As of late summer 2023, the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has collected journalistic profile after journalistic profile, most of them justifiably unflattering given the man believes the CIA was involved in his uncle’s assassination along with the more recent and routine anti-vax rhetoric (though his anti-vax bona fides go back before the coronavirus pandemic). It’s not a huge surprise to see that his poll numbers drop from their original lows.
But RFKJr is not the only Kennedy around. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy got some ink in the Times today with a jaunty piece by Damien Cave. Cave traveled with Kennedy to the remote Pacific islands where John Kennedy’s ordeal took place after the sinking of his PT-109 during World War II in 1943. Apparently you too can visit, but the remote location means you’ll probably need to do more planning than open up your airline booking app.
Caroline Kennedy’s visit included her swimming a leg of JFK’s various swims after the sinking to ferry men and get help. If for the visuals alone, it’s worth a read for anyone interested in that chapter of WWII and/or anyone wanting a lift after experiencing understandable Kennedy fatigue from her cousin.
Jeremy Teigen 