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The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

SeaMaiden — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:32:27 GMT

Excellent read with lots of pictures....

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28187331/john-f-kennedy-jr-carolyn-bessette-last-days-plane-crash-true-story/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBOPR&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3D5XoZdnHaLHbKMRfsyCEvHsokTZNq4Rf6tKNP1k79D0Lz2Ic5TU0hIBo

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Pqfan — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:20:22 GMT

@SeaMaiden @Thank you! They looked so great together. I still miss them.❤️🌸

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Maxthefirst — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:25:06 GMT

Thank you for the link. We had a summer home in Hyannisport. I rember this time very well. Enjoyed the photos..

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chickenbone — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:29:07 GMT

Thank you.

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willomenia — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:46:30 GMT

The typical kennedy travesty. How do you feel sorry for a family that brought on their own curse. John jr. Was an entitled brat, i do feel sorry for the bessettes though, they lost both their daughters as a result of yet again, another entitled kennedy.

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blackhole99 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:58:05 GMT

@willomenia wrote:
The typical kennedy travesty. How do you feel sorry for a family that brought on their own curse. John jr. Was an entitled brat, i do feel sorry for the bessettes though, they lost both their daughters as a result of yet again, another entitled kennedy.

I'd have to agree with you, I read somewhere where the Kennedy kids would trash any hotel they stayed at. John John was so handsome and charming, the rich just have a different out look on things than regular folks do. You know, the rules do not apply to them. Too bad this time John over played his hand and it got them all killed. Didn't the Bessette's get a big settlement from the Kennedy family over the death of the other daughter?

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dulwich — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:04:03 GMT

@SeaMaiden Thank you for link I look forward to reading this in the U.K. we were fascinated with the Kennedys.

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PamfromCT — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:05:21 GMT

@SeaMaiden, Thank you so much for this link. I do remember this time very well. The loss of these three young people, with lives of promise ahead of them, still affects me.

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patbz — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:55:43 GMT

@SeaMaiden :I just bought this book (released today?) and I'm really looking forward to reading this (maybe tomorrow?).

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SeaMaiden — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:24:56 GMT

@willomenia wrote:
The typical kennedy travesty. How do you feel sorry for a family that brought on their own curse. John jr. Was an entitled brat, i do feel sorry for the bessettes though, they lost both their daughters as a result of yet again, another entitled kennedy.

@willomenia So true. So many tragic things surround the all the deaths as well........assasination.... several suspect murders....illness.....hard to wrap your finger around it all. Curse? Hmmmm....

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dulwich — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:14:53 GMT

Can anyone recommend book on lives of Carolyn/JFK Jr? I looked at Amazon and there are quite a few not sure which one to read - any recommendations gladly received. Thank you.

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stevieb — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:52:46 GMT

@willomenia wrote:
The typical kennedy travesty. How do you feel sorry for a family that brought on their own curse. John jr. Was an entitled brat, i do feel sorry for the bessettes though, they lost both their daughters as a result of yet again, another entitled kennedy.

Probably a lot of truth to that assessment but still a sad end to the story... One also reads that his wife was hardly the fairy princess she was often made out to be, but could be a real piece of work... I guess none of us will ever know...

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Pearlee — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:56:30 GMT

It's easy to speak ill (or write such books) of the dead when they aren't here to tell otherwise.

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countrylady — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:16:12 GMT

Let them rest in peace.

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esmerelda — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:23:20 GMT

Only those who knew them personally and well know whether the things we've "read" or "heard" are true.

I agree with @countrylady...let them rest in peace.

I doubt any of them did anything to personally harm anyone here.

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stellabystarlight — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:29:32 GMT

I watched the 20/20 presentation last night. It brought back memories. I think Jackie brought up her children very well. It was such a tragic ending for both John Jr. and Carolyn and her sister Lauren. Rest in Peace all of them!

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Pearlee — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:40:50 GMT

I'm not sure why the OP is in the TV and Movies forum, so I'll comment about the TV show with this same title that was on last night. I'm sure it was a repeat because I've seen it on TV before.

John should never have flown as it was getting dark ( he started out late, around 8:40 p.m. as it was getting dark) because he was not licensed to fly on instruments, just when there was visibility. Which there wasn't, even though the tower was telling pilots it would be clear. I can only imagine the horror the three experienced as the plane plunged into the sea, falling out of the sky rapidly.

This is a very good documentary TV program and although I'd seen it before, I wasn't at all bored watching it again. It's hard to believe the accident occurred 20 years ago. I wonder whether the couple would still have been married today? (I doubt it).

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 18:26:02 GMT

The death of John is one of those moments in time where time stopped for a moment...like the deaths of princess Di....his Father.... and Michael Jackson...

some people when when they pass..... just suck the air right out of the room. They have a charismatic energy that few people have.

I never followed him when he was alive persay....... I remember cute little John John....I knew he had a magazine as an adult...and that he was good looking....I imagined he would run for office some day.

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Pearlee — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:58:02 GMT

By the way, speaking of "entitled," according to the TV show, John was flunking out of Brown University more than once, but Jackie intervened and Brown kept John enrolled and he graduated from there. Then went on to law school and later flunked the bar exam twice.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:00:30 GMT

@Pearlee wrote:
By the way, speaking of "entitled," according to the TV show, John was flunking out of Brown University more than once, but Jackie intervened and Brown kept John enrolled and he graduated from there. Then went on to law school and later flunked the bar exam twice.

@Pearlee Many people have flunked the bar exam the first time...even twice. Many Famous individuals, Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton just to name two.....