The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy

Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith discusses her new book The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy with her son Stephen Smith. Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara moderates.

[mollycherfan]

Rest in peace Ambassador Smith thank you for all you did to restore peace to my country

[antdell]

A living peace of history. We need to treasure those that have come before us.

[tinalaplaca]

What a wonderful son. Mother and Son were both very impressive. l enjoyed their stories very much. And the lady mod did a great job

[maryfisher]

She reminds me of Princess Dianna in so many ways in their time in my youthful eyes.

[cfrank]

Listening to Jean and Stephen has been a pleasant way to recover from a headache. I plan on ordering Jean's book for a summer read.

[shmiqqy]

i went down a strange trail of kennedy information from looking up the abe lincoln and jfk coincidences, then ended up here after wondering if the only surviving sibling had anything to say about the "curse"


it's almost unbelievable that she was part of that generation, she was in her 30s when jfk died, i don't know why i pictured someone suffering through that many family casualties, and at this age, to not be in such good spirits as jean kennedy is

[anamiriamrodriguezcruz]

What a wonderful lady Jean Kennedy youngest of the 9 children. Great sense of humor and storytelling.

[reaper]

It's so good to hear Jean speaking about the kids of today not being spoken to about World Affairs .. It's a sad indictment on our society today but a lot of it can be laid squarely at the feet of parents and then the Mainstream Media outlets who are all owned and run by the special interest groups. We all know and understand the importance of teaching our kids right from wrong but a lot of parents don't have the time or inclination due to many interfering issues on their lives today. How many people struggle to live an ordinary existence in todays world as opposed to 50 years ago. I honestly believe the world is a lot worse off today than it was back during the 1950's and 60's. Back then it must've been a time of great hope for humanity but today their is so much mind control on the youth that they wouldn't be capable of seeing the wood for the trees now.. That's a real shame in todays society because most people tend to believe what they are shown on their TV screens but most of it is propaganda and lies. False flag events are continuous and ever present and our peoples are being fooled all of the time. We could do with another JFK or Bobby Kennedy..

[redjirachi]

Amazing how much this woman has seen. Her dad was an ambassador working for FDR, her brother was president in the 1960s and her youngest brother was in politics until his death in the Obama administration

[cheneethompson]

She and Jack looked the most alike out of all the siblings!

[richardpickett]

WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR STYLE AND WARMTH, WHEN MEETING YOU WITH MAYOR MININO WHILE IN DUBLIN THANK YOU DR R.PICKETT

[thudor]

She's the last of the original Kennedy Clan and the second-youngest child.

[lizadivine]

I’m praying Bobby kennedy Jr will not be harmed in his quest for the presidency. Good luck Bobby and thanks for calling out evil! I’m a pure blood.

[jomoore]

The Irish people faced the same challages that other people have, and they have overcome them and also helped others. Proud to be Irish.

[jamesbond]

This gives a good insight into some of JFK's character and into his thinking on foreign policy. Knowing what discrimination meant from his family having endured that and what being an immigrant was like. They were not the silver spooned people that sometimes they get potrayed as being. Being encouraged in a good way and learning about the goings on in the world is something missing in youth today. Great stuff!!!

[lilsamantha]

She is sooo cutee. She is the only sibblings that is alive! !! The only one that could tell you about JFK

[gfyrtdu]

God Bless With Her Family Now. RIP Jean..

[sean]

So this interview is from way back in 2005? Because Smith refers to her ambassadorship (14:51) as having been seven years prior, and her ambassadorship ended in September 1998.

[mr.canada]

The Kennedy features are quite unique and similar. I have not seen Stephen Smith before but he has very similar features of JFK’s brother, Joe.

[minecraftrotisseriechicken]

Why is the video covered up throughout by a picture of the exterior of the Kennedy Library building? When I slide the cursor on the bar, it shows what it should look like, but returns to the same still image.