Michael Kennedy

Political Figure / Activist

Born: 27 February 1958
Died: 31 December 1997 (skiing accident)
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Best known as: The Kennedy who died while skiing
Michael Lemoyne Kennedy was the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He was married to Victoria Gifford, the daughter of football star Frank Gifford. Despite a career in politics and public service, Michael Kennedy is most notorious for two incidents: an affair with his children's babysitter, which became a public scandal in 1996; and his death after colliding with a tree on the ski slopes of Aspen, Colorado in 1997.

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