Sister of John F. Kennedy. Married Stephen Edward Smith (1956). Political campaign: John F. Kennedy presidential race (1960). U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1993-1998). Board of Trustees of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation (1964- ); founder Very Special Arts (1974); author, Chronicles of Courage: Very Special Artists (1993); Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service from the American Institutes for Public Service; Margaret Mead Humanitarian Award from the Council of Cerebral Palsy Auxiliaries.