They were America's children, symbolic of hope and youth, then of tragedy, and finally of the enduring power of the Kennedy legacy. In the 255 vibrant photographs in this book - mostly never before published - we watch John and Caroline grow up in the adoring, and sometimes harsh, glare of public attention.
They were the youngest children to live in the White House in over a century - Caroline just three and John Jr. a newborn when their father

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In the early 1960s, Richard Avedon was commissioned by Harper's Bazaar to create Observations, a column that consisted of a series of nine photographic essays. The subject of the first essay was John F. Kennedy and his young family, who sat for formal black-and-white portraits just three weeks prior to Kennedy's presidential inauguration. Six images appeared in the magazine's February 1961 issue. That same day, Avedon created more informal color...

The Kennedys are unlike any other family in American history. They became symbols of faith, family, and public service. And now, the torch has been passed to a new generation. Visit with three of Robert Kennedy's daughters, Kathleen, Kerry and Rory, as well as the late Senator Edward Kennedy, and several close friends of the family. Using never-before-seen family photographs and home movies, get a very intimate look at these extraordinary women.