FIRST KIDS OF THE UNITED STATES: Where are they now?

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

Caroline Kennedy whispers to her father, John F. Kennedy, during a summer 1963 visit to Massachusetts.

The first kids of US presidents are in the public eye almost as much as their parents. They dictate fashion trends, appear on their parents' behalf at embassies around the world, and sometimes host senior prom in the White House East Room.

You know, normal kid stuff.

But when the first family departs 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., the spotlight typically turns away from them.

To celebrate the Fourth of July - which also happens to be Malia Obama's birthday - we decided to find out what the first children are up to these days.