A young Kathy in Inniskeen, Ireland.

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Taken on her first trip back to Ireland, in 1966, after beginning her job with Mrs. Kennedy, a young Kathy went with her sister to the spot they used to go to each Easter Sunday.

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Kathy, back row center, at home in Inniskeen with her camogie teammates at school. Her sister Briege is in the back row on the far left.

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Kathy on a skiing trip with young John.

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John and a friend goofing off at bath time.

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Caroline with her grandfather, Joseph Kennedy.

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John with his pail exploring the dunes.

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Young Caroline playing games with friends at a ski lodge in Vail, Colorado.

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Kathy and John playing with Shannon on the beach in Hyannis.

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Jackie and John in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Jackie, John, and Mike Nichols eating lunch in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Jackie and John riding their show horses on the Cape.

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Jackie and Aristotle Onassis on the island of Skorpios, Greece.

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Jackie, Caroline, and Aristotle Onassis.

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Kathy and another staff member being silly in the hallway.

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Kathy and a coworker in the governess’s room in Mrs. Kennedy’s apartment.

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All dressed up and ready to leave on a trip to Ireland.

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The Kennedy family at Kathy and Seamus’s wedding.

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Jackie admiring Kathy’s ring at her wedding.

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Notes to Kathy from Mrs. Kennedy that are among Kathy’s most treasured possessions.

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