Summary: 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 PRE

Storey, 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 STO

Swift, Will

Summary: Fresh interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and Roosevelt.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KENNEDY FAMILY Swift

Ronald, Susan

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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENNEDY, JOSEPH P. RON