JFK and Jackie Kennedy’s Grandson Jack Schlossberg Suits Up to Honor Family Legacy at 2024 Democratic National Convention, Joins Eva Longoria and More Guests
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, spoke during the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday.
The Harvard grad and political correspondent selected a navy suit and a light blue button-up, accessorizing with a striped necktie. Schlossberg was one of several featured speakers including former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as CNN correspondent Ana Navarro.
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“President John F. Kennedy is my grandfather, and he’s my hero,” Schlossberg began. “JFK was the youngest person ever elected president, and the first Catholic. He sent a man to the moon, fought for civil rights and navigated the Cuban Missile Crisis peacefully. Most of all, he inspired a new generation to ask what they could do for our country.”
Schlossberg is the youngest child and only son of Caroline Kennedy and designer Edwin Schlossberg, who have been married since 1986. During his speech, Jack likened his grandfather to Vice President Kamala Harris, who will accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Thursday.
“Like President Kennedy, Vice President Harris has dedicated her life to public service,” Schlossberg continued. “She believes in America like my grandfather did — that we do things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. As president she will fight for working families. She will expand investments in clean energy so that my generation will have clean air and good jobs. She will defend our freedoms: the freedom for women, anywhere in America, to make their own health care choices. The freedom to be safe from gun violence. The freedom to vote easily and without fear. The choice is ours to make, and history is watching to see what we will do.”
Backstage, Schlossberg, who is also a delegate for the state of New York, mingled with politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. He also recorded an Instagram video with Eva Longoria. “We are here to make sure everybody’s going to come out this November to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” the actress said.
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