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As first lady, Onassis planned the
restoration of the White House and
urged Congress to declare it a national
museum. The art and personal possessions
she collected have fetched large sums
in recent years at celebrity auctions.
I, JACQUELINE K. ONASSIS, of the
City, County and State of New York,
do make, publish and declare this
to be my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking all wills and codicils
at any time heretofore made by me.
FIRST: A. I give and bequeath to
my friend RACHEL (BUNNY) L. MELLON,
if she survives me, in appreciation
of her designing the Rose Garden in
the White House my Indian miniature
"Lovers watching rain clouds," Kangra,
about 1780, if owned by me at the
time of my death, and my large Indian
miniature with giltwood frame "Gardens
of the Palace of the Rajh," a panoramic
view of a pink walled garden blooming
with orange flowers, with the Rajh
being entertained in a pavilion by
musicians and dancers, if owned by
me at the time of my death.
B. I give and bequeath to my friend
MAURICE TEMPELSMAN, if he survives
me, my Greek alabaster head of a woman
if owned by me at the time of my death.
C. I give and bequeath to my friend
ALEXANDER D. FORGER, if he survives
me, my copy of John F. Kennedy's Inaugural
Address signed by Robert Frost if
owned by me at the time of my death.
D. Except as hereinabove otherwise
effectively bequeathed, I give and
bequeath all my tangible personal
property, including, without limitation,
my collection of letters, papers and
documents, my personal effects, my
furniture, furnishings, rugs, pictures,
books, silver, plate, linen, china,
glassware, objects of art, wearing
apparel, jewelry, automobiles and
their accessories, and all other household
goods owned by me at the time of my
death to my children who survive me,
to be divided between them by my Executors,
in the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, in as nearly equal portions
as may be practicable, having due
regard for the personal preferences
of my children.
I authorize and empower my children,
within a period of nine (9) months
from the date of my death, to renounce
and disclaim all interest in any part
or all of the tangible personal property
bequeathed to them pursuant to this
Paragraph D of Article FIRST. Any
such disclaimer shall be by instrument
in writing, duly executed and filed
in the court in which this Will has
been admitted to original probate.
E. Any interests in my tangible
personal property which are disclaimed
by my children shall be disposed of
as follows:
1. I give and bequeath such items
of said tangible personal property
and interests therein which relate
to the life and work of my late husband,
John F. Kennedy, to JOHN FITZGERALD
KENNEDY LIBRARY INCORPORATED, Boston,
Massachusetts, or if said library
shall not be a qualified charitable
beneficiary, as defined in Paragraph
A of Article SECOND hereof, at the
time of my death, to such one or more
qualified charitable beneficiaries
with similar purposes as my Executors,
in the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, shall select.
2. I direct that the balance of
said tangible personal property shall
be sold and the net proceeds of sale
shall be added to my residuary estate,
thereafter to be held, administered
and disposed of as a part thereof.
F. I give and bequeath all copyright
interests owned by me at the time
of my death in my personal papers,
letters or other writings by me, including
any royalty or other rights with respect
thereto, to my children who survive
me, in equal shares. I request, but
do not direct, my children to respect
my wish for privacy with respect to
such paper, letters and writings and,
consistent with that wish, to take
whatever action is warranted to prevent
the display, publication or distribution,
in whole or in part, of these papers,
letters and writings.
SECOND: A. I have made no provision
in this my Will for my sister, Lee
B. Radziwill, for whom I have great
affection because I have already done
so during my lifetime. I do wish,
however, to remember her children
and, thus, I direct my Executors to
set aside the amount of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for each
child surviving me of my sister, Lee
B. Radziwill, and I give and bequeath
the sum so set aside to the Trustees
hereinafter named, IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS,
to hold the same, and to manage, invest
and reinvest the same, to collect
the income thereof and to dispose
of the net income and principal for
the following uses and purposes and
subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1. Payment of Annuity Amount. The
Trustees shall hold and manage the
trust property for a term (the "trust
term") which shall commence with the
date of my death and shall end on
the tenth (lOth) anniversary thereof.
At the end of each taxable year of
the trust during the trust term (other
than any short taxable year thereof
for which specific provisions are
hereinafter made), the Trustees shall
pay over to such organization or organizations,
to be selected by the Trustees, in
the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, and only-to such organization
or organizations as are described
in and satisfy the requirements of
both of sections 170(c) and 2055(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the "Code"), at the
time any such payment or payments
to such organization or organizations
are maybe (such organization or organizations
shall herein be referred to collectively
as the "qualified charitable beneficiaries")
in such amounts or proportions, equal
or unequal, as the Trustees,'in the
exercise of sole and absolute discretion,
shall determine, such amount or amounts
as shall, in the aggregate, equal
ten percent (10%) of the initial net
fair market value of the trust assets
as finally determined for federal
estate tax purposes. Such aggregate
amount shall hereinafter be referred
to as the "annuity amount." The annuity
amount shall be paid first from the
ordinary taxable income of the trust
(including short term capital gains)
which is not unrelated business income
and, to the extent not so satisfied,
the annuity amount shall be paid from
the long term capital gains, the unrelated
business income, the tax exempt income
and finally out of the principal of
the trust, in that order. In any taxable
year of the trust in which the net
income exceeds the annuity amount,
the excess, at the end of such taxable
year, shall be added to trust principal
and thereafter shall be held, administered
and disposed of as a part thereof.
