Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm, The

In The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm, Will Swift presents a fresh, empathetic interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and, of course, Roosevelt.

Arriving in London in early 1938, the Irish-Catholic Kennedys were welcomed by politicians, aristocrats, and intellectuals, all eager to court America. They finally appeared to have overcome their lifelong status as outsiders. From 1938 to 1940, the Kennedys crystallized their identity as protagonists on the world stage, making public the competitive and clannish intrafamily dynamics that would fuel their mythic rise to power. They all learned from their father's successes—and failures. The older children—Joe Jr., Jack, and Kathleen—took an active part in England's glittering, "last fling before the bombs fall" society, but all nine children charmed, their every move chronicled by the British and American media. John F. Kennedy's path to the White House began in London. As his father's political fortunes dimmed, Jack published a best-selling book and his star rose.

Drawing on recently released Kennedy family archives, Joseph P. Kennedy's private papers, and using rare photographs of English society and the photogenic Kennedy clan, Dr. Swift, with penetrating psychological insight, brings to life this fascinating family during a dramatic one thousand day period.

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Title of ebook: Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm, The
ISBN: 9780061860232
parent-ISBN: 9780061173561
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Internet download file size: 4207 kb
Published: 04-2008
Released online for download: 04-29-2008
Author of eBook: Swift, Will

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The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm

A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940

Chapter One

Into the Lion's Mouth

It was pouring rain as Joseph Kennedy boarded the U.S.S. Manhattan in New York harbor on Monday, February 23. Joe was completely exhausted. It had been an intense five days since he had been sworn in, in Washington, D.C., as ambassador to Great Britain. Just hours before boarding, Joe had dashed up to Hyde Park, New York, for a secret conference with the president. Now, on this stormy day, he was nearly "suffocated" by the press of "newspaper men, casual well-wishers, old friends and strangers by the thousand," who had essentially cornered him in his cabin, all of them determined to bask in his great success and learn the latest news about Anglo-American relations. Joe could not wriggle through them to reach eight of his children waiting on the top deck to say good-bye.

Jimmy Roosevelt squeezed his way into Joe's cabin and pulled him into the suite's bedroom, but even as they spoke, photographers snapped pictures of the two men sitting together on the bed.

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