Emily Giffin Quotes

I actually knew Adlai Stevenson and Jack and Bobby Kennedy.

I don't know why people always think of the Kennedys as a Boston family.

I didn't know Jack Kennedy that well, but Bobby was a hero to me.

The Kennedys are our royals.

I love J. F. K. My mother had been a worker on his campaign and adored him.

As much as I liked and admired the various members of the Kennedy family, my first loyalty was to Jackie.

In the case of Marilyn and John Kennedy, I think they did affect change.

In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger, named Ted Kennedy.

Before the Kennedys were elected, there had been older Presidents. Then here was this devastatingly attractive young couple with two beautiful children. They were so intelligent, graceful, gracious and funny. They enjoyed life so much. That's what caught America's eye.

Perhaps no American family-with the possible exception of the Adams family-has had a more vivid and powerful impact on the life of their times. But the Kennedy tale-the spiral compound of glory, achievement, degradation and almost mythical tragedy-exerts a fascination upon us that goes beyond their public achievements.

John F. Kennedy loved America. He was proud to be an American. And you'd call that politician JFK. That's who he was. He was not in any way a liberal as you know liberals today.

When I met Jack Kennedy, he was a serious young man with a dream. He was not a womanizer, not as I understood the term.

I could be like Joe Kennedy and say, 'My kids are going to run for president!'

I was very political when JFK ran.

I've met more than one person in their early 20s who has never heard of Jackie Onassis, though most girls have because she exists as a fashion icon.

My first presidential primary vote was for Bobby Kennedy.

To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin.

I would've loved Jack Kennedy. I would've loved to have campaigned for him and supported him. I wish there were more like him today.

John F. Kennedy brought style and charisma to the White House and a first family that captivated the country: a handsome, witty president, an elegant first lady, and two adorable young children.

I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington.

When Caroline Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 as her father's rightful heir, she laid upon him the mantle of Camelot and the enduring mystique of John F. Kennedy, who, according to polls, continues to be America's most beloved president.

If you're a Kennedy and you go to Italy or you go to Argentina, you're treated as royalty. And in the United States, we're endlessly fascinated by the family.

Television has an awful lot to do with the Kennedy mystique and the fact that he's frozen in people's minds at the age of 46, and he was handsome and personable and witty and charming.

One thing that I can't avoid the fact, because I am Thaksin's youngest sister.

I was an 18-year-old kid, and I was in the heart of things in Washington. My interest in American politics and, particularly, the Kennedys, began then.