Should the initial net fair market
value of the assets comprising the
trust, and hence the annuity amount,
be incorrectly determined, then within
a reasonable period after the value
of such assets is finally determined
for federal tax purposes, the Trustees
shall pay over to the qualified charitable
beneficiaries, in the case of an undervaluation,
or, in the case of an overvaluation,
shall receive from such beneficiaries
to which amounts from the trust were
paid, in proportion to the payments
made to each, an aggregate amount
equal to the difference between the
annuity amount properly payable and
the annuity amount actually paid during
such taxable year.
2. Distribution at End of Trust
Term. Upon the exploration of the
trust term, the trust created under
this Paragraph A shall terminate,
and the Trustees shall thereupon transfer,
convey and pay over the trust assets,
as they are then constituted (other
than any amount due to the qualified
charitable beneficiaries), to the
then living descendants of my sister,
Lee B. Radziwill, per stripes.
3. Proration of Annuity Amount.
To determine the proper aggregate
amount payable from the trust to the
qualified charitable beneficiaries
in any short taxable year of the trust's
existence, the Trustees shall prorate
the annuity amount, on a daily basis,
in accordance with the applicable
provisions of Treas. Dept. Reg. Sect.
1.664-2.
4. Deferral Provision. The obligation
to pay the annuity amount to the qualified
charitable beneficiaries shall commence
with the date of my death, but payment
of the annuity amount may be deferred
from the date of my death until the
end of the taxable year of the trust
in which occurs the complete funding
of the trust. Within a reasonable
time after the end of the taxable
year in which complete funding of
the trust occurs, the Trustees shall
pay to the qualified charitable beneficiaries,
in the case of an underpayment, or
shall receive from the qualified charitable
beneficiaries, in the case of an overpayment,
in proportion to the payments made
to each, the difference between: (1)
any annuity amounts actually paid,
plus interest, compounded annually,
computed for any period at the rate
of interest that the Treasury Regulations
under section 664 of the Code prescribe
for the trust for such computation
for such period, and (2) the annuity
amounts properly payable, plus interest,
compounded annually, computed for
any period at the rate of interest
that the Treasury Regulations under
section 664 of the Code prescribe
for the trust for such computation
for such period.
5. Additional Contributions. No
additional contribution shall be made
to the trust after the initial contribution
which shall consist of all property
passing to the trust by reason of
my death.
6. Prohibited Transactions. Notwithstanding
any other provision in this my Will,
during the trust term, the Trustees
are expressly prohibited (a) from
engaging in any act of self- dealing
as defined in section 4941(d) of the
Code, (b) from retaining any business
holdings as defined in section 4943(c)
of the Code which would subject the
trust to tax under section 4943 of
the Code, (c) from making any investments
which would subject the trust to tax
under section 4944 of the Code, and
(d) from making any taxable expenditures
as defined in section 4945(d) of the
Code. The Trustees shall make distributions
at such time and in such manner as
not to subject the trust to tax under
section 4942 of said Code.
7. Taxable Year; Code References.
As used in this Paragraph A, the term
"taxable year" of the trust shall
mean the calendar year and the term
"initial net fair market value" of
the trust assets shall mean the initial
net fair market value of those assets
as the term is used in Section 664(d)(1)
of the Code. All references to sections
of the Code and the regulations and
rulings issued thereunder in this
Paragraph A shall be deemed to include
future amendments to such sections,
regulations and rulings as well a6
corresponding provisions of future
Internal Revenue laws, regulations
and rulings.
8. Intention. It is my intention
to insure that the interest committed
to the qualified charitable beneficiaries
by this Paragraph A shall be deductible
for income and estate tax purposes
under the provisions -of the Code.
Further, I intend that payments of
gross income made by the Trustees
to qualified charitable beneflclaries
qualify as income tax charitable deductions.
Accordingly, I direct that all provisions
of this Paragraph A and this my Will
shall be construed to effectuate this
intention, that all provisions of
this Paragraph A and this my Will
shall be construed, and the trust
be administered, solely in a manner
consistent with sections 170(c), 642(c),
and 2055 of the Code, and with regulations
and rulings which may be promulgated
from time to time with respect to
trusts creating charitable interests,
that none of the powers granted to
the Trustees by this my Will shall
be exercised in a manner as to disqualify
the trust for such deductions and
specifically, but without limiting
the foregoing, that nothing in this
my Will shall be construed to restrict
the Trustees from . investing the
trust assets in a manner which could
result in the annual realization of
a reasonable amount of income or gain
from the sale or disposition of trust
assets. I hereby grant to my Executors
and the Trustees all the administrative
powers necessary to act in compliance
with the requirements of the Code,
as in effect at the time of my death
and from time to time thereafter,
so as to qualify the interest committed
to the qualified charitable beneficiaries
hereunder for the estate and income
tax charitable deductions. Should
any provisions of this my Will be
inconsistent or in conflict with the
sections of the Code and the regulations
and rulings governing charitable lead
trusts as in effect from time to time,
then such sections, regulations and
rulings shall be deemed to override
and supersede such inconsistent or
conflicting provisions. If such sections,
regulations and rulings at any time
require that instruments creating
charitable lead trusts contain provisions
which are not expressly set forth
in this my Will, then such provisions
shall be incorporated herein by reference
and shall be deemed to be part of
this my Will to the same extent as
though they had been expressly set
forth herein.
9. Trustees' Limited Power of Amendment.
The Trustees shall have the power,
acting alone, to amend the provisions
governing this trust contained in
this my Will in any manner required
for the sole purpose of ensuring that
the trust qualifies and continues
to qualify as a charitable lead annuity
trust.
B. I give and bequeath the amount
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000) to each child of
mine who survives me.
