Rep. Joe Kennedy lll on Potential 2020 Campaign & Un-Glamorous Hyannis Port Holidays
Boston Herald
July 6, 2017
For Joe Kennedy lll, growing up within one of America's most famous families has moments of profound meaning - and then there are the everyday realities of life in a big clan that are anything but profound.
In a new interview for the August issue of Town and Country, on newsstands now, the red-headed grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and current U.S. Representative for Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District talked about how he's sometimes forced to keep it very, very real during hectic family gatherings that often occur on the family's Hyanins Port compound.
"For Thanksgiving it's so many people that you're just trying to find a shred of space. You're sitting on a little corner of a stair, eating next to a dog that's trying to eat off your plate," said the 36-year-old Kennedy.
"Almost everybody is there. And it's great. It's a big family, and people are off doing their own thing, at this point now in almost every corner of the world. But they come back for these holidays, and it keeps the family together."
With the Kennedy name and a role in politics, it's no surprise that he's been asked the question: "Will you run for president?"
For now, he says he's focused on his current position and likely won't be trading in his congressional office - filled with Boston sports teams memorabilia - for the White House in 2020.
However, he hasn't ruled out the possibility completely - and neither have others.
More + photos + link to interview:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/07/rep_joe_kennedy_iii_on_potential_2020_campaign_and_un_glamorous_hyannis
