Uncle Robert F. Kennedy became a major presence in the lives of Caroline and John following their father 's assassination , and Caroline saw him as a surrogate father . When Bobby was assassinated in June 1968 , Jacqueline sought a means of protecting them , stating : " If they 're killing Kennedys , then my children are targets ... I want to get out of this country " . Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis several months later and she and the children moved to Skorpios , his Greek island . The next year , 11-year-old Caroline attended the funeral of her grandfather , Joseph P. Kennedy , Sr . Her cousin , David , asked her about her feelings towards her mother 's new husband and she replied , " I do n't like him "
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