American Icons: Sex, Drugs, and Crime – The Real Kennedys

As if that’s not enough, John has left even more of a legacy(and not in the best way). John was said to have used drugs by multiple friends and girlfriends. During his election and beginning of his presidency John offered the hope of equality to many, however these promises soon failed. John even went as far as to having Martin Luther King’s phone tapped. I don’t think we really need to get into the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missiles Crisis, in that he just flat out failed. Ted Kennedy, Robert’s brother, is not immune. He has been linked to the death of the young Mary Jo Kopechne, one of the campaign workers. Ted was said to have driven off of bridge when he swam up and left her to drown. Ted did not call for help, nor did he report the accident. Walking past several houses in which he had the opportunity to call for help-he resisted; instead he went home to consult with his advisers. Her body and the wreck were not found until the next morning.

I would have to say that Bobby has always been my favorite Kennedy. Suave, charismatic, and on a mission for change. However, in my readings I have found that Bobby, my beloved, has also been involved in rather interesting situations. For one, after his brother, John was assassinated, Bobby and Jackie had an affair. This affair has been well documented by author David Heymann. Bobby, as mentioned, has also been rumored to have also slept with Marilyn Monroe. As a matter of fact, just four hours before her dead body was discovered, neighbors said that Bobby and a physician was said to have entered her residence. Why might you ask? Well, Marilyn was said to be pregnant by Bobby and he desperately wanted her to have an abortion.I guess things didn’t go quite as planned. This trend with Bobby, though is not unimaginable-he had a great love and admiration for his brother. He went as far to wearing his brothers clothes and speaking to him (after he was dead) and so for him to go for the same women is really no shock.

All of this information can only leave me to wonder, is it something in the genes? And beyond that, what is it that makes this family so idolized and loved with all of the news and rumors of the past? If you look at the records Kennedy really didn’t do much in the office other than get laid and breach people’s personal information. One of the only Kennedy’s who I have not heard anything bad on is Maria Shriver, JFK’s niece and first lady of California. Perhaps the curse or whatever you’d like to call it skipped a generation. And speaking of curses, perhaps the Kennedy deaths were not from a family curse but from pure Karma. The Kennedys have left much- love to some, hope to others, and pure hatred for others. However, they have remained American icons.