Introduce the Kennedy family! ! !

The Kennedys are descendants of immigrants from Ireland to the United States. 1848 A poor Irishman named Patrick Kennedy crossed the ocean and came to Boston, USA. He is only 26 years old this year. He soon found a job in a barrel factory, made some money, and settled down to get married and have children. Ten years later, he died of cholera, and the responsibility of taking care of the family was borne by his widow. A few years later, Patrick Joseph, the only boy in this family, grew up. In order to earn money to support his family, he dropped out of school and worked as a porter at the dock. After saving some money, he opened a beer house, became a small boss, and began an American dream of getting rich. Patrick Joseph is good at business, and the pub business is booming. After that, he began to dabble in politics. After running for the state legislature, he married Mary, the daughter of a wealthy hotel owner, and gave birth to his son Joseph Kennedy. Patrick Joseph is far-sighted. In order to give his children the best education, he sent his son to Harvard University.

As soon as he graduated from Harvard University, Joseph Kennedy made up his mind to make money as soon as possible and strive to become a millionaire before the age of 30. Where to earn money? Joseph has his own opinion: "If you want to make money, you must find out where it is." He chose banking as the direction of making money. With the support of his father, he became the chairman of a bank and claimed to be the youngest bank chairman in the United States. The later history is the history of the Kennedy family, and Joseph made a lot of money by engaging in various speculations. In order to make it easier for children to enter the society in the future, he also moved his family to new york.

After accumulating hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, Joseph began to pay attention to political activities. He paid special attention to a potential presidential candidate. This man is the later famous franklin roosevelt. Joseph knew Roosevelt before and thought that he was the leader needed by the country. Helping him run for office also helped him enter politics. So Joseph began to help Roosevelt raise funds and accompanied Roosevelt on campaign trips many times. For some reason, after Roosevelt was elected president, he was not entrusted with an important task, but was appointed as the chairman of the newly established CSRC. Joseph took a fancy to the position of finance minister. Nevertheless, Joseph remained loyal. 1935, he "wrote" a book about the election campaign, I support Roosevelt (actually written by a reporter), and then sent it to Roosevelt. Roosevelt only replied to a short message: "The book is good, I am very happy." Joseph took this reply on the note as a treasure, framed it and hung it at home, boasting whenever guests came. His loyalty to Joseph was rewarded by Roosevelt, who appointed him as the ambassador to Britain in 1937. This is something that an Irish Catholic descendant never dared to think about before. However, although Joseph is good at making money, he is still very clumsy politically. After less than three years as a diplomat, he was recalled to the country. Roosevelt didn't appoint him to any post, and he disappeared from politics. But he is unwilling, he wants his four sons to go into politics; Reach the pinnacle of one's career

The Kennedy family has a long-standing dream: the presidential dream. Someone in this family must become the president of the United States. Joseph once prayed in church and secretly vowed: I have reached the peak of wealth, and I will let my son reach the peak of power. They have nine children, and naturally four boys have political potential. The four boys are the eldest son Joseph Kennedy, the second son John F. Kennedy, the third son Robert Kennedy and the fourth son Edward Kennedy. Joseph knew from his own experience that in order for his sons to have status, they must have money first, so that they would never have to worry about their lives. He set up some trust funds and provided $20 million to his children and wife.

In the father's mind, the most qualified of the four sons is the eldest son Joseph Jr., but the ruthless war shattered his wishful thinking. In the war against Germany, Joseph joined the army and became a pilot. 1944, he was ordered to blow up the V- 1 missile launcher of Nazi Germany. During the mission, the plane he was flying exploded over Britain because of a malfunction, and he and the co-pilot were blown to pieces. This is a disaster that will befall the troubled Kennedy family in the future. Two weeks later, the bad news came. The second daughter Catherine's new husband, Lord Haddington of England, was shot and killed by German gunmen while fighting in France. A few years later, the widowed Catherine had a new boyfriend, the Earl of fitzwilliam in England. 1948 may 13 two people rented a small plane to go to France for their holiday, and both of them crashed in the strong wind in the mountainous area and were killed.