C. I give and bequeath to NANCY
L. TUCKERMAN, if she survived me,
the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
D. I give and bequeath to MARTA
SQUBIN, if she survives me, the amount
of One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($125,000).
E. I give and bequeath to my niece
ALEXANDRA RUTHERFURD, if she survives
me, the amount of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000).
F. I give and bequeath to PROVIDENCIA
PAREDES, if she survives me, the amount
of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
G. I give and bequeath to LEE NASSO,
if she survives me, the amount of
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
H. I give and bequeath to MARIE
AMARAL, if she survives me, the amount
of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
I. I give and bequeath to EFIGENIO
PINHEIRO, if he survives me, the amount
of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
THIRD: A. I give and devise any
and all interest owned by me at the
time of my death in the real property
located in the City of Newport, State
of Rhode Island, which I inherited
from my mother, Janet Lee Auchinclosss,
and which is known as "Hammersmith
Farm," including all buildings thereon
and all rights and easements appurtenant
thereto and all policies of insurance
relating thereto, to HUGH D. AUCHINCLOSS,
JR., if he survives me, or, if he
does not survive me, to his children
who survive me, in equal shares as
tenants-in- common.
B. I give and devise all real property
owned by me at the time of my death
and located in the Town of Gay Head
and Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts,
including all buildings thereon and
all rights and easements appurtenant
thereto and all policies of insurance
relating thereto, to my children who
survive me, in equal shares as tenants-in-
common, or, if only one of my children
survive me, to such survivor, or,
if none of my children survive me,
I authorize, but do not direct, my
Executors to sell such real property
and I direct that the net proceeds
of sale together with any such real
property not so sold be added to my
residuary estate to be held, administered
and disposed of as a part thereof.
I authorize and empower my children,
within a period of nine (9) months
from the date of my death, to renounce
and disclaim all interest in any part
or all of said real property devised
to them pursuant to this Paragraph
B of Article THIRD. Any such disclaimer
shall be by instrument in writing,
duly executed and filed in the court
in which this Will has been admitted
to original probate.
I direct that any such interest
in my real property in Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts which is disclaimed
by my children shall be sold, and
the net proceeds of sale shall be
added to my residuary estate, thereafter
to be held, administered and disposed
of as a part thereof.
C. Except as hereinbefore otherwise
effectively devised, give and devise
all real property owned by me at the
time of my death, including all buildings
thereon and all rights and easements
appurtenant thereto and all policies
of insurance relating thereto, to
my children who survive me, in equal
shares as tenants-in-common, or, if
only one of my children survive me,
to such survivor, or, if none of my
children survive me, I authorize,
but do not direct, my Executors to
sell any such real property and I
direct that the net proceeds of sale
together with any such property not
so sold be added to my residuary estate
and thereafter held, administered
and disposed of as a part thereof.
I authorize and empower my children,
within a period of nine (9) months
from the date of my death, to renounce
and disclaim all interest in any part
or all of said real property devised
to them pursuant to this Paragraph
C of Article THIRD. Any such disclaimer
shall be by instrument in writing,
duly executed and filed in the court
in which this Will has been admitted
to original probate.
I direct that any such interest
in my real property which is disclaimed
by my children shall be sold, and
the net proceeds of sale shall be
added to my residuary estate, thereafter
to be held, administered and disposed
of as a part thereof.
D. I give, devise and bequeath all
stock owned by me at the time of my
death in any corporation which is
the owner of any building in which
I have a cooperative apartment, together
with any lease to such apartment and
all right, title and interest owned
by me at the time of my death in and
to any agreements relating to said
building and the real property on
which it is located, to my children
who survive me, in equal shares as
tenants in common, or, if only one
of my children survive me, to such
survivor, or, if none of my children
survive me, I authorize, but do not
direct, my Executors to sell any such
stock and I direct that the net proceeds
of sale together with any such stock
not so sold be added to my residuary
estate and thereafter held, administered
and disposed of as a part thereof.
I authorize and empower my children,
within a period of nine (9) months
from the date of my death, to renounce
and disclaim all interest in any part
or all of said stock devised to them
pursuant to this Paragraph D of Article
THIRD. Any such disclaimer shall be
by instrument in writing, duly executed
and filed in the court in which this
Will has been admitted to original
probate.
I direct that any such interest
in said stock which is disclaimed
by my children shall be sold, and
the net proceeds of sale shall be
added to my residuary estate, thereafter
to be held, administered and disposed
of as a part thereof.
[Handwritten Note: Children Are
Takers in Default of Exercise; Both
Waive]
FOURTH: Under the Will of my late
husband, John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
a marital deduction trust was created
for my benefit over which I was accorded
a general power of appointment. I
hereby exercise such power of appointment
and direct that, upon my death, all
property subject to such power be
transferred, conveyed and paid over
to my descendants who survive me,
per stripes.
