The Life of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

Joseph Patrick Joe Kennedy, Sr. (September 6, 1888 in Boston - November 18, 1969 in Hyannis, Massachusetts), American businessman, financial industry Home, diplomat, member of the Democratic Party of the United States. His father was a poor Irish immigrant. In order to improve his fortune, he sent him to study. He graduated from Harvard University in 1912. He was engaged in finance and industry in his early years. Later, with the support of his father, he became the chairman of a bank. He claimed to be the youngest bank chairman in the United States and became a millionaire. Joined politics since 1929. Joseph had known Franklin Roosevelt before and believed that he was the leader the country needed, and helping him campaign would also help him enter the political arena. So Joseph began to help Roosevelt raise funds and accompanied Roosevelt on many campaign trips. For unknown reasons, Roosevelt did not entrust him with an important task after he was elected president. He was only appointed chairman of the newly established Securities Administration Commission in 1934, and Joseph's favorite position was Secretary of the Treasury. Despite this, Joseph remained loyal. In 1935, he "wrote" a book about the campaign, "I Support Roosevelt" (actually he asked a reporter to write it), and then sent the book to Roosevelt for review. Roosevelt only replied with a text message: "The book is good, I am very happy." Joseph regarded this reply as a note as a treasure, framed it and hung it at home, and showed it off whenever guests came. Roosevelt's loyalty to Joseph was rewarded by appointing him ambassador to Britain in 1937. This was something that a descendant of Irish Catholics would have never dared to think about. Although Joseph was good at making money, he was still politically clumsy and advocated appeasement of Germany. After the outbreak of the war, he was pessimistic about Britain and France's fight against Germany. In 1940, he suggested that the Roosevelt administration abandon its policy of providing military aid to Britain and France, but it was not adopted. He left office and returned to China in the same year. Roosevelt appointed him to no further posts, and he disappeared from politics. But he was not reconciled. He wanted his four sons to enter politics; his son John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States.