The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963 (160 page)

World War II and, 134, 140–41, 143–45, 147, 160–63, 167–68, 172, 175–77, 181–96, 198–203, 206–7, 212–14, 221, 223, 225, 227–29, 232–35, 252, 275, 294, 327, 350, 374, 385, 426–27, 429, 435, 439, 444, 479, 481, 627, 677, 686

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, Jr., 474, 523, 546, 575, 652, 696, 700, 727, 732–33, 742

Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, Jr., 75–84, 87, 90, 92, 149, 162–64, 178, 195–215, 318

ambitions of, 82–83, 127–28, 155, 162, 195, 206, 209–12, 257

anti-Semitism of, 82–83, 122, 137

articles written by, 126–27, 204

athletic abilities of, 50–51, 53, 62, 66–68, 77, 79, 95–96, 102, 105–6, 110–11, 124, 139, 163–64, 200, 239, 334–36

awards and honors of, 80–81, 86, 196, 207, 234, 258

birth of, 31

charm of, 203, 205

childhood and upbringing of, 36–37, 44–51, 53, 62–63, 65–68, 82, 106, 158, 196, 200, 210, 213, 220, 233–34, 259, 741

competitiveness of,
46,
49–50, 62, 67, 77–80, 106, 195–96, 199, 202, 206, 213

courage valued by, 95, 209, 211–12, 214, 220–21, 233–34, 262, 275, 385, 685–86

death of, 215, 219–21, 223, 233, 236–37, 259, 275, 279, 340, 347, 385, 397, 443, 511, 651, 686–87, 741

education of, 45–51, 53–54, 62–64, 75–82, 85–86, 94–98, 102–3,
105–8, 110–11, 122–25, 133, 143, 152, 162–63, 198, 200, 212, 239, 242–43, 275–77, 334–35

European tours of, 82–83, 123–30, 139, 197, 202–4, 262

finances of, 94–96

foundation named for, 257–59, 393–94

grandfather’s death and, 59

heritage of, 49–50, 54, 94–95, 209, 211

illnesses and injuries of, 78, 95, 110, 124

isolationism of, 152–53, 162

manhood as viewed by, 233

personality of, 46, 49–50, 62, 67, 77–80, 82, 94–97, 106–7, 126, 130, 158, 195–96, 197, 199, 202, 206, 213, 220–21, 224, 251

physical appearance of, 45, 47, 49, 94–95, 103, 163, 198–99, 211, 213, 258, 668

playboy lifestyle of, 123–24, 203

popularity of, 62, 77, 81, 97, 102, 171

religious beliefs of, 49–50, 65, 76, 94–97, 125, 171–72, 209, 212, 429

temper of, 95, 97

womanizing of, 96–97, 100, 106–7, 124, 197, 202–3, 206–8, 212, 242, 264, 278

World War II and, 82–83, 129–30, 140, 143, 152–53, 162–63, 167–68, 171–72, 181, 187, 195–207, 209–15, 219–21, 233–34, 258, 275, 385, 397, 429, 685–87

Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, Sr., 3–42, 48–78, 106–30, 136–58, 241–45, 292–97, 334–40, 379–80, 383–95, 474–77, 531–32, 546, 555, 586–96, 669–70

ambitions of, 15–18, 20–22, 27, 30, 32, 35, 94, 156, 182, 259–60, 267, 269–70, 275–78, 295, 305, 335–36, 357, 363, 389, 425, 433, 474, 669

anti-Semitism of, 114–15, 122, 136–38, 141, 150–52, 181, 202, 222, 263, 287, 303, 307, 310, 446

articles written by, 153

athletic abilities of, 12–13, 15, 18–27, 50–51, 66–67, 110, 241, 589–90

awards and honors of, 27, 108, 110, 137

banking career of, 28–29, 31, 33, 42, 55, 201

birthday celebrations of, 198–99, 685, 687

birth of, 9

book supporting Roosevelt by, 108, 304

British ambassadorship of, 112–23, 126–30, 136–43, 146–50, 153–57, 161, 180, 195, 222, 259, 438, 472, 538

charm and candor of, 114, 153, 157, 160–61, 319–20, 337

childhood and upbringing of, 9–13, 17,
44,
54–55, 138

children of,
see specific familymembers
competitiveness of, 35, 67–68

Cuba and, 497, 515

education of, 9, 11–27, 33, 35, 41–42, 52, 64, 66, 70, 75, 94, 96–97, 103–4, 110, 133, 241, 267, 275–76, 332, 335

on family, 51–53, 92, 108, 141, 156, 165, 259, 664

on fate, 162, 189

father’s death and, 58–59

FDR’s relationship with, 69–74, 108–9, 115–17, 122, 137–42, 149–56, 180–81, 222, 248, 304, 417, 425, 464

