1. John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg was born on January 19,1993 and is an American writer.
32 Facts About Jack Schlossberg
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Jack Schlossberg has written about politics for several publications and news outlets.
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Jack Schlossberg is the only grandson of the 35th president of the United States John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
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John Bouvier Kennedy Jack Schlossberg was born in New York City on January 19,1993.
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Jack Schlossberg is named after his maternal grandfather, the 35th US president John F Kennedy, and matrilineal great-grandfather, the Wall Street stockbroker John Vernou Bouvier III.
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Jack Schlossberg played in baseball and basketball leagues in Manhattan.
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Jack Schlossberg's father comes from an Orthodox Jewish family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent from Ukraine, and his mother is a Catholic of Irish, French, Scottish, and English descent.
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Jack Schlossberg was raised Catholic, but his mother would "incorporate Hanukkah" in the family's holiday celebrations.
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In 2010, Jack Schlossberg worked in Washington, DC as a senate page and the following year, as a senate intern.
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Jack Schlossberg then attended Yale University, graduating in 2015 with a degree in history, with a focus on Japanese history.
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Since 2011, Jack Schlossberg has written for numerous publications and news outlets, including Time, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Politico, and CNN.
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Jack Schlossberg has written op-eds for The New York Times, USA Today, and HuffPost.
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In 2015, through the company's overseas graduates hiring program, Jack Schlossberg started working at Rakuten, a Japanese internet and e-commerce company, in Tokyo.
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Jack Schlossberg returned to the United States in 2016 to work as a staff assistant in the State Department's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
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Jack Schlossberg began working for Vogue as a political correspondent in 2024 after graduating from Harvard Law School and passing the bar exam.
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Jack Schlossberg "emerged as a staff favorite" and was appointed for his "irreverent but intelligent takes on the political landscape" per Vogue.
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Jack Schlossberg first became interested in politics in 2007, when then-Illinois senator Barack Obama began his presidential primary campaign.
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Jack Schlossberg recalled that he was never forced to enter politics but Obama's campaign inspired him to learn about it and to study the legacy of his grandfather, John F Kennedy.
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In 2011, Jack Schlossberg wrote to the editors at The New York Times responding to a critical column about President Kennedy's legacy, which was published as a letter to the editor.
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Jack Schlossberg co-founded "Yale for Murphy" in 2012 in support of Democrat Chris Murphy's Connecticut senate candidacy.
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In November 2013, Jack Schlossberg introduced 44th US President Obama at the Medal of Freedom Award gala which commemorated the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's death.
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Jack Schlossberg has accompanied his mother Caroline in her duties as ambassador of Japan and Australia.
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Jack Schlossberg has served as event host, presenter and member of the annual Profile in Courage Award selection committee.
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In 2023, Schlossberg publicly criticized the presidential campaign of his first cousin once removed, Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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Jack Schlossberg gave his first in-person speech on the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where he endorsed Kamala Harris.
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Jack Schlossberg has been the subject of media coverage throughout his life but was largely kept out of the public eye growing up.
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In 2016, Jack Schlossberg attended the Met Gala with his mother Caroline, and was included in the Vanity Fair annual International Best-Dressed List.
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Jack Schlossberg had a cameo role in the eighth-season finale of the television show Blue Bloods in 2018.
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In 2024, Jack Schlossberg was the subject of a look-alike contest held in Washington, DC.
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In February 2025, Jack Schlossberg deleted his X and Instagram accounts after months of political commentary and satire related to the 2024 US presidential election.
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Jack Schlossberg had publicly opposed his cousin Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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On February 18,2025, Schlossberg reactivated his X and Instagram accounts to call attention to DOGE's closure of the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.