   caroline bouvier kennedy (born november 27, 1957) is an american author, attorney, and the current united states ambassador to japan. she is a prominent member of the kennedy family and the only surviving child of u.s. president john f. kennedy and first lady jacqueline bouvier kennedy. she is a niece of senators robert f. kennedy and ted kennedy and older sister to john f. kennedy, jr.. three years old when her father assumed the presidency, caroline kennedy was just short of her 6th birthday when he was assassinated on november 22, 1963. the following year, caroline, her mother, and brother settled on the upper east side of manhattan, where she attended school. kennedy graduated from radcliffe college and worked at new york city's metropolitan museum of art, where she met her future husband, exhibit designer edwin schlossberg. she went on to receive a j.d. degree from columbia law school. most of kennedy's professional life has spanned law and politics, as well as education reform and charitable work. she has also acted as a spokesperson for her family's legacy and co-authored [[#works published|two
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