in film industry, 51–52, 58, 60, 109, 181, 225

finances of, 11, 14, 17–18, 20–21, 33, 35–38, 40–41, 50, 53, 58–59,
69–70, 84–85, 87, 107, 109, 136–37, 180, 232, 249–50, 257–59, 294, 304–5, 311, 319, 384, 391–92, 404, 422, 426–27, 464, 586–87

generosity of, 71–73, 76

as grandfather, 589–91, 700

hat delivery job of, 3, 7–8

heritage of, 3–6, 9, 12, 15, 17–18, 22, 27, 30–31, 37, 41, 51, 54, 94–95, 117, 128, 181, 267, 437

Hiderand, 83, 112–15, 119–20, 123, 130, 149

illnesses and injuries of, 10, 20, 35, 146, 149, 394–95, 587, 590–95, 620–21, 730, 738

isolationism of, 32–33, 113, 119–20, 122, 125, 130, 138, 142–43, 146–47, 150, 152, 157, 162, 244–45, 274–75, 329, 392–93

JFK’s assassination and, 738–39

JFK’s inauguration and, 474–75, 592

JFK’s marriage and, 317, 319–20

JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 357, 402–5, 417, 422–23, 425–29, 433–38, 446, 464–65, 468, 475, 599

JFK’s Senate campaigns and, 284, 294–99, 303–6, 390–95

JFK’s Senate career and, 312–14, 319

in liquor industry, 38–42, 52, 72, 180, 267, 382, 572, 603

McCarthy and, 300–301, 303, 307, 310

management style of, 73

Maritime Commission chairmanshipof, 107, 180

married life of, 29–31, 34–38, 56–60, 166–67, 176, 194, 338–39, 589–91, 593–94

mob connections and, 39–41, 464–65, 599, 602

move from Brookline by, 54–56

natural cynicism of, 32–33, 221–22, 259, 438

patriotism of, 11, 17–18

personality of, 3, 7–8, 14–16, 20–21, 32–33, 35, 52, 67–68, 114, 146–49, 151, 154–55, 180–81, 195, 221–22, 259, 295–97, 337, 438, 590

philanthropy of, 37–38, 257–59, 336, 393–94

physical appearance of, 3, 7, 9, 13–14, 16–17, 19, 41, 52, 56, 146, 157, 165, 242, 249, 320, 337, 387, 436, 446, 587, 589, 591–92, 594, 685, 738–39

popularity of, 14, 146–48, 150, 157

pride of, 180–81, 195

Profiles in Courage
and, 350–51

religious beliefs of, 9–11, 22–23, 35–38, 48, 52–54, 59, 76, 91, 109, 116–17, 128, 152, 154, 181, 208, 219, 258–59, 280, 307, 739

PvFK’s attorney general appointmentand, 475–76, 665

RFK’s racketeering investigationsand, 365, 369, 371, 373

Rose Fitzgerald courted by, 13–14, 20–23, 26–28

SEC chairmanship of, 72–73, 91, 107

speeches of, 107–8, 113, 118–19, 121–22, 137, 156–57, 196, 274, 446

Stevenson’s 1956 presidentialcampaign and, 363–64

stock broker career of, 35–36, 38–39, 52, 57, 69

Ted’s 1962 Senate campaign and, 665–66, 669

temper of, 154–55

vitality of, 30, 180

wedding of, 28–29, 52

womanizing of, 23, 36–37, 52, 56–62, 96, 107, 118, 151, 160, 176, 249, 264–65, 337–39, 395, 406–7, 439, 447–48, 548, 587, 603

World War I and, 33–36

World War II and, 83, 112–15, 119–23, 130, 136, 139–54, 156–57, 160–63, 167–68, 176–77, 180–82, 186–87, 194–96, 203, 207, 219, 221, 233–34, 258, 639

Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, II, 569, 589

Kennedy, Kara Anne, 421, 580–81, 585

Kennedy, Kathleen, 478

Kennedy, Margaret Louise, 9, 11, 59

Kennedy, Mary Augusta Hickey, 3, 6, 8–11, 13, 15, 32, 44, 58

Kennedy, Mary Loretta, 9, 11, 59, 220

Kennedy, Matthew Maxwell Taylor, 516

Kennedy, Michael Le Moyne, 367

Kennedy, Patrick Bouvier, 696–98, 700

Kennedy, Patrick Joseph (Joe Sr.’sgrandfather), 4, 9, 683

Kennedy, Patrick Joseph “P.J.” (JoeSr.’s father), 4–5, 8–11, 13–14, 27–28, 32–33, 38, 41, 58–59, 138, 201, 269, 572, 696

