by David Nasaw
early schooling of, 85–86, 87, 89–90, 106, 149, 221
elected to Congress, 604
elected president, 749–57, 766
in England during JPK’s ambassadorship, 378
European travels of, 264, 377, 378, 379, 619, 639
Fitzwilliam and, 620
foreign policy of, 745–47
Foreign Relations Committee assignment of, 640–42, 684–85, 711
Forrestal and, 594
Graham and, 743, 757–58
Gridiron dinner and, 716–17
at Harvard, 240, 298, 317, 321, 424, 457
health problems of, xxiii, 56, 61–63, 85, 90, 106, 162, 177, 196–97, 239–40, 263–64, 298, 317, 326–27, 476, 477, 527, 528, 546, 549, 555, 558, 560, 568, 570, 579, 584, 589, 592–93, 617, 654, 677, 682–87, 701, 702, 704–5, 715, 719, 730, 737
Honey Fitz and, 635
inaugural address of, 764–65
inaugural gala of, 761–63, 772
inauguration of, 761, 764–65
Johnson offered vice-presidential nomination by, 738–39
JPK given advice by, 514–15, 607
Joe Jr.’s death and, 571, 578
as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation president, 604, 613
JPK’s bond with, 63, 85, 162
and JPK’s fears of war, 296
JPK’s financial contribution to presidential campaign of, 716–18, 720, 721, 732
JPK’s involvement in campaigns of, 27, 602–3, 653, 658, 661–66, 668–69, 726–33, 736–41
JPK’s pessimism and, 544–45
JPK’s political ambitions for, 542, 550, 591, 592–93
JPK’s stroke and, 775, 776, 779
Kathleen’s death and, 620–21
Kathleen’s marriage and, 564
labor corruption investigation and, 711
Landis and, 769–70
in London in 1935, 238, 239, 241
marriage of, 677, 678
Marshall Plan and, 617
McCarthy and, 666–67, 674, 685, 701
on Meet the Press, 658–59
mental retardation panel created by, 760–61
in Middle East and Asia, 654
military service of, 527–28, 531, 540, 542, 543, 549, 551, 555–59, 560, 734
on monastery retreat, 220
and Morrissey as candidate for judgeship, 768–69
Nixon’s debates with, 744–45
and outbreak of World War II, 410
presidential campaign of, 709, 710, 712–25, 726–48
presidential nomination of, 738–40
in presidential primaries, 729–30, 732–36, 743
at Princeton, 239–40
Profiles in Courage, 687, 690, 714
PT boat training of, 546, 551
as PT 109 commander, 556–58, 560, 561, 598
Pulitzer Prize awarded to, 690, 714
as reporter for Hearst papers, 593–94
Rosemary and, 222, 425
scarlet fever of, 61–63, 591, 683
Selective Service System and, 476–77
Senate campaign of, 652, 656, 657–58, 661, 662–70, 711, 741–42
Senate reelection of, 716, 718, 720
as senator, 671, 682–83, 684, 731–32
speeches of, 596, 639–40, 655–56, 665–66, 706, 712, 727, 734, 736, 739–40, 743–44, 764–65
at Stanford, 476, 501
Star of Solidarity awarded to, 662
television as utilized by, 664–65, 744
Truman and, 583–84
as vice-presidential candidate, 687–88, 701–8, 710
as war hero, 556–58, 561, 595, 603, 653
Why England Slept, 212, 424, 435–36, 457, 494, 514, 745
World War II outbreak and, 407
Kennedy, Joseph P.:
as ambassador to Britain, xxi, 80, 272–78, 283–311, 323–47, 249–70, 371–97, 399–407, 408–22, 427–43, 444–56, 457–72, 473–86, 491, 496, 512
ambassador’s residence of, 285–86, 296
as athlete, 19, 21, 23, 24–25, 30, 55, 131
automobiles of, 45–46, 89
banking and finance career of, xx, 32–36, 38–44, 47–49, 65, 72, 91, 131, 518
birth of, 10
bootlegging stories about, 71, 79–81
British Foreign Office’s monitoring of, 417
Broadway play produced by, 554–55
business trips of, 86, 90, 113
at Cal-Neva Lodge, 719–20
cameras and, 665, 744
cardiac arrests of, 781–82
Catholicism of, 146, 147–48, 158, 491, 571–72, 724–25