FIFTH: All the rest, residue and
remainder of my property and estate,
both real and personal, of whatsoever
kind and wheresoever situated, of
which I shall die seized or possessed
or of which I shall be entitled to
dispose at the time of my death (my
"residuary estate"), after the payment
therefrom of the taxes directed in
Article NINTH hereof to be paid from
my residuary estate (my "net residuary
estate"), I give, devise and bequeath
to the Trustees hereinafter named,
IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, to hold as
THE J FOUNDATION (sometimes hereinafter
referred to as the "Foundation") and
to manage, invest and reinvest the
same, to collect the income thereof
and to dispose of the net income and
principal thereof for the following
uses and purposes subject to the following
terms and condltlons:
A. 1. Payment of Annuity Amount.
The Trustees shall hold and manage
the Foundation property for a primary
term which shall commence with the
date of my death and shall end on
the 24th anniversary thereof. In no
event, however, shall the Foundation's
primary term extend beyond a period
of twenty-one (21) years after the
death of the last to die of those
descendants of my former father-in-law
Joseph P. Kennedy who were in being
at the time of my death.] At the end
of each taxable year of the Foundation
during the primary term (other than
any short taxable year thereof for
which specific provisions are hereinafter
made), the independent Trustees (i.e.,
the Trustees of the Foundation other
than any Trustee who has disclaimed
any property of my Estate which becomes
a part of the Foundation) shall pay
over to such organization or organizations,
to be selected by the independent
Trustees, in the exercise of sole
and absolute discretion, and only
to such organization or organizations
as are described in and satisfy the
requirements of both of Sections 170(c)
and 2055(a) of the Code, at the time
any such payment or payments to such
organization or organizations are
made (such organization or organizations
shall herein be referred to collectively
as the "qualified charitable beneficiaries")
in such amounts or proportions, equal
or unequal, as the independent Trustees,
in the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, shall determine, such
amount or amounts as shall, in the
aggregate, equal eight percent (8%)
of the initial net fair market value
of the assets of the Foundation as
finally determined for federal estate
tax purposes. Such aggregate amount
shall hereinafter be referred to as
the "annuity amount."
The annuity amount shall be paid
first from the ordinary taxable income
of the Foundation (including short
term capital gains) which is not unrelated
business income and, to the extent
not so satisfied, the annuity amount
shall be paid from the long term capital
gains, the unrelated business income,
the tax exempt income and finally
out of the principal of the trust,
in that order. In any taxable year
of the Foundation in which the net
income exceeds the annuity amount,
the excess, at the end of such taxable
year, shall be added to the principal
of the Foundation and thereafter shall
be held, administered and disposed
of as a part thereof. Should the initial
net fair market value of the assets
comprising the Foundation, and hence
the annuity amount, be incorrectly
determined, then within a reasonable
period after the value of such assets
is finally determined for federal
tax purposes, the Trustees shall pay
over to the qualified charitable beneflclaries,
in the case of an undervaluation,
or, in the case of an overvaluation,
shall receive from such beneficiaries
to which amounts from the Foundation
were paid, in proportion to the payments
made to each, an aggregate amount
equal to the difference between the
annuity amount properly payable and
the annuity amount actually paid during
such taxable year.
I have accorded the independent
Trustees sole and absolute discretion
in selecting the qualified charitable
beneficiaries to receive all or any
portion of the annuity amount referred
to in this Paragraph A of Article
FIFTH, stipulating only that at the
time any payment from the Foundation
is made to a qualified charitable
beneficiary so selected it be an organization
described in sections 170(c) and 2055(a)
of the Code. It is my wish, however,
that in selecting the particular qualified
charitable beneficiaries which shall
be the recipients of benefits from
the Foundation the independent Trustees
give preferential consideration to
such eligible organization or organizations
the purposes and endeavors of which
the independent Trustees feel are
committed to making a significant
difference in the cultural or social
betterment of mankind or the relief
of human suffering. To assist the
independent Trustees I authorize,
but do not direct, that they retain
my close friend and confidante Nancy
L. Tuckerman to assist them in the
administration of the Foundation.
Should the independent Trustees deem
it advisable to retain Nancy L. Tuckerman,
they shall pay to her from the assets
of the Foundation reasonable compensation
for the services she shall render.
But such compensation shall not be
charged against the annuity amount
in any full taxable year of the Foundation
nor against the appropriate fraction
of said amount, determined as herein
provided, payable to the qualified
charitable beneficiaries in any short
taxable year of the Foundation but
shall rather be paid from the assets
of the Foundation at large.2. Proration
of the Annuity Amount. To determine
the proper aggregate amount payable
from the Foundation to the qualified
charitable beneficiaries in any short
taxable year of the Foundation's existence,
the independent Trustees shall prorate
the annuity amount, on a daily basis,
in accordance with the applicable
provisions of Treas. Dept. Reg. Sect.
1.664-2.
3. Deferral Provision. The obligation
to pay the annuity amount to the qualified
charitable beneficiaries shall commence
with the date of my death, but payment
of the annuity amount may be deferred
from the date of my death until the
end of the taxable year of the Foundation
in which occurs the complete funding
of the Foundation. Within a reasonable
time after the end of the taxable
year in which complete funding of
the Foundation occurs, the independent
Trustees shall pay to the qualified
charitable beneficiaries, in the case
of an underpayment, or shall receive
from the qualified charitable beneficiaries,
in the case of an overpayment, in
proportion to the payments made to
each, the difference between (1) any
annuity amounts actually paid, plus
interest, compounded annually, computed
for any period at the rate of interest
that the Treasury Regulations under
section 664 of the Code prescribe
for the Foundation for such computation
during such period, and (2) the annuity
amounts properly payable, plus interest,
compounded annually, computed for
any period at the rate of interest
that the Treasury Regulations under
section 664 of the Code prescribe
for the Foundation for such computation
during such period.
4. Additional Contributions. No
additional contributions shall be
made to the Foundation after the initial
contribution which shall consist of
all property passing to the Foundation
by reason of my death.
5. Prohibited Transactions. Notwithstanding
any other provision in this my Will,
during the primary term, the Trustees
are expressly prohibited (a) from
engaging in any act of self-dealing
as defined in section 4941(d) of the
Code, (b) from retaining any excess
business holdings as defined in Section
4943(c) of the Code which would subject
the Foundation to tax under section
4943 of the Code, (c) from making
any investments which would subject
the Foundation to tax under section
4944 of the Code, and (d) from making
any taxable expenditures as defined
in section 4945(d) of the Code. The
Trustees shall make distributions
at such time and in such manner as
not to subject the Foundation to tax
under section 4942 of the Code.
