Patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy with his 17 grandchildren on his birthday, Sept. 6, 1961. Front row L-R: Sydney Lawford; Robert Kennedy Jr.; Michael Kennedy; Maria Shriver, Courtney Kennedy; and Mary Kennedy. Middle row: Timothy Shriver; Victoria Lawford, Karan Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; Robert Shriver; and Kathleen Kennedy holding John F. Kennedy Jr. Flanking Grandpa are : Joseph Kennedy; David Kennedy; Stephen Smith Jr.; and Christopher Lawford.
