A Kennedy Family Album

Joseph Kennedy Sr. (fifth from left) and his wife Rose (fifth from right) pose for a family portrait on the grounds of the U.S. embassy in London, where Joe was serving as U.S. ambassador to the U.K.
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The Family in 1939
Joseph Kennedy Sr. (fifth from left) and his wife Rose (fifth from right) pose for a family portrait on the grounds of the U.S. embassy in London, where Joe was serving as U.S. ambassador to the U.K. The kids include, from left: Eunice, John, Rosemary, Jean, Edward, Joseph Jr., Patricia, Robert and Kathleen.

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