6. Taxable Year: Code References.
As used in this Paragraph A, the term
"taxable year" of the Foundation shall
mean the calendar year and the term
"initial net fair market value" of
the assets of the Foundation shall
mean the initial net fair market value
of those assets as the term is used
in section 664(d)(1) of the Code.
All references to sections of the
Code and the regulations and rulings
issued thereunder in this Paragraph
A shall be deemed to include future
amendments to such sections, regulations
and rulings as well as corresponding
provlslons of future Internal Revenue
laws, regulations and rulings.
7. Intention. It is my intention
to insure that the interest committed
to the qualified charitable beneficiaries
by this Paragraph A shall be deductible
for income and estate tax purposes
under the provisions of the Code.
Further, I intend that payments of
gross income made by the independent
Trustees to qualified charitable beneficiaries
qualify as income tax charitable deductions.
Accordingly, I direct that all provisions
of this Paragraph A and this my Will
shall be construed to effectuate this
intention, that all provisions of
this Paragraph A and this my Will
shall be construed, and the Foundation
be administered, solely in a manner
consistent with Sections 170(c), 642(c),
and 2055 of the Code, and with regulations
and rulings which may be promulgated
from time to time with respect to
trusts creating charitable interests,
that none of the powers granted to
the Trustees by this my Will shall
be exercised in a manner as to disqualify
the Foundation for such deductions,
and specifically, but without limiting
the foregoing, that nothing in this
my Will shall be construed to restrict
the Trustees from investing the assets
of the Foundation in a manner which
could result in the annual realization
of a reasonable amount of income or
gain from the sale or disposition
of the assets of the Foundation. I
hereby grant to my Executors and the
Trustees all the administrative powers
necessary to act in compliance with
the requirements of the Code, as in
effect at the time of my death and
from time to time thereafter, 50 as
to qualify the interest committed
to the qualified charitable beneficiaries
hereunder for the estate and income
tax charitable deductions. Should
any provisions of this my Will be
inconsistent or in conflict with the
sections of the Code and the regulations
and rulings governing charitable lead
trusts as in effect from time to time,
then such sections, regulations and
rulings shall be deemed to override
and supersede such inconsistent or
conflicting provlslons. If such sections,
regulations and rulings at any time
require that instruments creating
charitable lead trusts contain provisions
which are not expressly set forth
in this my Will, then such provisions
shall be incorporated herein by reference
and shall be deemed to be a part of
this my Will to the same extent as
though they had been expressly set
forth herein.
8. Trustees' Limited Power of Amendment.
The Trustees shall have the power,
acting alone, to amend the provisions
governing this Foundation contained
in this my Will in any manner required
for the sole purpose of ensuring that
the Foundation qualifies and continues
to qualify as a charitable lead annuity
trust.B. Upon the expiration of the
Foundation' 5 primary term the assets
of the Foundation (other than any
amount due to the qualified charitable
beneficiaries) shall be disposed of
in the following manner:
1. If no descendant of any child
of mine is then living, the assets
of the Foundation shall be transferred,
conveyed and paid over as follows:
(a) one-half (1/2) thereof (or the
entire amount thereof if neither my
sister, Lee B. Radziwill, nor any
descendant of hers is then living)
to the then living descendants of
my cousin Michel Bouvier, per stirpes;
and (b) the other one-half (1/2) thereof
(or the entire amount thereof if no
descendant of my cousin Michel Bouvier
is then living) to the then living
descendants of my sister, Lee B. Radziwlll,
per stirpes, or, if no such descendant
of hers is then living, to my said
sister, if she shall then be living.
2. If one or more descendants of
any child of mine is then living but
no such descendant was in being at
the time of my death, the assets of
the Foundation shall be transferred,
conveyed and paid over as follows:
(a) one-half (1/2) thereof (or the
entire amount if no descendant of
my son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., is then
living) to the then living descendants
of my daughter, Caroline B. Kennedy,
Per stirpes; and (b) one- half (1/2)
thereof (or the entire amount if no
descendant of my daughter, Caroline
B. Kennedy, is then living) to the
then living descendants of my son,
John F. Kennedy, Jr., per stirpes.
3. If any descendant of any child
of mine is then living and if at least
one of those then living descendants
was in being at the time of my death,
the assets of the Foundation shall
be divided into a sufficient number
of equal shares so that there shall
be set aside one (1) such share for
the collective descendants who are
then living of my daughter, Caroline
B. Kennedy, if any such descendant
is then living, and one (1) such share
for the collective descendants who
are then living of my son, John F.
Kennedy, Jr., if any such descendant
is then living, such shares to be
disposed of as follows: Each such
share shall be transferred, conveyed
and paid over to the Trustees hereinafter
named to be held in separate trust
for a secondary trust term for the
benefit of the descendants living
from time to time of the child of
mine for whose benefit the share has
been set aside (such descendants shall
hereinafter be referred to as the
"beneficiaries"). The secondary term
for any particular trust created hereunder
shall terminate upon the death of
the last to die of the beneficiaries,
except that the secondary terms of
all trusts created pursuant to this
subparagraph 3 shall in all events
terminate simultaneously no later
than twenty-one (21) years after the
death of the last to die of the descendants
of my former father-in-law Joseph
P. Kennedy who were in being at the
time of my death. The Trustees shall
manage, invest and reinvest the principal
of each trust created hereunder, shall
collect the income thereof and shall
pay over or apply the net income,
to such extent and at such time or
times as the independent Trustees
(i.e., the Trustees of each particular
trust created hereunder other than
any Trustee who is also a beneficiary
of that trust or of any other trust
hereunder and other than any Trustee
who has disclaimed any property of
my Estate which becomes a part of
this trust), in the exercise of sole
and absolute discretion, deem advisable,
to or for the use of such one or more
of the beneficiaries, as the independent
Trustees, in the exercise of sole
and absolute discretion, determine.
