Sister to John F. Kennedy. Married Peter Lawford (1954). Political campaigns: “Kennedy teas” John F. Kennedy Congressional race (1946), Senate race (1952); Presidential race (1960); campaigned for Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy; founder, National Committee for the Literary Arts.
Materials related to Patricia Kennedy Lawfod can be found in the Joseph P. Kennedy Papers (#136), the John F. Kennedy Personal Papers (#1), and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Papers (#139). There is an oral history interview of Peter Lawford, 1968. There are also photographs found in the Kennedy Family Photograph Collection.