After the death of the eldest son, the family's hopes were more pinned on the second son, John Kennedy. According to what John F. Kennedy later said, "My brother Joseph is a natural candidate for politics. If he were still alive, I would continue to be a writer. If I die, my brother will become a senator. If anything happens to him, my other brother will run for us. " A son inherits his father's career and a younger brother inherits his brother's career, just like a political sequence diagram.

John F. Kennedy's greatest political achievement was being elected president of the United States in 1960. His father Joseph is the chief planner and director to realize the president's dream. He spent a lot of money to mobilize the press and publishing circles and bombard his son. His son eventually became the youngest president in American history. When John F. Kennedy formed a cabinet, his old father asked him to put his brother Robert in the cabinet, and Robert got the position of attorney general as he wished. This is the political pinnacle of the Kennedy family.

Shortly after being elected president, Jacqueline gave birth to a son for the new president. He is the little John Kennedy who was killed this time. President Kennedy got the good news on the plane and was immersed in the double joy of having a son in middle age and being in the White House for a while.

How time flies! In less than three years, Kennedy must run for re-election. 1963165438+1On October 22nd, the couple went to Dallas to canvass for re-election. At noon 12: 30, a bullet hit Kennedy's head from a building beside the street, breaking his skull. Kennedy was stabbed to death. Three days later, it was Kennedy Jr.' s third birthday, and people kept blessing: "Happy birthday!" " ""long live! "Who could have predicted that he would die in the last year of the 20th century?

It is said that the murderer who shot Kennedy was an American named Oswald, but he always said over and over again during his trial: "I am a scapegoat." Two days later, Oswald was shot and killed by a nightclub owner named Ruby. He was arrested and died of cancer in prison. In order to investigate the murder, the American government appointed a commission of inquiry to try to find out the truth. The Committee concluded that the murder was committed by Oswald alone and had no other special background. For more than 30 years, many people have been dissatisfied with this conclusion and made various speculations about Kennedy's death. Some people think that another gunman ambushed nearby during the assassination and shot Kennedy in the head. As for the manipulator behind it, there are even more stories, Cuban exiles, Cuban agents, CIA, mafia. Soviet intelligence agencies and other statements. Oliver stone, the great director of Hollywood, also filmed a film called Kennedy on 1993, suggesting that the power figures within the US government planned this conspiracy. The film even got an Oscar nomination. It seems that the mystery of Kennedy's assassination will not be clarified for a short time.

After the assassination of President Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy became the head of the Kennedy family. His mother whispered to him; "Son, it's your turn now." 1968, Robert decided to run for president, and it seemed possible for the Kennedy family to have another president. Unfortunately, at a public meeting, a young man shot him in the head, and Robert died in the hospital. The murderer is a Palestinian refugee named Saihan, who hates Robert's strong pro-Semitic tendency.

Three brothers were killed, only Edward Kennedy survived. He is also trying to reach the political peak. 1969 was elected as the deputy leader of the Democratic Party in the Senate, and is expected to become a popular figure in the presidential election of 1972. But 1969 An accident happened in July, which ruined his future. One night, he and a beautiful blonde, Miss Copney, drove back to the hotel, and the car fell into the river while crossing a small bridge. Edward escaped, but the girl died in the car. Edward didn't report the case in time. This incident damaged the reputation of the Kennedy family and forced Edward to give up running for president.

In the next generation of the Kennedy family, the situation is also quite bad. Several people are "addicts" who are crazy about taking drugs. Robert Kennedy's son Bobby 1983 was also sentenced for taking drugs. His brother David is even worse. The next year, he died of drug abuse.

Originally, the last hope of this family was pinned on John F. Kennedy Jr. He was handsome, very popular and had the strength to revitalize the Kennedy family politically. Some even estimate that as long as he announces his candidacy, there will not be many people who can compete with him. But this air crash almost cut off the last hope of the Kennedy family. Perhaps the troubled Kennedy family should pin their hopes for a comeback on the next generation.