The Irish Brotherhood

John F. Kennedy, His Inner Circle and the Improbable Rise to the Presidency

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Elections, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Biography & Memoir, Political
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Author: Helen O'Donnell, Kenneth O'Donnell Sr. ISBN: 9781619025080
Publisher: Counterpoint Press Publication: January 1, 2015
Imprint: Counterpoint Language: English
Author: Helen O'Donnell, Kenneth O'Donnell Sr.
ISBN: 9781619025080
Publisher: Counterpoint Press
Publication: January 1, 2015
Imprint: Counterpoint
Language: English

A behind-the-scenes look at JFK’s team: “Lively . . . fast-paced anecdotes . . . insights into presocial media mid-twentieth-century politics” (Library Journal).
 
The Irish Brotherhood is the history of Jack Kennedy’s original political inner circle. Led by Bobby Kennedy, Kenny O’Donnell, Larry O’Brien, and Dave Powers, it was a team dominated by tough-minded Irish-Catholic guys and young war veterans who were joined by a common ambition to see Jack through to the White House.
 
Written by the daughter of one of the core members of this team, this book provides one of the missing pieces of the story of John F. Kennedy’s improbable rise to power—covering such topics as Bobby’s determination to make his own mark apart from his famous family; the struggle to prove that Kenny and Larry’s outsider approach would work; the role of Joe Kennedy, Sr.; and the way that JFK embraced and enjoyed the rough and tumble of politics. It’s a unique inside view of the electoral process as well as an indelible portrait of John F. Kennedy as a son, a brother, and a friend as well as a public servant.

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A behind-the-scenes look at JFK’s team: “Lively . . . fast-paced anecdotes . . . insights into presocial media mid-twentieth-century politics” (Library Journal).
 
The Irish Brotherhood is the history of Jack Kennedy’s original political inner circle. Led by Bobby Kennedy, Kenny O’Donnell, Larry O’Brien, and Dave Powers, it was a team dominated by tough-minded Irish-Catholic guys and young war veterans who were joined by a common ambition to see Jack through to the White House.
 
Written by the daughter of one of the core members of this team, this book provides one of the missing pieces of the story of John F. Kennedy’s improbable rise to power—covering such topics as Bobby’s determination to make his own mark apart from his famous family; the struggle to prove that Kenny and Larry’s outsider approach would work; the role of Joe Kennedy, Sr.; and the way that JFK embraced and enjoyed the rough and tumble of politics. It’s a unique inside view of the electoral process as well as an indelible portrait of John F. Kennedy as a son, a brother, and a friend as well as a public servant.

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