Any net income not so paid over or
applied shall be accumulated and added
to the principal of the trust at least
annually and thereafter shall be held,
administered and disposed of as a
part thereof. I authorize and empower
the independent Trustees of each trust
created hereunder at any time and
from time to time to pay over to any
one or more of the beneficiaries,
or to apply for his, her or their
benefit, out of the principal of such
trust, such amount or amounts, including
the whole thereof, as the independent
Trustees, in the exercise of sole
and absolute discretion, deem advisable.
Each trust established under this
subparagraph 3 shall terminate upon
the death of the last to die of the
beneficiaries thereof, and, notwithstanding
the foregoing, each trust established
under this subparagraph 3 shall terminate
no later than twenty-one (21) years
after the death of the last to die
of the descendants of my former father-in-law
Joseph P. Kennedy who were in being
at the time of my death.
The principal of any trust created
hereunder which has terminated by
reason of the death of the last to
die of the beneficiaries thereof,
as such principal is then constituted,
shall be transferred, conveyed and
paid over to the Trustees of the other
trust or trusts created hereunder,
if any such trust is still in existence,
to be held, administered and disposed
of as a part thereof. If no other
trust created hereunder is then in
existence upon the occurrence of such
termination, the principal of the
last trust created hereunder to terminate,
as then constituted, shall be transferred,
conveyed and paid over as follows:
(a) If any descendant of any child
of mine is then living, (i) one-half
(1/2) thereof (or the entire amount
if no descendant of my son, John F.
Kennedy, Jr., is then living) to the
then living descendants of my daughter,
Caroline B. Kennedy, per stirpes;
and (ii) one-half (1/2) thereof (or
the entire amount if no descendant
my daughter, Caroline B. Kennedy,
is then living) to the then living
descendants of my son, John F. Kennedy,
Jr., per stirpes.
(b) If no descendant of any child
of mine is then living (i) one-half
(1/2) thereof (or the entire amount
thereof if neither my sister, Lee
B. Radziwill, nor any descendant of
hers is then living) to the then living
descendants of my cousin Michel Bouvier
per stirpes; and (ii) the other one-half
(1/2) thereof (or the entire amount
thereof if no descendant of my cousin
Michel Bouvier is then living) to
the then living descendants of my
sister, Lee B. Radziwill, per stirpes,
or, if no such descendant of hers
is then living, to my said sister,
if she shall then be living.
Should any trust created hereunder
terminate by reason of expiration
of a period of twenty-one (21) years
after the death of the last to die
of the descendants of my former father-in-law
Joseph P. Kennedy in being at the
time of my death, the principal of
each such terminating trust, as then
constituted, shall be transferred,
conveyed and paid over to the then
living beneficiaries of that trust
in equal shares.
SIXTH: A. Unless it shall not be
permissible under the applicable rules
of law to create a trust of the property
described in this Paragraph A, if
any individual under the age of twenty-one
(21) years becomes entitled to any
property from my estate upon my death
or any property from any trust created
hereunder upon the termination thereof,
such property shall be held by, and
I give, devise and bequeath the same
to, the Trustees hereinafter named,
IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, for the following
uses and purposes: To manage, invest
and reinvest the same, to collect
the income and to apply the net income
and principal to such extent (including
the whole thereof) for such individual's
general use and at such time or times
as the independent Trustees (i.e.,
the Trustees of each particular trust
created hereunder other than any Trustee
who is also a beneficiary of that
trust or of any other trust hereunder
and other than any Trustee who has
disclaimed any property of my Estate
which becomes a part of this trust),
in the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, shall determine, until
such individual reaches the age of
twenty-one (21) years, and thereupon
to transfer, convey and pay over the
principal of the trust, as it is then
constituted, to such individual. Any
net income not so applied shall be
accumulated and added to the principal
of the trust at least annually and
thereafter shall be held, administered
and disposed of as a part thereof.
Upon the death of such individual
before reaching the age of twenty-one
(21) years, the Trustees shall transfer,
convey and pay over the principal
of the trust, as it is then constituted,
to such individual's executors or
administrators.
If my Executors or the independent
Trustees, as the case may be, in the
exercise of sole and absolute discretion,
determine at any time not to transfer
in trust or not to continue to hold
in trust any part or all of such property,
as the case may be, they shall have
full power and authority to transfer
and pay over such property, or any
part thereof, without bond, to such
individual, if an adult under the
law of the state of his or her domicile
at the time of such payment, or to
his or her parent, the guardian of
his or her person or property, or
to a custodian for such individual
under any Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act pursuant to which a custodian
is acting or may be appointed.
The receipt of such individual,
if an adult, or the parent, the guardian
or custodian to whom any principal
or income is transferred and paid
over pursuant to any of the above
provisions shall be a full discharge
to my Executors or the Trustees, as
the case may be, from all liability
with respect thereto.
