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Law School, 47, 58, 138, 157, 193, 211;
J.F.K. addresses at, 100, 101, 134, 135, 195;
Business School, 125;
J.F.K. honorary degree, 183, 222;
J.F.K. as overseer, 222
Hatch Act, 142
Hawaii, 242;
statehood, 249
Hayden, Stone and Company, 34
Healy, Paul F., 135
Hearst, William Randolph, 36, 59;
newspapers, 67
Hemingway, Ernest, 154
Herter, Christian A., 118, 186
Hickey family, 30
Hill, Lister, 121
Hiss, Alger, 171
Hitler, Adolf, 47, 51, 54, 190
Hoffa, Jimmy, 212
Holborn, Fred, 202
Holcombe, Arthur, 102;
quoted, 167
Hollywood, 34, 36
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 151;
quoted, 258
Hoover, Herbert, 97, 133, 196, 199, 202, 235, 254
Hoover Commission, 96, 196–97, 198
Hopper, Bruce, 54, 56, 102
Hospital for Special Surgery (New York), 153, 154
House Committee on Education and Labor, 80, 81, 86, 93, 95, 104, 122, 134
House of the Good Shepherd (Chicago), 111, 130
House of Representatives: J.F.K. campaigns, 71–80;;
J.F.K. as member, 79–80;;
J.F.K. committee assignments, 80, 86, 104;
Speakership, 105;
investigations, 139–40, 142–43
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, 206
Housing, 76, 83–85, 88, 100, 126, 248, 250
Houston, Sam, 129
Howe, Mark De Wolfe, 193–94
Hull, Cordell, 55, 90
Humphrey, Hubert, 121, 126, 143, 145, 152, 175–76, 179, 187, 190, 192, 194, 202, 213, 216, 244, 245, 246
Hyannisport, Mass., 37, 42, 49, 65, 79, 104, 130, 141, 145, 146, 245, 251
I’m for Roosevelt (Joseph P. Kennedy), 35, 45
Immigration policy, 88
“Independents for Kennedy,” 112
India, 186, 190, 252;
J.F.K. visit, 92
Indochina, 187;
J.F.K. visit, 92
Inflation, 96, 100
Interior Department, 96, 98
International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 212
Interstate Commerce Commission (I.C.C.), 124
Ireland, 23–25, 26, 31;
J.F.K. visit, 23–24
Irish-Americans: social and political background, 24–32, 70–71, 116, 234;
vs. Yankees, 26–27, 28, 30–32, 33–34, 36, 42, 48–49, 70–71, 101, 119, 223;
“shanty” and “lace-curtain,” 26–27, 30, 245;
Italian rivalry, 70–72, 74–75, 78, 147, 223;
and McCarthyism, 113, 138
Isolationism, 50, 51, 55, 59, 60, 97, 101, 102, 108, 116, 119
Italo-Americans, 26, 30, 58–72, 74–75, 78, 115–116, 208
Italy, 47, 88;
J.F.K. visit, 47, 90
Ives, Irving, 194, 211, 212, 213
Jackson, Gardner, 113–14
Jackson, Henry, 194, 248
James, Marquis, 129
James, William, 102
Japan, 67
Javits, Jacob K., 84
Jerusalem, 53
Jesuits, 48, 84, 93, 228
Jewish War Veterans, 84
Jews, 26, 52, 70, 112, 166, 233;
and Catholicism issue, 94, 95, 224, 234
Johnson, Andrew, 157
Johnson, Louis, 90
Johnson, Lyndon, 121, 165, 181, 185, 192, 202, 214, 216, 220
Jordan River scheme, 189
Justice Department, 128–30, 143
Kefauver, Estes, 158, 169, 173, 176, 179–82, 185, 191, 216, 219–20, 227, 244
Keller, Father James G., 130
Kelly, Billy, 74
Kenna, “Hinky Dink,” 28
Kennan, George, 252
Kennedy, Caroline (daughter of J.F.K.), 56, 184, 204, 205, 251
Kennedy, Edward F. (brother of J.F.K., “Teddy”), 33, 130, 154, 184
Kennedy, Eunice (sister of J.F.K., Mrs. Sargent Shriver), 33, 82, 111, 117, 118
Kennedy, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (wife of J.F.K.), 130, 153, 154, 164, 165, 184, 200, 204–05, 218, 219, 243, 251
Kennedy, Jean (sister of J.F.K.), 33, 45, 111, 117, 118, 130, 164
Kennedy, John F., chronology: ancestry and family background 23;
birth, 33, 39;
childhood, 37–41;;
education, 39–48, 50–56, 60, 223, 226;
illnesses, 46, 65, 66, 73, 76, 106, 109, 132, 145–46, 147, 153–56, 176, 201;
at Harvard, 45–48, 51–56, 223;
as writer, see Kennedy, John F., as writer and speaker
