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Who was Joe Kennedy?

Posted on August 17, 2021 11:13 am Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from The Ambassador, acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald discusses the early life of Joseph Kennedy, foreshadowing his controversial stint as US Ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II.

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Joe Kennedy: A Complex and Shocking Ambassador

Posted on August 5, 2021 11:24 am Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Susan Ronald

To say that there were more than a few things I found shocking when writing about Joe Kennedy is a massive understatement. Of course, I knew about his womanizing (but didn’t know about Babe Paley)—a predatory trait … Read the article