B. If it shall not be permissible
under the applicable rules of law
to create a trust of the property
hereinabove described in Paragraph
A, and if such individual is a minor
as hereinafter defined, in that event
such property shall vest absolutely
in such minor, subject to the following:
I hereby authorize and empower the
Trustees hereinafter named to retain
such minor's property without bond,
as donees of a power in trust for
the following uses and purposes: To
manage, invest and reinvest the same,
to collect the income and to apply
the net income and principal to such
extent (including the whole thereof)
for such minor's general use and at
such time or times as the independent
Trustees, in the exercise of sole
and absolute discretion, shall determine,
until such minor reaches the age of
majority, and thereupon to transfer,
convey and pay over the property,
as it is then constituted, to such
minor. Any net income not so applied
shall be accumulated and added to
principal at least annually and thereafter
shall be held, administered and disposed
of as a part thereof. Upon the death
of such minor before reaching his
or her majority, the Trustees shall
transfer, convey and pay over the
property, as it is then constituted,
to such minor's executors or administrators.
If my Executors or the independent
Trustees, as the case may be, in the
exercise of sole and absolute discretion,
determine at any time not to transfer
to the Trustees as such donees of
a power in trust or not to continue
to hold any part or all of such property
as hereinabove provided, as the case
may be, they shall have full power
and authority to transfer and pay
over such property or any part thereof,
without bond, to such minor's parent
or to the guardian of such minor's
person or property, or to a custodian
for such minor under any Uniform Gift
to Minors Act pursuant to which a
custodian is acting or may be appointed.
The receipt of the parent, guardian
or custodian to whom any property
is transferred and paid over pursuant
to any of the above provisions shall
be a full discharge to my Executors
or the Trustees, as the case may be,
from all liability with respect thereto.
As compensation for their services
under this Paragraph B the Trustees
shall be entitled to commissions at
the rates and in the manner allowed
to trustees of testamentary trusts
under the laws of the State of New
York in effect from time to time.
In administering any property pursuant
to this Paragraph B, the Trustees
shall have all of the powers conferred
upon them under this Will.
The term "minor" as used in this
Paragraph B shall be deemed to refer
to an individual under the age at
which such individual may execute
a binding contract to dispose of real
or personal property under the laws
of the State of his or her domicile.
SEVENTH: Any application of the
net income or principal of any trust
herein created may be by the payment
of bills rendered for the support,
maintenance, education or general
welfare of the beneficiary for whose
use the application is to be made
or by the payment of net income or
principal to such person or persons,
including, in the case of a minor,
his or her parent, the guardian of
his or her person or property or the
person with whom such minor resides,
as the Trustees, in the exercise of
sole and absolute discretion, deem
appropriate. Any such payment or application
may be made without bond, without
intervention of any guardian or committee,
without order of court, without regard
to the duty of any person to support
the beneflclary and without regard
to any other funds which may be available
for the purpose. The receipt of the
person or persons to whom any net
income or principal is paid pursuant
to this Article shall be a full discharge
to the Trustees from all liability
with respect thereto.
EIGHTH: In the event that any beneficiary
or beneficiaries hereunder upon whose
survivorshlp any gift, legacy or devise
is conditioned and the person or persons,
including myself, upon whose prior
death such gift, legacy or devise
takes effect shall die simultaneously
or under such circumstances as to
render it impossible or difficult
to determine who survived the other,
I hereby declare it to be my will
that such beneficiary or beneficiaries
shall be deemed not to have survived
but to have predeceased such person
or persons, and that this my Will
and any and all of its provisions
shall be construed on such assumption
and basis.
NINTH: A. All estate, inheritance,
legacy, succession or transfer or
other death taxes (including any interest
and penalties thereon) imposed by
any domestic or foreign taxing authority
with respect to all property owned
by me at the time of my death and
passing under this my Will (other
than any generation-skipping transfer
tax imposed by Chapter 13 of the Code,
or any successor section or statute
of like import, and any comparable
tax imposed by any other taxing authority)
shall be paid without apportionment
out of my residuary estate and without
apportionment within my residuary
estate and with no right of reimbursement
from any recipient of any such property.
By directing payment of the aforesaid
taxes from my residuary estate only
in so far as those taxes are generated
by property passing under this my
Will, it is my express intention that
the property over which I possess
a general power of appointment and
to which I refer in Article FOURTH
of this my Will shall bear its own
share of such taxes.
B. Should my Estate, after payment
of all of my debts and funeral expenses,
the expenses of estate administration
and the taxes referred to in this
Article NINTH, be insufficient to
satisfy in full all of the preresiduary
bequests and devises which I make
under Articles FIRST through THIRD
hereof, I direct that the bequests
and devises in (1) Paragraphs A, B
and C of Article FIRST, (2) Article
SECOND and (3) Paragraph A of Article
THIRD shall abate last after the abatement
of the bequests and devises in Paragraphs
D and E of Article FIRST and Paragraphs
B, C and D of Article THIRD.
TENTH: A. My Executors may make
such elections under the tax laws
(including, but without limitation,
any election under Chapter 13 of the
Code) as my Executors, in the exercise
of sole and absolute discretion, deem
advisable, regardless of the effect
thereof on any of the interests under
this Will, and I direct that there
shall be no adjustment of such interests
by reason of any action taken by my
Executors pursuant hereto.
B. My Executors may, in the exercise
of sole and absolute discretion, disclaim
or renounce any interest which I or
my estate may have under any other
will, under any trust agreement or
otherwise.
C. The determination of my Executors
with respect to all elections, disclaimers
and renunciations referred to in this
Article shall be final and conclusive
upon all persons.