(below); academic and literary honors, 56, 158, 159, 183, 222;
foreign travel, 23–24, 43, 45–46, 47–48, 49, 50, 52–53, 60, 90, 92, 104, 184, 189, 202;
Navy service, 60–66;;
as newspaper correspondent, 67–68;;
as candidate for Congress (1946, 1948 1950), 73–80;;
as Congressman (1947–52), 80 ff., 97–106;;
Congressional committee assignments, 80, 86, 104;
candidate for Senate, (1952, 1958), 105–119, 205–207;;
as Senator (1953-), 120 ff., 185 ff.;
Senate Committee assignments, 122, 139, 141, 185, 197;
marriage and family life, 211, 212, 215;
as national politician, 128–132, 156, 184, 204–205;;
as vice-presidential candidate, 169–182, 165 ff., 199, 207;
as presidential candidate, 182, 199 ff., 210
Kennedy, John F., personal characteristics and political development: Kennedy-Fitzgerald family influences, 37–41, 42–46, 49, 50, 66, 82, 93–94, 101–103, 130–131, 150, 152, 200, 230, 245;
influences of father, 37–38, 43–46, 66–67, 69, 97–98, 102, 109–110, 113–114, 133, 149–150;;
early political exposure and detachment, 37, 40, 44–56, 60 passim,
finances, 37, 40–41, 44, 49, 54, 76, 78–79, 110, 111–112, 118, 122, 204, 223;
religion, 38, 42, 48, 49, 50, 93–95, 102, 223, 226, 227, 228–233;;
competitiveness, 37–38, 41, 42–44, 46, 130–131, 245;
early assessments, 40, 41–42, 43, 47, 48, 65;
personal appearance and qualities, 40, 41, 42, 65, 68, 79, 81, 92–93, 104, 108, 120, 124, 209, 242 ff., 259;
(see also charm, below), temperament, 40, 69–70, 75, 76–77, 106, 172, 209, 241 ff.;
reading, 41, 45, 46, 104, 129, 202, 205, 244;
intellectual approach and non-commitment, 56, 102, 139–141, 143, 148, 183, 197, 238, 244–45, 259–60;;
development of political philosophy, 67, 76, 83 ff., 101–02, 133 ff., 150, 152, 198, 247–49, 259–60
attitudes toward politics, 69–74, 183–84, 243;
as speaker, 70, 76, 176, 177, 217–18
(see also Kennedy, John F., as writer and speaker, below);
political baptism, 71–80;;
as campaigner, 73 ff., 109 ff., 118–119, 208–09, 216–221, 244, 257–58;;
personal organization, 74, 79, 98, 111–12, 221, 238;
staff and volunteers, 74, 79, 105–06, 111 ff., 125, 156–57, 159, 174–76, 201, 202–03, 208–09, 218–19, 238;
family campaign aid, 74, 78–79, 109–10, 111–14, 116–19, 204;
charm, 74, 77, 79, 104, 108, 176, 242, 259;
as realist, rationalist, intellectual, 76, 79, 127, 243–44, 247, 257–58;;
“tea-cup” and house-party campaigning, 77, 79, 116–17, 119, 209;
relations and policy disagreements with father, 79, 82, 92–93, 174, 187, 220, 248;
relations with Democratic party leaders, 79, 98–100, 135, 146, 169 ff., 185, 193 ff., 241–42, 245–47, 255;
independence of party, 79, 98–100, 102, 193–94, 198, 208–09, 220–21, 238;
> boyishness, 81–82, 83, 104, 108, 120;
development from bread-and-butter liberalism, 83–88, 100–02, 133–37, 150, 152, 247–49, 258;
political courage, 85, 100–01, 156, 159–63, 192, 200–01, 215, 230, 256–57;;
as middle-of-the-roader and moderate, 86, 175–76, 194–95, 221, 241, 245, 246, 256, 259;
conservatism, 105 ff., 119, 165, 199 ff.;
as representative of constituency, 99, 101, 122–24, 161–63, 203, 206–07;;
assessments by fellow Congressmen, 104–05;;
popularity and broad appeal, 104–05, 108, 116–17, 158–59, 182, 199–200, 216–17, 236, 238, 241 ff., 257;
as “pre-campaign” campaigner, 105 ff., 119, 165, 199 ff.;
as “first Irish Brahmin,” 108;
and “women’s vote” appeal, 108, 116–18;;
appeal to independent voters, 111–12, 175;
Senate office and staff, 122, 201–04, 261–62;;
analysis of McCarthy stand, 147–52;;
expediency and “straddling,” 150–52, 195, 214, 238, 242–43;;
working methods, 155, 165, 201–04, 205;
