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Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Biographer Gives Insight Into Her Relationship With John F. Kennedy Jr. (Exclusive)

Elizabeth Beller is sharing details about the late Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. in her new book.

John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy at a gala in March 1999 - Arnaldo Magnani/Liaison"The early years were kind of not that unusual for two people meeting in New York City and juggling careers. On July 16, 1999, Bessette-Kennedy and her older sister, Lauren Bessette, were flying in a light plane Kennedy Jr. was piloting when the vessel crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Martha's Vineyard. "I think they would have been great parents," she shares, adding that she also believes Kennedy Jr. would have inevitably found himself in public office as he and his wife figured out how to meaningfully interact with the attention while focusing on their pursuit of change.

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