D. I authorize my Executors, in
the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, to divide (whether before
or after any trust is funded and whether
before or after any allocation of
GST exemption under section 2631 of
the Code is made) any trust or any
property used or to be used to fund
or augment any trust created under
this Will into two or more fractional
shares. The shares shall be held and
administered by the Trustees as separate
trusts, but may be managed and invested
in solido. Some of the purposes for
granting this authority are to provide
an inclusion ratio (within the meaning
of section 2642(a) of the Code) of
zero for the separate trust receiving
the fractional share to which the
allocation of GST exemption is made.
Whenever two trusts created under
this Will are directed to be combined
into a single trust (for example,
because property of one trust is to
be added to the other trust), whether
or not the trusts have different inclusion
ratios with respect to any common
transferor or have different transferors
for generation -skipping transfer
tax purposes, the Trustees are authorized,
in the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, instead of combining said
trusts, to administer them as two
separate trusts with identical terms
in accordance with the provisions
that would have governed the combined
trusts. However, the Trustees may
manage and invest such separate trusts
in solido.
The Trustees are authorized, in
the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, to combine any one or
more trusts with identical terms for
an identical beneficiary or beneficiaries
created under this Will as a single
trust. The Trustees are also authorized,
in the exercise of sole and absolute
discretion, later to divide such trust
as provided above in this Paragraph.
Without in any way limiting the sole
and absolute discretion of the Trustees
granted by this Paragraph, I envision
that the Trustees will not elect to
combine two or more trusts with different
inclusion ratios for generation-skipping
transfer tax purposes.
ELEVENTH: In addition to, and not
by way of limitation of, the powers
conferred by law upon fiduciaries,
subject, however, to the directions
and prohibitions in Article FIFTH
hereof, I hereby expressly grant to
my Executor~ with respect to my estate
and the Trustees with respect to each
of the trust estates herein created,
including any accumulated income thereof,
the powers hereinafter enumerated,
all of such powers to conferred or
granted to be exercised by them as
they may deem advisable in the exercise
of sole and absolute discretion:
(1) To purchase or otherwise acquire,
and to retain, whether originally
a part of my estate or subsequently
acquired, any and all stocks, bonds,
notes or other securities, or any
variety of real or personal property,
including securities of any corporate
fiduciary, or any successor or affiliated
corporation, interests in common trust
funds and securities of or other interests
in investment companies and investment
trusts, whether or not such investments
be of the character permissible for
investments by fiduciaries; and to
make or retain any such investment
without regard to degree of diversification.
(2) To sell (including to any descendant
of mine), lease, pledge, mortgage,
transfer, exchange, convert or otherwise
dispose of, or grant options with
respect to, any and all property at
any time forming a part of my estate
or any trust estate, in any manner,
at any time or times, for any purpose,
for any price and upon any terms,
credits and conditions; and to enter
into leases which extend beyond the
period fixed by statute for leases
made by fiduciaries and beyond the
duration of any trust.
(3) To borrow money from any lender,
including any corporate fiduciary,
for any purpose connected with the
protection, preservation or improvement
of my estate or any trust estate,
and as security to mortgage or pledge
upon any terms and conditions any
real or personal property of which
I may die seized or possessed or forming
a part of any trust estate.
(4) To vote in person or by general
or limited proxy with respect to any
shares of stock or other security;
directly or through a committee or
other agent, to oppose or consent
to the reorganization, consolidation,
merger, dissolution or liquidation
of any corporation, or to the sale,
lease, pledge or mortgage of any property
by or to any such corporation; and
to make any payments and take any
steps proper to obtain the benefits
of any such transaction.
(5) To the extent permitted by law,
to register any security in the name
of a nominee with or without the addition
of words indicating that such security
is held in a fiduciary capacity; and
to hold any security in bearer form.
(6) To complete, extend, modify
or renew any loans, notes, bonds,
mortgages, contracts or any other
obligations which I may owe or to
which I may be a party or which may
be liens or charges against any of
my property, or against my estate,
although I may not be liable thereon;
to pay, compromise, compound, adjust,
submit to arbitration, sell or release
any claims or demands of my estate
or any trust against others or of
others against my estate or any trust
upon any terms and conditions, including
the acceptance of deeds to real property
in satisfaction of bonds and mortgages;
and to make any payments in connection
therewith.
(7) To make distributions in kind
(including in satisfaction of pecuniary
bequests) and to cause any distribution
to be composed of cash, property or
undivided fractional shares in property
different in kind from any other distribution
without regard to the income tax basis
of the property distributed to any
beneficiary or any trust.
(8) Whenever no corporate fiduciary
is acting hereunder, to place all
or any part of the securities which
at any time are held by my estate
or any trust estate in the care and
custody of any bank or trust company
with no obligation while such securities
are so deposited to inspect or verify
the same and with no responsibility
for any 1088 or misapplication by
the bank or trust company; to have
all stocks and registered securities
placed in the name of such bank or
trust company or in the name of its
nominee, to appoint such bank or trust
company agent and attorney to collect,
receive, receipt for and disburse
any income, and generally to perform
the duties and services incident to
a so-called "custodian" account; and
to allocate the charges and expenses
of such bank or trust company to income
or to principal or partially to income
and partially to principal.
(9) To appoint, employ and remove,
at any time and from time to time,
any accountants, attorneys, investment
counselors, expert advisers, agents,
clerks and employees; and to fix and
pay their compensation from income
or principal or partially from income
and partially from principal. Nothing
herein contained, however, shall be
construed to permit any person or
entity to receive compensation in
excess of what is reasonable, as defined
for purposes of sections 4941(d)(2)(E)
and 4945(d)(5) of the Code and under
the laws of the State of New York,
if such compensation is a charge,
directly or indirectly, against any
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