charitable giving of, 62–63, 591, 612, 613, 623–28, 694–95; see also Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
charm of, 23, 172–73
childhood of, xx, 12–14
children’s medical problems and, 534
commencement addresses given by, 530, 531
criticisms of, xix, xxii, 430–31, 433, 434, 464, 509, 544, 638
death of, 631, 787
as Democrat, 22–23, 27, 61, 134, 135, 517
Diplomatic Memoir, 341, 343, 346, 356, 370, 444, 449, 450, 454–55, 615–16
early European trips of, 35, 92–93, 99, 143–45
education of, xx, 15, 16–31, 149
farm of, 554, 555
as father, xxii–xxiii, 61, 90, 134, 149–50, 161, 177–78, 221–22, 325–26, 527, 534
fiftieth birthday of, 333–34
financial advice to children, 694
financing methods of, 71–72, 91, 213, 720
fortieth anniversary of, 681
fortune made by, xxi, xxii, 14, 44–45, 89, 131–32, 155, 169, 170, 171, 613, 693–94, 712, 713, 765
foundation established by, see Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
French villa of, 679, 680–81, 689, 770
friendships of, 610–11, 644–46
golfing of, 82, 86, 163, 172, 178, 189, 286, 458, 526, 610
homes of, 42–43, 63–64, 81, 90, 92, 105–6, 132–34, 190, 214, 528–29, 679, 680–81
honorary degrees of, 312–13, 530
on Hoover Commission, 616
I’m for Roosevelt, 212, 246, 247, 249–50, 256, 271
as insider in Washington, 180–81, 183, 185–86, 215, 371, 374, 492, 513, 518, 582, 584, 599, 606, 676
Irish Catholic identity of, xix, xx, 22–23, 33, 49, 58, 61, 80, 104, 251, 272, 277, 291, 374
lecture series presented by, 100–102, 109
liquor importing business of, 192–94, 245, 528–29, 611, 720
marital relationship and infidelities of, 47–48, 76–77, 86, 146–47, 163–64, 241, 379–80, 610–11, 680
as Maritime Commission chairman, xxi, 80, 255–56, 258–59, 261–62, 264, 267–70, 272, 276, 277, 278–79, 296, 544
marriage and honeymoon of, 34, 36, 40, 41–42, 48, 65
at Marwood in Washington, D.C., 213–15, 228–29, 245, 273
in motion picture industry, xx, 65–71, 73–76, 91–104, 105–27, 128–32, 135–46, 154–62, 168, 169–70, 518; see also motion picture industry
Navy League speech of, 353–57
negative portrayals of, xix–xx
oil investments of, 529, 612, 692–93
optimism of, xxii, 756
as outsider, xx, xxi, 75, 80, 97, 104, 260–61, 509, 582, 598–99, 606
pessimism of, xxii, 395, 495, 496–97, 498, 501, 503, 544–45, 561, 618–19, 644, 756–57
physical appearance of, 22, 60, 172, 589–90, 782
political ambitions for sons, 542, 5
45–46, 550, 731
on political leaders in London, 302–3, 317, 318
as possible presidential candidate, 313–19, 327–28
on President’s Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities, 699–701, 705
as private broker/banker, 87–89, 91, 131
public service expected for children of, 619, 765
radio addresses of, 218–19, 250–52, 493–96, 512, 515–18, 519, 530, 659
real estate investments of, 44, 59, 529, 586–89, 592, 612, 692, 772
reduced political influence of, 371–72, 381, 412, 459, 464–65, 469, 470–72, 519, 525, 539, 574, 600, 643
resignation as ambassador, 496, 502–4, 526
resignation as SEC chairman, 234–36, 246
retirement of, 525–29, 550, 592, 600, 644–45, 651, 661, 671–91
return home after ambassadorship, 489–504
as SEC chairman, xxi, 67, 80, 131, 206–11, 212–20, 226–29, 232–37, 243, 244, 246, 248, 254, 277, 296, 320, 438, 529; see also Securities and Exchange Commission
Selective Service System and, 50–51, 54
shipyard management position of, 51–57, 58, 59, 64, 65, 67, 91, 120, 131, 543
socializing of, 48, 76–77, 86, 214–15, 299–300
