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    Ethel Kennedy with her children at a press conference in Washington D.C on March 17, 1968.

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    Robert and Ethel Kennedy arriving at an event at the Asia House hosted by Jacqueline Kennedy for John K. Galbraith in New York on September 22, 1965

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    Ethel Kennedy and family at the christening of aircraft carrier JFK on May 27, 1967.

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    Senator Robert F. Kennedy and wife Ethel arriving at the Robert Kennedy anniversary party at Joseph Alsop’s home in New York. 

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    Ted and Ethel Kennedy at Forest Hills Stadium in New York to benefit the RFK Memorial Foundation on August 26, 1972. 

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    Ethel Kennedy participates in the third annual Robert F. Kennedy Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City on August 24, 1974.

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    Rudolf Nureyev (C) and Ethel Kennedy (R) attend a fundraiser at the El Corso nightclub in New York City on May 1, 1975.

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    Ethel Kennedy (C) and Eunice Shriver (R, holding eyeglasses) attend the premiere of “The Blue Bird” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1976.

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    Cicely Tyson and Ethel Kennedy attend the premiere of “The Blue Bird” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1976.

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    Cheray Duchin (L) and Ethel Kennedy (R) attend a party in the New York City apartment of Steve and Jean Smith on May 3, 1973.

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    Ethel Kennedy participates in a tennis rally in New York City on Aug. 13, 1972, a warmup event for a celebrity tennis tournament later that month benefiting the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation.

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    Ethel Kennedy (C, wearing fur-collar coat) attends the First Americans Gala, a fundraiser for the American Indian Development Association, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on November 26, 1974.

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    Ethel Kennedy at the wedding of Kathleen Kennedy and David Towndsend in Washington D.C.

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    Ethel Kennedy attends a fundraiser at the El Corso nightclub in New York City on May 1, 1975.

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    (L-R) Larry Brown, Ethel Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy attend the opening of a new combination soul-food restaurant/backgammon parlor in Washington, D.C., on December 16, 1974.

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    Ethel Kennedy (C) and Rory Kennedy (R) attend the wedding of Kathleen Kennedy and David Lee Townsend in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1973.

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    Ethel Kennedy (2nd from L) attends a TV-special taping at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 1975. 

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    Ethel Kennedy (C) attends the First Americans Gala, a fundraiser for the American Indian Development Association, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on November 26, 1974.

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    Ethel Kennedy at the Kennedy pet show at Hickory Hill on May 5, 1973.

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    Ethel Kennedy and Jean Kennedy Smtih attend an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 1982.

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    Ethel Kennedy (C) participates in the third annual Robert F. Kennedy Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City on August 24, 1974.

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    Ethel Kennedy and Jean Kennedy Smith attend a party at Bloomingdale’s in New York City on June 8, 1978.

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    Ethel Kennedy (L) and George Stevens Jr. attend a party in Los Angeles during Super Bowl Weekend in January 1973.

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    Elizabeth Stevens (L) and Ethel Kennedy visit the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, during Super Bowl weekend in January 1973.

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    Ethel Kennedy
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    Ethel Kennedy attends a party in the New York City apartment of Steve and Jean Smith on May 3, 1973.

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    Ethel Kennedy (C) and Bill Barry (R) attend a press conference in New York City, announcing details for the third annual Robert F. Kennedy Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament, on July 11, 1974.

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    Ethel Kennedy attends an event at the White House in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 1985.

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    Ethel Kennedy (C) attends a fundraising dinner presented by the Democratic Study Group, honoring New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, at the Sheraton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 1974

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    Ethel Kennedy attends a party the “21” club in New York City on August 11, 1980.

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    Ethel Shakel Kennedy attends the Ripple of Hope Awards Dinner and Show in New York on December 13, 2017.

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