The Patriarch
The father of a political dynasty, whose own life was as dramatic as any of his children's.
David Nasaw’s biography of Joseph P. Kennedy, drawn from family papers that had not been open to earlier biographers. It follows Kennedy’s career as banker, film producer, first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and ambassador to Britain, and his fierce ambitions for his children.
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Morgan Housel
The Patriarch, a biography of Joseph Kennedy, shows Kennedy to be one of the most fascinating people in American history even if his son had never became president.
Article · May 2017
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