Kennedy, Robert Francis, 55, 210–43, 258–77, 328–36, 359–75, 386–87, 398, 528–31, 541–42, 553–57, 559–70, 577–84, 596–619, 690–94

ambitions of, 264–65, 307, 309, 360, 362–63

anti-Semitism of, 128, 263

anxieties and self-doubt of, 553—54

arms control and, 529, 703

articles written by, 263, 361–62

Asian tours of, 284, 288, 290–91, 360–62, 515–16

athletic abilities of, 164, 200, 239–40, 253–55, 266, 306, 332, 363, 368, 425, 457, 478, 515–16, 567, 588, 597, 714

attorney general appointment of, 475–76, 478, 665

awards and honors of, 351, 367

books written by, 374, 635

candor of, 124, 584

celebrity of, 367, 375

childhood and upbringing of, 62–67, 124, 128–29, 139, 163–66, 200, 224, 241, 262, 265, 287, 290, 362, 366–67, 371

civil rights and, 275, 361, 460–61, 554–57, 559–62, 614–19, 704–13

communism and, 263, 329, 360–61, 371, 512, 515–16, 556, 563–64, 567, 597–98, 606, 628, 675, 678, 709–10, 712–13

competitiveness of, 270

congressional staff positions of, 307–9, 329–31, 342–43, 363–75, 475, 517, 598

courage valued by, 262, 275, 284, 290, 373–75, 516, 553–54, 564, 567, 644, 678

Cuba and, 485, 491, 498, 504, 506–8, 510–21, 529–31, 562–66, 607–13, 617, 621, 625–26, 628–30, 632, 634–36, 640–44, 648–53, 656–57, 661–63, 673–75, 677–79, 708, 713, 728–29, 739–40

education of, 63–64, 117–18, 164–65, 199–201, 233, 238–43, 256, 266, 269, 271, 273–77, 302, 333, 385, 425, 457, 478, 555

Ethel Skakel courted by, 265–66, 268–70

European visits of, 261–64, 269

as father, 362, 367, 436, 463–64, 478, 516, 553–54, 567, 569–70, 607, 714

finances of, 272–73

heritage of, 264, 561

Hickory Hill seminars and, 568

honesty of, 200

Hoover Commission job of, 332

illnesses and injuries of, 63, 124, 255, 262, 360–61, 515–16

JFK’s assassination and, 739–41

JFK’s drug use and, 545–46

at JFK’s funeral, 741, 743

JFK’s 1956 vice-presidentialcampaign and, 355–58

JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 374, 402–7, 419–21, 424–27, 431–32, 435–37, 441–44, 450–51, 460–65, 468, 475, 478, 578, 599

JFK’s 1964 reelection plans and, 714

JFK’s Senate campaigns and, 296, 298, 305–6, 388–89

Joe Sr.’s British ambassadorship and, 117–18

Joe Sr.’s stroke and, 591–93

Kennedy Foundation and, 394

McCarthy and, 302–3, 307–9, 329–31, 342–43, 367, 371

manhood as viewed by, 201, 233

married life of, 272–73, 331–32, 362–63, 367, 384, 461–62, 478, 568, 570, 588, 607, 688, 714

Middle Eastern tours of, 261–64, 269, 286–88

in military, 233–34, 238

moralism of, 165, 201, 233, 262, 274, 277, 334, 369, 665

O’Donnell scandal and, 694

personality of, 63, 124, 129, 199, 200, 201, 224, 233, 239, 254–55, 257, 262, 264, 268, 270, 306, 308, 329–30, 332, 419–20, 424, 460–61, 508, 510–11, 512–13, 516, 553–56, 584, 611–12, 630, 649

physical appearance of, 63, 199, 233–34, 239, 264, 330, 373, 461, 516, 597, 608, 618, 657, 678, 714

press relations of, 577–79, 582–84

racketeering and organized crimeinvestigations of, 364–75, 517, 598–605, 607–9, 713

religious beliefs of,
64,
164, 199–200, 239, 241, 263–64, 360, 363, 628

romances of, 264–65, 268–70

self-promotion of, 367–68

sense of humor of, 334, 462, 478, 570

Soviet Union visited by, 360–62

speeches of, 129, 361–63, 379, 403, 554–56

Stevenson’s 1956 presidentialcampaign and, 363–64

Ted’s 1962 Senate campaign and, 581–84, 665–68

temper of, 460–61, 510–11, 513

veterans honored by, 686

Vienna Summit and, 529–30, 629

Vietnam and, 290–91, 719–22

wedding of, 271–72, 397