leadership, 162–63, 168–69, 256–57;;
status with Senate, 164–65, 185, 198, 205, 215, 222, 245–46;;
as national politician, 165 ff., 241–42;;
as legislative strategist, 167–69, 211–215;;
and vice-presidency, 169–82, 238;
as political strategist, 172–73, 219;
analysis of 1956 vice-presidential candidates, 175–76;;
as presidential candidate, 182 ff., 210, 241 ff.;
popular political image, 241 ff.;
assessment as man, 243–45;;
assessment as Democrat, 245–47, 255;
assessment as liberal, 247–48;;
assessment as potential president, 249–51;;
Kennedy, John F., as writer and speaker, 70, 76, 176, 199, 200–01;;
writings as student, 47–48, 52–57;;
“Appeasement at Munich,” (1940), 54–55;;
Why England Slept (1940), 57–58, 156, 158;
reviews and reactions, 58, 126, 158, 228–30;;
“Let’s Try an Experiment in Peace” (1945), 66
as Hearst correspondent, 67–68;;
help on research and writing, 57, 125, 157–59, 202, 203;
as campaign speaker, 76, 115, 217–18, 257–58;;
housing speeches, 84–85;;
on labor reform, 86–88, 211–16;;
on China policy, 89;
on defense and mutual aid programs, 89–93, 190;
on religion, 93–94, 226–27;;
on education, 93;
on foreign policy, 97, 185–91;;
on liberal line, 100–01, 134–37;;
on Communism, 101;
freshman Senate speech on New England program, 124–26;;
rhetorical style, 125–26, 127, 168–69, 257–58;;
articles on New England program, 126;
Lawrence Seaway, 126–27;;
on Christoffel case, 133–34;;
on McCarthy, 138–45;;
passim, 150;
Profiles in Courage (1955), 156–63, 200–01;;
on political leadership, 161–63;;
vs. Daniel-Mundt Bill, 167–68;;
Stevenson nominating speech (1956), 178;
on intellectuals, and politicians, 183–84;;
on Algeria, 187;
“A Democrat Looks at Foreign Policy,” (1957) 188;
“What My Illness Taught Me,” 201;
on compromise, 214;
“A Democrat Says Party Must Lead—or Get Left,” (1957), 220;
professional politicians, 220;
on birth control, 232–33;;
on F. D. Roosevelt, 251, 253, 254, 255;
Kennedy, Joseph P., Sr. (father of J.F.K.), 23, 58, 121, 157, 184, 200, 204, 208, 262;
problems of status, 24, 32–35, 36, 39, 41–42, 48–49;;
and anti-Semitism, 26–27, 113;
youth and education, 32–33;;
and Harvard, 32–33, 58, 183;
family life, 33, 36–40, 41–45;;
passim, 65;
business and financial career, 33–35, 36, 37, 139;
in government office, 35, 36, 37, 43, 48–60, 96, 150, 195;
political attitudes, 35–38, 44–45, 50, 51, 55–56, 57, 58–60, 92–93, 97–98;;
and F. D. Roosevelt, 35–36, 45, 48, 55, 58–60;;
as national figure, 36 ff.;
and liberals, 18;
and Catholicism, 36, 42, 49, 50, 102, 174, 226;
influences on J.F.K., 37–38, 41–42, 43–46, 57, 60, 97–98, 102, 109–10, 113–14, 133, 149;
as ambassador to Britain, 48–60;;
and World War II, 60–61;;
campaign aid to J.F.K., 78–79, 109–10, 111, 112–14, 118–19, 179, 204;
relations and policy disagreements with J.F.K., 79, 82, 92–93, 97–98, 172, 187, 220, 248;
and McCarthy, 133, 141, 149;
charges of influence, 208;
and Nixon, 177;
Kennedy, Joseph P., Jr. (deceased elder brother of J.F.K.), 33, 37–51 passim, 58, 65–66, 69;
Foundation, 226;
Kennedy, Kathleen (sister of J.F.K.; Marchioness of Hartington), 24, 33, 40, 49, 51, 66;
Kennedy, Patricia (sister of J.F.K.; Mrs. Peter Lawford), 33, 37, 92, 111, 117–18, 130;
Kennedy, Patrick (great-grandfather of J.F.K.), 25–27;;
Kennedy, Patrick J. (grandfather of J.F.K.), 24, 27–32, 34–35, 40, 46, 72, 101, 207, 222, 225;
Kennedy, Robert F. (brother of J.F.K.), 27, 33, 44, 92, 129, 184, 200;
in J.F.K. campaign, 74, 111, 117–118;;
as attorney, Senate Government Operations sub-committee, 130, 133, 139, 141, 149;
as counsel, Senate Labor Rackets Committee, 208–212