speeches of, 218–19, 250–52, 493–96, 512, 515–18, 519, 530, 567, 591–92, 617–18, 635–37, 639–40, 641, 655–56, 658, 659–61, 682
as stock broker, 58, 60, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68
stock market trading of, xx–xxi, 44–45, 58–59, 67, 77–78, 131–32, 155, 161–62, 168, 170, 175, 188, 191–92, 205, 206, 209–10, 212–13, 226, 438, 529, 692, 693
stomach problems of, 57, 278, 422, 431, 432, 458, 464, 475, 773
stroke of, 775–76, 784, 786
stroke incapacitation of, xxiii, 267, 631, 776–87
surgeries of, 709, 710
taxes and, 157, 194, 588, 611, 612, 625
theaters purchased by, 76
tour bus company of, 30, 34
trusts established by, 92, 131, 155, 170, 193–94, 528–29, 586, 587, 612
vacations of, 86, 113–14, 137, 138, 163–64, 248–49, 324–27, 329, 368–69, 642
Kennedy, Joseph P., II (grandson), 679, 780
Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, Jr. (son), 194, 224, 241, 243, 255, 264, 326, 333, 361, 366, 367, 404, 418, 435, 463, 497, 526, 560, 564, 568, 618, 647
appeasement issue and, 357
birth of, 48
book of remembrances of, 578, 622
childhood of, 56, 62, 90, 99, 113, 126, 134, 151
at Choate, 150–51, 152, 162, 169, 182, 189, 198
death of, xxiii, 156, 570–72, 577, 578, 579, 580, 584, 585, 586, 589, 590, 622, 623, 683–84, 702
early schooling of, 85–86, 87, 89–90, 106, 149–50
in England during JPK’s ambassadorship, 321, 328, 378
European travels of, 199, 200–202, 374, 377
foundation established in name of, see Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
in Germany, 199, 200–202
at Harvard College, 221–22, 239, 298, 310, 312, 317, 321
at Harvard Law, 423, 424, 457, 476, 526, 527
Hitler as viewed by, 200, 201, 202
JPK’s correspondence with, 195, 207, 221–22, 242, 450, 545–46
and JPK’s fears of war, 296
JPK’s political ambitions for, 542, 545–46, 550
as JPK’s secretary, 321, 328
JPK’s spoiling of, 221
Kathleen’s marriage and, 566
at London School of Economics, 198–99
military service of, 527, 528, 540, 542, 543, 546, 549, 555, 562, 567, 568–69, 570–71
on monastery retreat, 220
P.J.’s funeral and, 142
post-college travels of, 328–29
publicity on, 377–78
Rosemary and, 222, 242, 425, 536
sailing of, 178
Selective Service System and, 476–77
Soviet Union trip of, 199, 202, 203, 220
tribute to, 578
World War II outbreak and, 407, 410
Kennedy, Kathleen (granddaughter), 654, 780
Kennedy, Kathleen Agnes “Kick” (daughter), 194–95, 224, 238, 241, 264, 325, 333, 457, 463, 490, 495, 541, 543, 547, 555, 556, 568, 578, 583, 584, 594, 611, 617
Arvad and, 540
birth of, 61, 62
childhood of, 90, 113, 126, 145, 178
death of, xxiii, 156, 620–23
education of, 106, 149, 152, 194, 238, 242, 423, 526
in England during JPK’s ambassadorship, 296, 297–98, 378
Fitzwilliam and, 619–20
funeral of, 621–22
Hartington’s death and, 572–73, 589
Hartington’s marriage to, 564–67
Hartington’s military service and, 568, 571, 572
Hartington’s relationship with, 324, 438, 531–32, 551, 552–53, 561–67, 620
JFK’s congressional campaign and, 602, 603
Joe Jr.’s death and, 571, 578
Red Cross service of, 551, 552, 555
Rosemary and, 425, 536
secretarial job of, 531, 540
telegram to Jack at Choate, 225
World War II and, 410
Kennedy, “London Jack” (RKO publicist), 299, 369, 419, 432
Kennedy, Margaret Louise (sister), 10, 12, 14, 143, 144, 145
Kennedy, Mary Augusta Hickey (mother), 14, 29
death of, 87, 99
East Boston home of, 13
family of, 9–10, 12
marriage of, 9–10
Winthrop home of, 27, 34
Kennedy, Mary Loretta (sister), 10, 14
Kennedy, Patricia Helen (daughter), see Lawford, Patricia Kennedy
