The future of the Kennedy family‘s lasting political legacy has been thrown into chaos in recent months amid bitter in-fighting among relatives, wild public statements from its scions—and now, President Donald Trump‘s takeover of the iconic Kennedy Center.

Trump, 78, was unanimously voted as the new chair of the Kennedy Center’s board on Feb. 13, and he wasted no time in overhauling the organization.

The president canceled an upcoming concert featuring the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., and then reportedly issued an executive order that led to the closure of the JFK Library in Boston—according to a sign that was posted outside the venue.

While the library has since reopened, albeit with a limited number of staff in place, the move prompted outrage from one particularly outspoken member of the Kennedy clan, Jack Schlossberg, son of former U.S. Ambassador, Caroline Kennedy.

In response to the library’s closure, the 32-year-old took to X to slam the government, claiming that it is “using propaganda to steal the past away from the American people.”

Addressing his rant to billionaire Elon Musk—and his involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is believed to have been responsible for the cuts in jobs at the JFK Library—Schlossberg said: “Hey, it’s Jack. I’m OK, but our country is not. It’s under attack from its own government. They are using propaganda to steal the past away from the American people.

“In my opinion, it’s not about government efficiency—the workers that were fired today actually bring in revenue for the government—it’s really about stealing the past and generating propaganda so that people don’t know what’s really happening.”

Gesturing to an image of Neil Armstrong, Schlossberg then went on to note that the astronaut’s history-making first steps on the moon in 1969 came as a result of President Kennedy’s Space Race policies, a feat he claimed would be forgotten if it weren’t for the JFK Library.

“JFK sent a man to the moon, but you’d never know it if the JFK Library wasn’t open. It’s time to speak out and resist what’s happening. If you’re not doing that, you’re not helping,” he added at the end of the clip.

“Hey DOGE eat s— buddy @elonmusk,” he captioned the video shared on Musk’s social media platform.

Nowhere is the friction within the Kennedy clan more apparent than at their annual family gatherings at their longtime compound in Hyannis Port, MA, which served as a sanctuary for John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, serving as an escape where the couple could weather whatever storm was thrown their way.

To this day, numerous members of the Kennedy family—and their few added guests—gather at the historic estate to celebrate the Fourth of July, and the home is without a doubt the property most synonymous with the political dynasty.

However, it is far from the only dwelling that remains closely intertwined with the family.

Hyannis Port

The Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port holds almost as much lore as infamous political dynasty itself.

This home was purchased in 1928 by family patriarch, diplomat, and businessman Joseph P. Kennedy for his wife, Rose, and their nine children, including JFK and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Over the years, the residence has become closely intertwined with the family’s storied history.

It was at the Cape Cod retreat that JFK planned his presidential campaign in the summer of 1960, and it was there that his wife, Jackie, fled after he was assassinated in 1963 at the age of 46.

Hyannis Port would be where Jackie crafted the image of Kennedy’s presidency as “Camelot” in the wake of his death, taking inspiration from the late politician’s favorite Broadway musical and telling the media in her first official interview after his passing: “Don’t let it be forgot, that for one brief, shining moment there was Camelot.”

The home had been the site of many happy vacations for JFK and Jackie—and it went on to serve as a much-needed retreat for other family members over the years, becoming the site of an annual Fourth of July reunion for many of their descendants.

The Kennedys might never have come to Hyannis Port if it hadn’t been for one pastime Joseph and Rose loved: golf. In 1926, and already a millionaire, Joseph went in search of a home near a golf club.

He explored a membership at the Cohasset Country Club, on the South Shore and close to Boston. However, he was iced out, reportedly as a result of his Irish Catholic faith.

Instead, the couple found Hyannisport Club on Cape Cod—then run by an Irish Catholic—and the Kennedys were welcomed. They proceeded to rent Malcolm Cottage, as it was then known and, in 1928, purchased the property for $25,000, according to the website for the JFK Museum in Hyannis.

The 3-acre property on a dead-end street directly faces Nantucket Sound.

While the Kennedy family spent time at other homes in New York, Maryland, and Florida, Hyannis Port is where they would create a multigenerational compound. Joe Kennedy expanded the main house, dubbed the Big House, to reportedly include 21 rooms, 12 bedrooms, a steam room, and a 50-person theater in the basement.

The grounds offer a tennis court and pool, and other recreation options including golfing at the local club and sailing on the sound. Touch football, played on the grassy lawn, was also a favorite.

JFK bought a home behind his father’s Big House in 1956. It became known as the President’s House. Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, bought another adjacent home; and those three properties made up the compound, which now spans 6 acres of waterfront property.

