Editing John F. Kennedy Jr. (section)

== Later life ==

===Family activity===
[[File:Jbk and jfk jr at museum dedication.jpg|thumb|Kennedy (right) and his mother, Jacqueline, at the [[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum]] in [[Boston]], October 1993]]

Kennedy addressed the [[1988 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Atlanta]], introducing his uncle Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] of Massachusetts. He invoked his father's inaugural address, calling "a generation to public service", and received a two-minute standing ovation.<ref name=NYTimesDeath>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/19/us/john-f-kennedy-jr-heir-to-a-formidable-dynasty.html|title=John F. Kennedy Jr., Heir To a Formidable Dynasty|date=July 19, 1999|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Katherine Q.|last=Selye}}</ref> Republican consultant [[Richard Viguerie]] said he did not remember a word of the speech, but remembered "a good delivery" and added, "I think it was a plus for the Democrats and the boy. He is strikingly handsome."<ref name=Wadler1988>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099904,00.html|title=The Sexiest Kennedy|first=Joyce|last=Wadler|date=September 12, 1988}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C34QiUdEROc&t=4s|title=John F. Kennedy Jr. introduces his uncle Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) at the 1988 Democratic Nation|date=July 31, 2015 |via=YouTube }}</ref>

Kennedy participated in his cousin [[Patrick J. Kennedy]]'s campaign for a seat in the [[Rhode Island House of Representatives]] by visiting the district.<ref>Bly, p. 297.</ref> He sat outside the polling booth and had his picture taken with "would-be" voters. The polaroid ploy worked so well in the campaign that Patrick J. Kennedy used it again in 1994.

Kennedy also campaigned in [[Boston]] for his uncle's [[1994 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts|re-election to the U.S. Senate]] against challenger [[Mitt Romney]] in 1994. "He always created a stir when he arrived in Massachusetts", remarked Senator Kennedy.<ref>[https://www.historyplace.com/speeches/ted-kennedy-jfk-jr.htm Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Tribute to John F. Kennedy Jr.]</ref>

===Relationships===
While attending [[Brown University]] Kennedy met Sally Munro. They dated for six years, and visited India together in 1983. While at Brown, he also met model and actress [[Brooke Shields]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/actress-model-brooke-shields-reveals-didn-lose-virginity-22-article-1.378038|title=Actress and former model Brooke Shields reveals that she didn't lose her virginity until she was 22|date=May 25, 2009|first=Liisa|last=O'Neill|newspaper=Daily News|location=New York}}</ref> with whom Kennedy was later linked.

Kennedy dated models [[Cindy Crawford]] and Julie Baker and actress [[Sarah Jessica Parker]],<ref name=Landau9495>Landau, pp. 94-95.</ref> who said that she enjoyed dating Kennedy but realized he "was a public domain kind of a guy." Parker said she had no idea what "real fame" was until dating Kennedy and felt that she should "apologize for dating him" since it became the "defining factor in the person" she was.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/20/movies/film-bimbo-sarah-jessica-parker-begs-to-differ.html|title=FILM; Bimbo? Sarah Jessica Parker Begs to Differ|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 20, 1992|first=Michael|last=Specter}}</ref>

Kennedy had known actress [[Daryl Hannah]] since their two families had vacationed together in Saint Martin in the early 1980s. After meeting again at the wedding of his aunt [[Lee Radziwill]] in 1988, they dated for five and a half years, though their relationship was complicated by her feelings for singer [[Jackson Browne]], with whom she had lived for a time.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gillon |first1=Steven M. |title=America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr. |date=July 7, 2020 |publisher=Dutton |isbn=978-1524742409 |page=208}}</ref>

From 1985 to 1990, Kennedy dated Christina Haag. They had known each other as children, and she also attended Brown University.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jfk-jrs-ex-kissing-him-was-magical/ | title=JFK Jr.'s ex: Kissing him was "magical" | agency=[[CBS News]] | date=March 30, 2011 |access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>

===Marriage===
After his relationship with Daryl Hannah ended, Kennedy lived with [[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy|Carolyn Bessette]], who worked in the fashion industry. They were engaged for a year, though Kennedy consistently denied reports of this. On September 21, 1996, they were married in a private ceremony on [[Cumberland Island]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Landau|first=Elaine|title=John F. Kennedy, Jr.|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|year=2000|pages=117|isbn=0-7613-1857-7}}</ref> where his sister, Caroline, was [[matron of honor]] and his cousin [[Anthony Radziwill]] was best man.<ref>{{cite book|last=Heymann|first=Clemens David|title=American Legacy: The Story of John & Caroline Kennedy|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2007a|pages=[https://archive.org/details/americanlegacyst00heym/page/458 458]|isbn=978-0-7434-9738-1|url=https://archive.org/details/americanlegacyst00heym/page/458}}</ref> His nieces [[Rose Schlossberg|Rose Kennedy Schlossberg]] and [[Tatiana Schlossberg|Tatiana Kennedy Schlossberg]] served as the flower girls, and nephew [[Jack Schlossberg|Jack Kennedy Schlossberg]] served as the ring bearer.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Tom |last=Gliatto |title=Bridal Sweet |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-bridal-sweet-vol-46-no-15/ |date=October 7, 1996 |access-date=September 8, 2024 |magazine=People}}</ref>

The next day, Kennedy's cousin [[Patrick J. Kennedy|Patrick]] revealed that the pair had married. When they returned to their Manhattan home a mass of reporters was on the doorstep. One of them asked Kennedy if he had enjoyed his honeymoon, to which he responded: "Very much." Kennedy added, "Getting married is a big adjustment for us, and for a private citizen like Carolyn even more so. I ask you to give her all the privacy and room you can."<ref>Heymann, p. 463.</ref>

Bessette was disoriented by the constant attention of the paparazzi. The couple were permanently on show, both at fashionable Manhattan events and on their travels to visit celebrities such as [[Mariuccia Mandelli]] and [[Gianni Versace]].<ref>Heymann, p. 447.</ref> She complained to her friend, journalist Jonathan Soroff, that she could not get a job without being accused of exploiting her fame.<ref>Heymann, pp. 472-473.</ref> The couple began seeing a marriage counselor in March 1999 and sought counseling from [[Cardinal John O'Connor]] in the summer of 1999.{{sfn|Heymann|2007|p=487}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Klein|first=Edward|author-link=Edward Klein|title=The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years|year=2004|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=0-312-31293-8|page=114}}</ref>