Ethel and Bobby beam on their wedding day, June 17, 1950, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Hundreds of guests flooded the town for the extravagant affair. Ethel, then twenty-two years old, wore a gown created by noted New York City fashion designer Mamie Conti. Associated Press
Jackie poses in her Ann Lowe–designed gown at Hammersmith Farm on her wedding day: September 12, 1953. Toni Frissell/Public Domain
Jackie poses for photographer Jacques Lowe in the summer of 1960 in Hyannis Port. The First Lady had stopped campaigning because of her pregnancy. Lowe titled the image “Yellow Dress.” Jacques Lowe/courtesy of Gannett News Service
Joan Kennedy, nicknamed “The Dish” for her stunning looks by her brother-in-law Jack Kennedy, models an Oleg Cassini gown at a Catholic charity benefit in Boston, April 7, 1962. Associated Press
The first family poses for a portrait on the porch in Hyannis Port on August 4, 1962. Cecil Stoughton/Public Domain
Jack, Jackie, John Jr., and Caroline leave Easter services in Palm Beach on April 14, 1963.Cecil Stoughton/Public Domain
Jackie stands next to Lyndon Johnson as he takes the oath of office following Jack’s assassination, November 22, 1963. Cecil Stoughton/Public Domain
Holding her childrens’ hands, Jackie walks down the steps of the United States Capitol on the day of JFK’s funeral, November 25, 1963. She is followed by RFK and his sister, Pat Kennedy Lawford. Abbie Rowe/Public Domain
Rose Kennedy in 1967. © 1967 CBS Television/Public Domain
Ted, Rose, and Joe Kennedy make their first public statement in the aftermath of RFK’s assassination in Hyannis Port on June 15, 1968. J. Walter Green/Associated Press
Rose appears with Dinah Shore on Dinah’s Place, 1972. © 1972 NBC Television/Public Domain
After Bobby’s death, Ethel dedicated her remaining years to preserving his legacy and continuing his causes. Here, Ethel sits next to the 2003 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards, which were awarded to three people from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers on Capitol Hill on November 20, 2003. Matthew Cavanaugh/Gannett News Service
Vicki Kennedy attends the signing of President Obama’s health care bill, which many consider the culmination of her late husband Ted’s legacy, at the White House in March 2010. Pete Souza/White House
Vicki Kennedy attends the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston on April 8, 2011. Edward Kennedy Jr., Ted and Joan’s oldest son, looks on. Steven Senne/Associated Press