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Jean Kennedy Smith

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The Irish people were willing to take me at face value, to give me the benefit of the doubt because I was a Kennedy. I think being a Kennedy was extremely helpful.

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When I protested because they wouldn’t buy me new skates or if someone complained a teacher gave too much homework, Dad would respond: There’s no whining in this house. It was his way of saying: there is no place in this house for feeling sorry for yourself.

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I think I’m fairly demanding, probably. You have to feel that when you’re appointed to a job you have to do the job.

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May 3, 2024

I think I’m fairly demanding, probably. You have to feel that when you’re appointed to a job you have to do the job.

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May 3, 2024

When I protested because they wouldn’t buy me new skates or if someone complained a teacher gave too much homework, Dad would respond: There’s no whining in this house. It was his way of saying: there is no place in this house for feeling sorry for yourself.

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