The Tragic Story Of Ethel Kennedy

The life and death of Bobby Kennedy is one of the great legends of American political history — but who was the woman who stood by his side?

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Voiceover By: Stephanie Willing

[brynnharris-hamm]

I cannot imagine losing your husband while pregnant with your 11th child. It’s a horror that shouldn’t have ever befallen anyone.

[scottbrowning]

I think Martin Lawrence said it best, "No one is immune to the trials and tribulations of life." Amid all the trials and tribulations during her lifetime, Ethel Kennedy has remained a very strong woman, and has therefore made her contributions to the betterment of humanity. I wish both her and her family members nothing but the very best. Plus, I hope that Ethel is able to still enjoy life with however much longer she has to remain in this world.

[alanstrong]

Ethel is a dear lady. Sorry for all of the tragedies that has troubled her life. Justified in saying no to letting Sirhan out of prison.

[chnalvr]

Ethel Kennedy's last child, Rory, made a lovely documentary about her mother several years ago that can be found on YouTube. Although the documentary does show the painful losses that Mrs. Kennedy suffered, it really demonstrates much more about her resilience, grit and determination to give something back and to help people who are less fortunate than her.

[patriciawarner]

I saw her a few times coming through Boston airport when I worked there years ago. She told me she was so afraid of flying, I felt bad for her.

[lenevee]

It's so good to see that she is still doing well.

[donnabonnette-wakefield]

Even though I am a Republican, that doesn't stop me from admiring Ethel Kennedy. She was a very strong woman who loved her husband and her children.She was strong in her faith and raised her 11 children in that manor. She was a fabulous mother and made their lives intertwined with their father's career. She was very creative and showed her children fun and creative things to do. She gave birth to their last child, Rory, a baby girl not long after Robert Kennedy's assignation. Rory was named after the last of the Irish Kings. Ethel is a great humanitarian in her own right by passing on the values and beliefs of her and her late husband. May God bless Ethel Kennedy and her family.

[dianeleake]

She was a totally nutty Mom and maybe not a bad thing but she did allow her children to be destructive. Some Hotels and Lodges in Colorado banned the family because the kids were allowed to run wild.

[DoloresOHalloran]

What a wonderful woman to keep going after loosing so much she is very strong
I loved the Kennedy family

[michaelsadams]

Ethel Kennedy, you are a true testament to determination, strength, and courage. Thank you for continuing on through many trials.

[cherylbaker]

That is just way too much pain to endure

[adellemery]

I've read at least 5 bios of Ethel Kennedy; not ONE of them portrays her as a tragic figure. She was and is, larger than life, a rapscallion in the best sense of the word, and if she had one failing, it was her myopic love for Bobby Kennedy. We have adages like "loyal to a fault" for a reason, and she fell into that category. For her, the Kennedys could do NO wrong, and no matter the transgression, the wagons had to be circled to protect the name.

[eileenhudson]

Ethel Kennedy is not a tragic figure at all . Yes, .she has had tragedies happen to her....yet, . She is a strong person...has never given up either and kept on going. Strong like Rose and Jackie

[fantasyprincessgirl]

She even lost her granddaughter Saoirse in 2019

[danaclark]

She was not a fabulous mother. I just finished a biography of her. She was raised in a crazy household by derelict parents and lots of alcohol and she did the same in raising her kids. Before he died, David said his home, Hickory Hill was a dump it was so dirty. And his mother as just not around. Jackie and others raising children in that generation wouldn’t allow their children to be around Bobby’s kids after he died because it was so dysfunctional. I truly feel very sorry for David and his struggles with drugs and alcohol and his mother. That story broke my heart.

[adasteia]

She lost it for years. Drug addicted kids, kids in boarding school, dogs pooing all over the house and a befudled Ethel coping on ...was it a lot of Gin ?! Oh ya, kudos to Ethel. Mother, Mother. Were all of you so F en clueless ?!

[ravendixon]

I've read that Jackie did not want her kids to hang around with their cousins cause they were too wild.

[diansbarrowcliff]

She was a lousy mother. And she pushed Bobby to run for president. She was nasty to Jackie and constantly berates all around .

[susanb]

Ethel Skakel. That's how the Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel who killed Martha was related to them.

[brettmorones]

And a long line of scandal.
Let's be honest.