Television
The making of a President 1988 was pretty hot news in the land of Michael Dukakis, but there’s also been considerable local interest in the making of “The Kennedys of Massachusetts.”
Nov. 20, 1988
Books
First published more than 20 years ago, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy’s autobiography has been reissued with a brief introduction by four of her surviving children.
March 24, 1995
World & Nation
Rose’s Garden: The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden was to be dedicated Sunday in Hyannis, Mass., to mark her 101st birthday, but the frail Kennedy clan matriarch won’t attend the ceremony.
July 22, 1991
“The Kennedys of Massachusetts,” a three-part miniseries about the family whose lives played such a prominent role in the nation’s politics, unfolds this week on ABC.
Feb. 18, 1990
THE FITZGERALDS AND THE KENNEDYS by Doris Kearns Goodwin (St.
March 13, 1988
For 20 years, from 1941 while she was on a vacation until 1961 after her husband suffered a stroke, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy did not know the truth about her retarded daughter, Rosemary.
March 4, 1987
The Kennedys have had an enduring legacy not only in United States politics but also in the media.
Feb. 17, 1990
Politics
The Kennedy women, like their brothers and husbands, were trained to merchandise the family mythology, no matter what.
Sept. 11, 1994
Kennedy family members gathered today on Cape Cod to serenade matriarch Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy with her favorite songs on her 98th birthday.
July 22, 1988
Passing: Only woman to see three sons enter Senate, one the White House, is surrounded by family at her death.
Jan. 23, 1995