thumb|upright=0.8|Kennedy in 1998 The September 1997 issue of George centered on temptation and featured two of Kennedy's cousins, Michael LeMoyne Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy II. Michael, a Boston attorney, had been accused of having an affair with his children's underage babysitter, while Joseph, a Massachusetts congressman, had been accused by his ex-wife of having bullied her. John said that both his cousins had become "poster boys for bad behavior", and that he was trying to show that press coverage of the pair was unfair because they were Kennedys.Andersen, p. 316. Joseph paraphrased John's father by stating, "Ask not what you can do for your cousin, but what you can do for his magazine."Leigh, pp. 322-323.
thumb|upright=08|kennedy in 1998 the september 1997 issue of george centered on temptation and featured two of kennedy's cousins michael lemoyne kennedy and joseph p kennedy ii michael a boston attorney had been accused of having an affair with his children's underage babysitter while joseph a massachusetts congressman had been accused by his ex-wife of having bullied her john said that both his cousins had become "poster boys for bad behavior" and that he was trying to show that press coverage of the pair was unfair because they were kennedysandersen p 316 joseph paraphrased john's father by stating "ask not what you can do for your cousin but what you can do for his magazine"leigh pp 322-323