The death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill was a reminder that the Kennedy family is, at its core, a clan that has faced heartbreaks and struggles familiar to families across the country.
The grand but tragic saga of the Kennedy family has risen to the level of cultural mythology, cemented in public consciousness for generations and immortalized by countless films, books and television specials.the death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill
The assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert were era-defining traumas. In the decades since, the accidents and disasters that have claimed the lives of so many of their offspring show that no family — even the privileged and powerful — is impervious to misfortune, said Taraborrelli.
Americans who are not even old enough to have lived through President Kennedy's tenure in the White House are nonetheless"drawn to a family that has contributed so much and also, like so many of us, suffered so much," said Larry J. Sabato, a political scientist who wrote a book about the 35th president's enduring legacy.
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