John's Death in the War, but Kept It from His Family

John Won the Pulitzer Prize

Joseph Sr. Wanted His Son Joe Jr., or "Golden Boy," to Become President

Joseph Jr. Had Already Completed His Service at the Time of the Plane Crash

Jackie Kennedy Had a Tumultuous Relationship with Her Father

Jackie Came Very Close to Marrying Another Man before She Met John

Despite the Fact that Jackie Entered into Her Marriage Under the Nickname "Virgin Bride," She Actually Lost Her Virginity Beforehand

Jackie Wanted to Divorce John before His Presidency

Joseph Sr. Offered Jackie One Million Dollars to Stay Married to John

John and Jackie Actually Had Four Children

John Came Extremely Close to Dying Three Times before He Became President

Before Jackie Moved into the White House, She Worked as a Reporter and Photographer

Jackie and Mamie Eisenhower Didn't Get Along at First

It Only Took the Kennedys Two Hours to Move into the White House

John Got Lost in the White House

The Kennedy White House (Legally) Threw Trash into the Potomac River

Jackie Frequently Walked up to Sixteen Miles a Day

Jackie Often Needed Help Getting Undressed

Rose Told Her Daughters-in-Law to Quietly Accept Their Husbands' Infidelities

John Sent Jackie to Have Electroshock Therapy

John Bugged the White House

Jackie Started a School in the White House

John Originally Orchestrated a Plan to Partner with the Soviet Union in the Expedition to the Moon

Jackie Spoke Four Languages

While Many People Admired Jackie's Fashion Sense, She Received Extreme Criticism

Jackie Orchestrated an Elaborate White House Renovation

Jackie Sued a Member of the Paparazzi for Harassment and Invasion of Privacy

Jackie Ate Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Took Naps on Her Free Afternoons

JFK Secured 12,000 Cuban Cigars Before Enacting the Cuban Trade Embargo in 1962

John Swam Nude Every Day

John Came Very Close to Running for Re-Election against Mitt Romney's Father

John Was Suspected of Dropping Lyndon B. Johnson from the 1964 Ticket

John Had More Laundry Than Jackie

John Donated All of His Congressional and Presidential Salaries

Each Member of John's Family Was Given a Secret Service Code Name Beginning with the Letter "L"

Jackie Intentionally Didn't Change out of Her Stained Dress on the Day of the Assassination

Jackie Pioneered the Term "Camelot" to Refer to the Kennedy Administration

Jackie's Lifelong Interest in Literature Manifested in a Successful Editing Career

The American royals are much more relatable than you would think.

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