Schwarz,T. Joseph P. Kennedy. 2003
Schwarz, Ted. Joseph P. Kennedy: The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the
Making of an American Myth. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
472 pages.
Ted Schwarz is the author or coauthor of more than 100 books, including
"The Peter Lawford Story," "The Kennedys: The Third Generation," and "Rose
Kennedy and Her Family." This biography, in other words, probably includes
most of the juicy details that can possibly be found about the exploits of
Joseph P. Kennedy. For example, the extent to which he and Rose aggressively
ran JFK's political campaigns causes one to entertain second thoughts about
the Camelot years. Was JFK as independent and high-minded as we assume?
Joe Kennedy was a bank president, he helped run a shipyard, he was
appointed to the Maritime Commission, he was the first commissioner of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and he was ambassador to England from
1938-1940. He also did business with the mob, had an affair with actress
Gloria Swanson, made big money as a Hollywood insider and stock manipulator,
occasionally laundered money and evaded taxes, and helped Rose raise nine
children in an atmosphere of privilege and luxury, as well as strict
discipline, high-pressure expectations, and competitiveness. Joe's wealth
was acquired with a self-serving eye toward power and influence, and he had
no interest in philanthropy. He suffered a stroke in 1961 and died in 1969.
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