Following Caroline Kennedy's scathing letter against cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. less than 24 hours before his first confirmation hearing for health and human services secretary, a Kennedy family insider says the Kennedy family is "in tatters" amid the "unprecedented" public conflict — especially considering Caroline almost never speaks publicly.

Caroline Kennedy praised Kennedy Jr for “pulling himself out of illness and disease” but lamented the “siblings and cousins who Bobby encouraged down

Caroline Kennedy said in a scathing letter about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that she felt "an obligation to speak out."