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Ethel Kennedy, widow of RFK, dies at 96

By Andi Shae Napier
Published October 10, 2024 1:37pm ET
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Ethel Kennedy, widow of RFK, dies at 96
Ethel Kennedy, wife of former President Robert F. Kennedy, holds Douglas Harriman Kennedy, the youngest son of the Kennedy family, on his baptism day, June 18, 1967, in St. Luke's Church, McLean, Virginia. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)

Ethel Kennedy has died at age 96 due to complications related to a stroke, her daughter Kerry Kennedy said in a Thursday post on X.

Kennedy was the wife of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968.

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