[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The alleged curse has primarily struck the descendants of businessman Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., but it has also affected family friends, associates, and other relatives.
"[9] However skeptics argue that it is not improbable for a large extended family to experience similar events over the course of several generations.
[10][11] A 2024 book, Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed argues that the "real curse" is womanizing committed by male members of the family.
[13] Next month, Robert Jr. was appointed United States secretary of health and human services.
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