Caroline
Kennedy
BackGround
Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (b. November 27, 1957) is the daughter of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. She spent her early years with her parents in Washington and eventually in the White House. She was a public figure, once receiving a puppy as a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. After her father’s assassination, her family moved to a luxury apartment in Manhattan. The assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968 prompted Caroline’s mother to move the family to Greece, where she married Greek shipping tycoon and multi-billionaire Aristotle Onassis. She went first to Harvard University to earn her Bachelor of Arts, then to Columbia Law School for her juris doctorate. She worked as an attorney, writer, and editor, penning books on political issues or memoirs about her experience as a child in the White House, but never stepping directly into the spotlight herself. That changed in 2013 when President Barack Obama nominated Caroline Kennedy to be the United States Ambassador to Japan. She was confirmed by unanimous consent to
become the first female US ambassador to Japan. She was well respected as the Ambassador to Japan and worked diligently to maintain the close alliance between the United States and Japan. She resigned from her position on January 18th, 2017, immediately prior to the beginning of the Trump administration.
Laying the Foundations
It is rumored that Caroline Kennedy may run for President of the United States in 2020 or beyond, however, this has not been confirmed. It was rumored that Kennedy would run for Senate in 2008 had Hillary Clinton won the Presidential Primaries, as Clinton was serving as a Senator for New York. However, Clinton lost her presidential bid, and the possibility never came to fruition. As of April 2018, Caroline Kennedy holds no political office.
