Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F. Kennedy and a candidate in New York’s 12th congressional district, recently revealed that he keeps a skeleton dressed in clothing that once belonged to his grandfather in his home, as reported [1] by The New York Post.
Schlossberg, 33, discussed the unusual display during a recent interview with CBS News while speaking about his campaign and personal background.
According to Schlossberg, the skeleton was initially part of a personal exercise connected to recovering from a physical injury.
Jack Schlossberg, 33, grandson of President John F. Kennedy and son of Caroline Kennedy, shared in a CBS Sunday Morning interview (aired around March 14-15, 2026) that he keeps a human skeleton model in his home dressed in his late grandfather’s hand-me-down robe and hat.… pic.twitter.com/8L6nh3mhyx [2]
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“I had a back injury, and I had to kind of relearn how to walk and stand up straight,” Schlossberg said during the interview. “So at the time, I wanted to study and visualize posture on my bones.”
The skeleton, which he keeps in his residence, is dressed in clothing that Schlossberg said belonged to the late president. During the interview, he gestured toward the figure, which was wearing a robe and a hat.
Schlossberg explained that the display took on additional significance after he received a garment that had belonged to his grandfather.
“Then I was given a robe, a hand-me-down robe from my grandpa, and then I kind of put the robe on him, and I realized, ‘Oh, my God, now I can ask him questions. And we can talk,’ ” he said.
The candidate also referenced his grandfather’s well-known habit of appearing in public without a hat during his presidency in the early 1960s.
According to Schlossberg, Kennedy’s preference for going hatless had a broader cultural impact at the time.
Schlossberg said the president “killed the hat industry,” referring to the decline in popularity of men wearing hats after Kennedy’s presidency.
“I’m making him wear it now,” Schlossberg said about the hat placed on the skeleton.
He added additional detail about the clothing used in the display.
“I think it’s a dressing robe,” he said about the robe placed on the skeleton. “And this is his hat, which I think he didn’t wear very often, but he wore it sometimes.”
The skeleton has even appeared on social media.
Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, is suing JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, for defamation after he accused him of killing his wife.
Schlossberg stood beside a skeleton, which he claimed was wearing his grandfather’s robe and hat, while making his accusations.
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Schlossberg, whose full name is John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, frequently references his family background while campaigning.
In a campaign email sent in March seeking donations, he mentioned his grandfather and the legacy associated with the Kennedy name.
“My name is Jack, or John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg if you want to know the whole thing,” he wrote in the email.
“Lately, I’ve been doing some reflecting on my grandfather, President John F. Kennedy, and his legacy of hope. In my run to fight for NY-12 in Congress, and just as a person, that’s what I want to focus on: hope,” he said.
Schlossberg is the son of Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
He is one of several candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the June primary election for New York’s 12th congressional district.
The seat is being vacated by Rep. Jerry Nadler, who is retiring after years representing the Manhattan-based district in Congress.
In the same campaign message, Schlossberg acknowledged the legacy tied to his family name.
“I know I have big shoes to fill. In my grandfather’s memory, I’ve led a life of caring about this a lot,” Schlossberg claimed in the email.
“I put that care and effort and hope into everything I do. But this is bigger than me. It’s bigger than my family’s legacy.”
Schlossberg has also drawn attention in recent years for unusual posts and online activity.
Before launching his congressional campaign, he mocked his uncle, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., by posting what he described as a “recipe” connected to RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again initiative.
Schlossberg described the post as an “energy ball” cocktail and included a list of ingredients in the post, along with a reference to RFK Jr.’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines.
In separate social media posts, Schlossberg wore a wig to mock First Lady Melania Trump. In another post, he claimed that he and Second Lady Usha Vance were “having a baby” and “might get married,” sharing an edited image placing his head on a baby in the photo.
