Profile
Kara Kennedy
Senator + Bobby + Film Maker
Female
Born
Feb 27, 1960
Hometown
Bronxville, New York
Died
Sep 16, 2011
Death Place
Washington, D.C.
Political Party
Democratic Party
Religion
Roman Catholic
Alma Mater
Tufts University
Kara Anne Kennedy Allen was a member of the American political dynasty, the Kennedy family. She was the oldest of the three children of U.S. Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy from Massachusetts, and the niece of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Bobby… Read More
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Family
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Kara Kennedy
d.2011
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News + Updates
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Surprising Foods Kids Eat While TravelingToday Moms - MSN - May 08, 2012
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Rtv6's Kara Kenney Named Indiana Journalist Of The YearThe Indy Channel - Apr 28, 2012 -
Fultondale To Host Black Creek Arts Festival On Saturday Al.Com (Blog)Google News - Aug 04, 2011
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Vandals Are The Snakes In The County's Eden Whitecourt StarGoogle News - Aug 03, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Kara Kennedy.
CHILDHOOD
1960
Birth
Kara Anne Kennedy was born in 1960 to Virginia Joan (née Bennett) Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy, Sr. in Bronxville, New York.
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TEENAGE
1978
18 Years Old
After graduating from the National Cathedral School in 1978, Kennedy worked on her father's 1980 Presidential campaign before matriculating at Tufts University.
TWENTIES
1983
23 Years Old
Following the receipt of her degree in 1983 she pursued a career in television, working at Fox News in New York.
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1988
28 Years Old
Kennedy co-managed her father's successful 1988 re-election campaign with her brother Ted.
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THIRTIES

In 1990, Kennedy married architect and real estate developer Michael Allen of Jamestown, Rhode Island.
1994
34 Years Old
When their first child, Grace, was born in September 1994, she made the decision to be a full time mother and homemaker.
FORTIES


2009
49 Years Old
On August 12, 2009, Kennedy accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on behalf of her father at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Her father died thirteen days later; he had been diagnosed with brain cancer in May 2008.
FIFTIES
In April 2011, Kennedy wrote an article for The Boston Globe magazine about her father's influence on her and her family life with him growing up.
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