It was in the main house that JFK decided to run for president, and the home subsequently served as his campaign headquarters.

The morning after the election, it was his young daughter, Caroline, who woke him up in their Hyannis Port home to announce, “Good morning, Mr. President.”

During JFK’s presidency, the compound became the “seaside White House.” He once said of his Cape Cod home, “I always come back to the Cape and walk on the beach when I have a tough decision to make.”

The place became iconic when images emerged of Jack and Jackie spending time there with their children during the White House years.

It’s also a place where family members have retreated to grieve tremendous loss over the years, from the deaths of Joe Kennedy Jr., the eldest son, in World War II, to JFK’s assassination in 1963 to RFK’s assassination in 1968, after he won the California presidential primary.

Another tragedy, decades later, took JFK’s son, John F. Kennedy Jr., who died in a plane crash with wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in 1999.

In 2019, another tragedy struck: A granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, Saoirse Kennedy Hill, died of a suspected overdose at the Kennedy family compound. Her death occurred in the home of her grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, who was 91 at the time.

The compound was designated a U.S. National Landmark in 1972—not surprising for a property that embodies so much American history.

Hickory Hill home

Although the Kennedy’s Hyannis Port property is their most famous, Robert and Ethel’s Hickory Hill property was another well-known space for rubbing shoulders with D.C.’s most elite.

Robert purchased the home from his brother, Jack, in 1956, and it quickly became the go-to spot for the who’s who of the political world, including the Russian ambassador, the secretary of state, and the mayor of Berlin.

The McLean, VA, home is adorned in sophisticated white brick.

Visitors recall the property constantly having people in it, with all of the Kennedys’ 11 children frequently running around.

“I don’t know how Ethel tolerated it, frankly,” Nicholas Katzenbach, one of Kennedy’s assistant attorneys general, told PBS. “Because Bobby would call up at the last minute, and say uh, ‘Ethel, I’m bringing out uh, 10 of us, 12 of us, 20 of us, uh, can you fix some lunch?’ And we’d spend the afternoon discussing some problems.”

JFK’s Massachusetts birthplace

JFK was born in 1917 in a charming blue-brick property that became a historic landmark following his tragic 1963 death.

Joseph and Rose first moved into the Brookline, MA, home in 1914, and the 35th President of the United States was then born on the second floor of the property and spent his toddler years there.

They moved out of the residence when JFK was 3 years old, however, the Kennedy family repurchased it and brought it back into the Kennedy name in 1966—three years after JFK’s assassination in Dallas.

Before the property was recognized as a historic landmark, Rose restored the home so it donned the exact same charm it had back when JFK was born there.

The property remains the same to this day.

Riggs-Riley House

Following JFK’s assassination, the former first lady moved out of the White House and into a 9,339-square-foot mansion in Washington, D.C.

Jackie and her two children, Caroline and John Jr., moved into the property dubbed the Riggs-Riley House. She mourned the loss of her husband for a year before moving to the Georgetown area.

The Riggs-Riley House boasted eight bedrooms and six bathrooms and was previously owned by the former governor of New York, W. Averell Harriman, and his wife, Pamela Churchill Harriman.

The home was put up for sale in 2021 for $10 million.

Townhouse in Georgetown

From 1949 to 1951, a lovely Georgetown abode was home to JFK and his sister Eunice before they tied the knot to their high-profile spouses.

Eunice married Sargent Shriver, with whom she shares five kids, including A-lister Maria Shriver, while JFK wed Jackie.

According to the New York Post, JFK first locked eyes on Jackie during his final year living in the home.

The pair were reportedly introduced in May 1951 at a dinner party at a nearby property. The two began their whirlwind romance and said “I do” two years later.

JFK became the president of the United States 10 years later.

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home sold in 2020 for $475,000.

Palm Beach residence

Similar to President Trump, the Kennedy family also once called Florida—specifically Palm Beach—home.

JFK returned to Palm Beach over and over again and considered it one of his favorite locations. He even spent the weekend before his assassination at his Florida estate.

Joe Kennedy purchased the stunning six-bedroom property in 1933 for $120,000.

The estate was built in 1923 by famous architect Addison Mizner for Rodman Wanamaker, who was the heir to a department store fortune.

After the purchase was complete, the Kennedys renovated the property and added multiple tennis courts and a pool.

Because they were there so often, the property became known as the “Winter White House” during JFK’s presidency.

The property is situated at the epicenter of South Florida’s Gold Coast at 1095 North Ocean Drive.

It boasts 200 feet of waterfront views and played host to a number of high-profile guests.

The estate stayed in the Kennedy family until 1995 and has since had five owners. In 2020, the property sold for a whopping $70 million.