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Ambassadors United States Biography Families Great Britain Foreign relations United States Kennedy family Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) 1888-1969 Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) 1888-1969 Family United States United States Foreign relations 1933-1945 United States Foreign relations Great Britain World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic historyFilter By Subjects
Ambassadors United States Biography Families Great Britain Foreign relations United States Kennedy family Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) 1888-1969 Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) 1888-1969 Family United States United States Foreign relations 1933-1945 United States Foreign relations Great Britain World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic historySummary: Television miniseries chronicling the lives of the Kennedys during the 1960s. Dramatizes the scandal, tragedy, public greatness and private frailty of America's first "royal" family during one of the most momentous decades in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kennedys Production (Ontario), inc. 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD KENSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: A deft politician and skillful diplomat, TR's magnetic personality and genius for publicity made him a legend in his own time. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, this is an engaging portrait of the private man and the president who created the modern American presidency.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2008
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PREStorey, Kate
Summary: Drawing from conversations with family members, friends, neighbors, and household and security staff, this multigenerational story of the Kennedy family as seen through their Hyannis Port compound on Cape Cod provides a sweeping history of an American dynasty that has left an indelible mark on the nation's politics and culture.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 STOSwift, Will
Summary: Fresh interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and Roosevelt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2008
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Summary: "Acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the truth about Joseph P. Kennedy's shockingly controversial tenure as Ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II. On February 18, 1938, Joseph P. Kennedy was sworn in as US Ambassador to the Court ofSt. James. To say his appointment to the most prestigious and strategic diplomatic post in the world shocked the Establishment was an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021