Kennedy, Patrick (grandfather), 4, 713
emigration and arrival in Boston, 3, 4–5, 6, 12
marriage of, 6
Kennedy, Patrick Joseph “P.J.” (father), 14, 29, 30, 91, 99, 160
Columbia Trust Company and, 10, 38
death and funeral of, 142
East Boston home of, 13
Honey Fitz and, 18–19, 20, 26–27, 29, 37–38
illness of, 140–41, 142
liquor stores of, 10, 79
marriage of, 9–10
political career of, 8–9, 10, 11–12, 14, 15, 18, 23, 26–27, 172, 262–63, 311
wealth of, 10, 15, 27
Winthrop home of, 27, 34
Kennedy, Robert Francis “Bobby” (son), 264, 267, 457, 497, 517, 559, 619, 635, 646, 671–72, 674, 676, 678, 688, 691, 695, 709, 715–16, 736, 755, 767, 769
at Army-McCarthy hearings, 673
assassination of, xxiii, 786–87
as Attorney General, 712, 758–60, 766
birth of, 98
childhood of, 113, 126, 134, 146, 242–43, 424
education of, 424, 526, 527, 547, 548–49, 584
in England during JPK’s ambassadorship, 297, 298
JFK’s assassination and, 785
JFK’s congressional campaign and, 602, 603
JFK’s presidential campaign and, 709, 726, 733, 738, 740
JFK’s Senate campaign and, 664, 668, 669, 671
JFK’s vice-presidential bid and, 707, 708
as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation president, 613
JPK’s stroke and, 778, 779, 783
at Justice Department, 664
labor corruption investigated by, 710–11
Landis and, 770
marriage of, 646
McCarthy and, 671, 672
, 685
military aspirations of, 549
military service of, 584–85
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and, 671, 673, 688, 710–11
reputation of, 664
Russian trip of, 688–89
travels of, 619, 688–89
World War II and, 410, 475
Kennedy, Robert Francis, Jr. (grandson), 780–81
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (wife), 78, 89, 131, 137, 142, 220, 238, 253, 264, 278, 299, 333, 347, 376, 378, 397, 406, 428, 457, 526, 539, 546–47, 558, 572, 584, 602, 642, 661, 662, 669, 678, 686, 715–16, 738, 750, 758, 773
on Baruch, 174–75
Bay of Pigs and, 767–68
births of children, 48, 49, 61, 85, 116, 145, 163–64
children’s education and, 149–50, 163, 177, 424, 527, 549
Cohasset golf club and, 82
debut of, 28
during Depression years, 169
Eddie and Mary Moore and, 59–60
in England during JPK’s ambassadorship, 296–98, 361
father’s retirement and, 37–38
fortieth anniversary of, 681
French villa and, 680, 681
homes of, 42–43, 63–64, 105–6, 132–34
influenza epidemic and, 57
Jack’s health problems and, 61–63, 683
jewelry and, 694
JFK’s assassination and, 784
at JFK’s inaugural gala, 762, 763
at JFK’s inauguration, 764, 765
JFK’s military service and, 540, 556, 557
Joe Jr.’s death and, 570–72
and JPK’s affair with Swanson, 143–47
and JPK’s appointment as SEC chairman, 206, 207, 208, 213, 214
on JPK’s aspirations for role in Roosevelt administration, 186
JPK’s banking career and, 32
JPK’s correspondence with, 92, 93, 162, 221, 265, 411, 422–23, 426, 432, 433–34, 436, 438, 447, 450–51, 463–64, 474–75, 547–48, 549, 676, 685
on JPK’s farming, 554
JPK’s Hollywood career and, 98–99, 102, 103–4, 105
and JPK’s return to Washington after ambassadorship, 490–94
JPK’s romance with, 19–21, 29–30, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40
JPK’s stroke and, 777, 778, 779, 781, 782, 783, 786
Kathleen’s death and, 621, 623
Kathleen’s marriage and, 553, 562, 563, 564–65, 566
and Kathleen’s relationship with Fitzwilliam, 620
marital relationship of, 47–48, 76–77, 86, 146–47, 163–64, 241, 379–80, 610–11
marriage and honeymoon of, 34, 36, 40, 41–42, 48, 65
Merchandise Mart and, 611–12, 693