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Jack Schlossberg is late president John F. Kennedy’s only grandson — and he is certainly making a mark of his own: on the internet, in pop culture, and in his own way, in politics.
The 31-year-old Harvard graduate — whose parents are JFK’s only surviving child, Caroline Kennedy, and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg — has recently gone viral for his good looks and goofy online antics. It is that virality that helped propel him to become Vogue‘s new political correspondent.
(Notably to Taylor Swift fans, Jack — who also has two sisters — is also cousins with Conor Kennedy, whom Swift briefly dated in 2012 and whom she wrote several songs about on her album Red. Conor’s dad is the controversial Robert Kennedy, Jr., who is currently running for president.)
Earlier this week, Vogue announced Jack’s new role in a profile of the Kennedy descendant on their website. The copy has since gone viral.
“Today, Schlossberg joins Vogue as a political correspondent ahead of the 2024 election, a role that will see him combine his background in law and business (he received his JD and MBA from Harvard) with the self-described ‘silly goose’ tendencies he displays online,” the piece read.
Jack, for his part, told the outlet: “I am inspired by my family’s legacy of public service. I take that very seriously, and I want to contribute in my own way. I have big dreams, but I also know that I’m trying to make a positive impact today.”
Jack’s public persona has ranged from the politically impassioned to the quirky, particularly in recent months.
Several of his most recent tweets include: “Question about AI — Is it sexual?”, “What do you think John Edwards’ morning routine is like these days? I think he’s an early riser… but don’t know anything about him,” and “QUESTION: it’s crazy how animals have the same organs?” His social media videos are random in the same vein. (Many include him lip-syncing or singing along to pop hits, while others feature him toned and shirtless, much to fans’ delight.)
For all the off-kilter content he posts, Jack, a staunch Democrat, takes a strong political stance when he needs to, even coming for cousin RFK Jr.’s controversial theories.
According to a friend of the Ivy League grad, who spoke to Town & Country, Jack’s “got all the stuff. He’s got the humor and the talent and the intelligence to be a really powerful force on social media and against [Robert Kennedy Jr.],” they remarked, adding: “I just wish he’d kind of get it together.”
As for Jack’s own take on his internet persona, “I think I’ve broken through to a younger audience. I think everyone’s looking for a little bit of levity and humor here, and if it’s all so serious all the time, it’s just too heavy,” he told Town & Country; the outlet noted that he explained his social content as a way “to convey his serious thoughts about the upcoming election in a funny and entertaining way.”
“I think a lot of people are confused, but I think a lot of people understand what I’m doing,” Jack shared.
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