#the rfks

[strryhaze]

a compilation of ethel & bobby’s public + private moments

[lilisheart]

senator robert f. kennedy on the campaign trail in oregon, ice skates with his wife, ethel kennedy, and john glenn at the lloyd center ice rink in portland. at the time, ethel is three months pregnant with their eleventh child, rory kennedy.

(may 25 1968)

[kennedy-family-library]

"CAMELOT - Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as CAMELOT.

There will be great presidents again. There will never be another CAMELOT again."

- Jackie Kennedy -

[kennedysforcamelot]

The RFKs sit for a family picture in 1960/1961 (based off of how small Kerry is)

DID YOU KNOW: the painting they are sitting beneath, Ethel painted it! & it is a painting of Jackie, in fact!

[strryhaze]

bobby kennedy fist-bumping his son, david kennedy. 1964.

[lilisheart]

“Growing up at Hickory Hill, my father was fully engaged with us, always fair and so much fun.

One day, playing in the tree outside our house, my brother Michael chucked a magnolia pod at me one too many times. I burst into my father's study, tears streaming down my face. He called Michael in, asked me to tell him exactly what happened, and then asked Michael to do the same.

It was irritating listening to Michael’s side of the story, but it made me realize I was not all right, and he was not all wrong. Then Daddy made us kiss, make up, and go to our rooms to read for an hour.

The message he had for two kids standing in that study is the message he had for our country: "We need to stop regarding our adversaries as enemies, but realize they are our brothers and sisters. Peace is not just something you pray for, it's something you're responsible for creating, and educate yourself.”

That's the kind of father he was. The way he conducted himself in his most private life is the way he conducted himself in public. Full of wit, grace, compassion, and moral imagination.

Happy Father's Day, Daddy. Miss you every day.”

[lilisheart]

76 years ago, robert f. kennedy and ethel skakel were married at st. mary roman catholic church in greenwich connecticut.

(june 17 1950)

[lilisheart]

58 years ago. 🕊️

on this day, robert f. kennedy was murdered, and left behind ten children, and his wife, ethel, who was pregnant with their eleventh and final child, rory, who would never get to know her father.

what was lost was not only a life, but a future. the promise of an american dream cut short. at a time when hope still hung in the air, robert f. kennedy embodied the belief of unity and change were possible, and that america could be better than it was.

(2012)