Kennedy Family
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009)e994935d_z
Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the founder of the Special Olympics. The 1st games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1968
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Winter Special Olympics
The first Special Olympics Winter games were held in 1977
![Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009)](../../../img/gallery/97541/388580.thumbnail.jpg)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009)
Eunice also wrote about Mental Retardation in books and magazine articles
![Jean Kennedy Smith](../../../img/gallery/97541/388581.thumbnail.jpg)
Jean Kennedy Smith
In 1974 Jean Kennedy Smith (b.1928) founds Very Special Arts, which promotes the artistic talents of mentally and physically challenged children
![Maria Shriver](../../../img/gallery/97541/388582.thumbnail.jpg)
Maria Shriver
Maria, Eunice's daughter, continues the Kennedy tradition of advocating for individuals with special needs
![Maria Shriver](../../../img/gallery/97541/388583.thumbnail.jpg)
Maria Shriver
In 2002, Maria published "What's Wrong with Timmy?", a book about a child with special needs.
![Anthony Kennedy Shriver](../../../img/gallery/97541/388584.thumbnail.jpg)
Anthony Kennedy Shriver
In 1989, Anthony Kennedy Shriver founds Best Buddies, which has grown into an international organization
![John F. Kennedy Jr.](../../../img/gallery/97541/388585.thumbnail.jpg)
John F. Kennedy Jr.
In 2000 Reaching Up, a non-profit organization founded in 1989 by John F. Kennedy, Jr., joined with The City University of New York (CUNY) to establish the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Institute for Worker Education.
![The Kennedy Family](../../../img/gallery/97541/388586.thumbnail.jpg)
The Kennedy Family
Many members of this family have been active in promoting awareness and support for individuals with intellectual disabilities
![Rosemary Kennedy](../../../img/gallery/97541/388587.thumbnail.jpg)
Rosemary Kennedy
Rosemary Kennedy (1918-2005) may have likely been the inspiration for the family's involvement in the field of mental retardation
![Rosemary Kennedy](../../../img/gallery/97541/388588.thumbnail.jpg)
Rosemary Kennedy
Rosemary could read write and do arithmetic, but was noticeably different from her siblings. In the Fall of 1941, her father arranged for Rosemary to have a lobotomy to address her "mood changes."
![St Colletta's School](../../../img/gallery/97541/388589.thumbnail.jpg)
St Colletta's School
Rosemary was left incapacitated by the procedure, and would spend her remaining years at St. Colletta's School in Jefferson, Wisconsin
![Joseph P.Kennedy Jr (1915-1944)](../../../img/gallery/97541/388590.thumbnail.jpg)
Joseph P.Kennedy Jr (1915-1944)
The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation is established in 1946, with the goals of greater social acceptance of individuals with intellectual disabilities and prevention of mental retardation through research.
![Joseph P.Kennedy Jr (1915-1944)](../../../img/gallery/97541/388591.thumbnail.jpg)
Joseph P.Kennedy Jr (1915-1944)
The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation is established in 1946, with the goals of greater social acceptance of individuals with intellectual disabilities and prevention of mental retardation through research.
![John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)6639147e9_z](../../../img/gallery/97541/388592.thumbnail.jpg)
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)6639147e9_z
JFK organized the President's Committee on Mental Retardation in 1961, which was formally established in 1966.
![John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)cf8df5a_z](../../../img/gallery/97541/388593.thumbnail.jpg)
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)cf8df5a_z
JFK organized the President's Committee on Mental Retardation in 1961, which was formally established in 1966.
![Presidents Committee for Intellectual Disabilities](../../../img/gallery/97541/388594.thumbnail.jpg)
Presidents Committee for Intellectual Disabilities
JFK organized the President's Committee on Mental Retardation in 1961, which was formally established in 1966.
![John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)](../../../img/gallery/97541/388595.thumbnail.jpg)
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
JFK organized the President's Committee on Mental Retardation in 1961, which was formally established in 1966.
![Senator Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009)](../../../img/gallery/97541/388596.thumbnail.jpg)
Senator Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009)
Senator Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009) at the dedication of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Laboratories in Madison Wisconsin, November 20, 1963.
![Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)](../../../img/gallery/97541/388597.thumbnail.jpg)
Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)
Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) as New York State Senator, visited the Willowbrook State School in 1965, and commented "we have a situation that borders on a snake pit, and that the children live in filth, that many of our fellow citizens are suffering tremendously because lack of attention, lack of imagination, lack of adequate manpower."