A political force unto herself, the sister-in-law of PresidentJohn F. Kennedyand mother of 11 children was 96.
Her daughter Kerry Kennedy announced the newson social media.
It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our mother, Ethel Kennedy.
Ethel Kennedy with husband Robert in 1966, left, and in 2014Getty Images
At the time, Bobby, as his family and friends called RFK, was dating Ethels sister Patricia.
Soon after the two met, RFK was dating Ethel.
The film aired onHBOlater that year.
Ethel Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy at a press conference in Washington D.C. in the late 1960s.