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (mother of J.F.K.), 32, 33, 38, 40, 43, 77, 82, 116–17, 261
Kennedy, Rosemary (sister of J.F.K.), 33, 40, 130
Kennedy bills, 123–24, 211–16
Khrushchev, Nikita, 245, 251
Knebel, Fletcher, 227–28;;
quoted, 218
Knowland, William, 145, 165, 191, 212
Korea, 90, 92, 96, 97, 100, 109, 115, 134;
J.F.K. visit, 92
Krock, Arthur, 57, 82, 139, 157, 169
Ku Klux Klan, 225
Kuril Islands, 89
Labor Department, 123
Labor reform, 86–88, 101, 211–15, 249, 250
La Follette, Robert M., Sr., 36, 120, 121, 198
Lahey, Dr. Frank, 96;
Clinic, 96, 153
Lamont, Corliss, 143
Landis, James M., 36, 157
Landon, Alfred, 45
Landrum-Griffin Bill, 214
Laski, Harold, 45–46, 50, 58
Last Hurrah, The (O’Connor), 78
Latham, Earl, 203
Latin America, 60, 251
Lattimore, Owen, 89
Lawford, Peter, 130
Lawford, Peter, Mrs. See Kennedy, Patricia
Lawrence, David, 237, 238
Leadership, 162–63, 168–69, 197, 256–58;;
moral, 256;
charismatic, 258
League of Nations, 54, 108, 116, 162
Lee, Joseph, 75, 78
Lee, Robert E., 142
Legion of Decency, 36
Legislative Reference Service, 157, 203
Lehman, Herbert, 121, 126, 127, 136, 145, 168
Leo XIII, Pope, 35
“Let’s Try an Experiment in Peace” (J.F.K.), 66
Liberalism, 35, 47, 71, 100, 125, 133–52 passim, 166–69, 180, 227;
Irish-Catholic isolation from, 31;
J.F.K. development, 47, 83–88, 100–102, 133–37, 150, 152, 247–49, 258;
assessment of J.F.K., 247
Library of Congress, 157, 203
Life, 219–220
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Link, Arthur, 205
Lippmann, Walter, 159, 202
Literary Digest, 41
Lobbies, 83–84, 100, 161
Lodge, Henry Cabot, Sr., 31, 108, 109
Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 107–120;;
passim, 123, 128, 138, 146, 166, 167
Lodge, John, 116
Lomasney, Martin, 28
London, 49–50, 51–53, 67
London School of Economics, 46
London Times, 54
Look, 227, 228
Lord, Bishop John Wesley, 239
Los Angeles Press Club, 225
Lowell, A. Lawrence, 102
Lowell, C. Stanley, 229
Loyalty affidavits and oaths, 211, 249
Luce, Henry, 57
Luce, Robert, 72
Lynch, Pat, 172
MacArthur, Douglas A., 91
McCall’s, 200–01
McCarran, Pat, 100
McCarthy, Joseph P. (and McCarthyism), 108, 113, 115–16, 121, 122, 130, 133–52, 163, 170–71, 180,
J.F.K. and, 84, 100, 108, 113–14, 132–52, 163, 177, 180, 193, 195;
analysis of J.F.K. stand, 147–52
McCormack, John W., 61, 71, 91, 98, 99, 100, 118, 169–72, 173, 175, 179, 180, 181
Macdonald, Torbert, 47, 181
McGuire, (of PT-boat crew), 64
McClellan, John, 196, 212–13, 215
McLeod, R. W. S., 142
McMahon, (of PT-boat crew), 62, 64
MacNamara, Pat, 248
McNicholas, Archbishop John T., 231
Madison, James, quoted, 232
Malaya, J.F.K. visit, 92
Mallan, John P., 134
Mansfield, Mike, 187
Mao Tse-tung, 88
Marcantonio, Vito, 141, 246
Marciano, Rocky, 208
Marshall, Charles C., 225
Marshall, George C., 88, 89, 91, 137, 178
Marshall Plan, 88, 97, 108
Massachusetts, 93, 236;
state politics, 30–31, 58, 70 ft., 98–99, 104 ff., 110–11, 146–47, 169 ff., 203, 205–10;;
McCarthy sentiment, 113, 138 ff., 171–72;;
J.F.K. legislative programs, 123–23, 206–07;;
liberals, 133, 135–36, 137–40;;
Democratic melee, 169–73
Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union, 135
Matsu, 252
Maverick, Maury, 133
Mayors’ Conference (1956), 203–04
Meany, George, 212
Medical-care programs, 76, 248, 250
Men Who Made the Nation, The, (Dos Passos), 202
Merchandise Mart (Chicago), 111, 208
Methodist Christian Advocate, 239
Middle East, 53, 92, 188, 189, 199, 252;
J.F.K. visit, 92
Minnesota, University of, 199
Mr. Baruch (Coit), 202
Mitchell, James P., 212
Monroe Doctrine, 67
Monte Carlo, 47