Kenneth O'Donnell

(1924-1977)

American political aide

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Kenneth Patrick O'Donnell (March 4, 1924 – September 9, 1977) was an American political consultant and the special assistant and appointments secretary to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in November 1963. O'Donnell was a close friend of President Kennedy and his younger brother Robert F. Kennedy, and was part of the group of Kennedy's close advisers dubbed the “Irish Mafia.”

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Born	Kenneth Patrick O'Donnell 4 March 1924 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died	9 September 1977 (aged 53) Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Zodiac	Pisces
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