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The Irish Brotherhood: John F. Kennedy, His Inner Circle, and the Improbable Rise to the Presidency

The Irish Brotherhood: John F. Kennedy, His Inner Circle, and the Improbable Rise to the Presidency

O'Donnell, Helen
O'Donnell, Kenneth

Paperback

Political BiographiesPresidents & Heads of State20th Century United States History

ISBN10: 1619027054
ISBN13: 9781619027053
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Published: Mar 15 2016
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.40 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
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 they were tough minded, Irish-Catholic guys who were joined together by a common ambition to see Jack Kennedy through to the White House. War veterans who were young, ambitious, and they wanted their country back. Jack Kennedy was their man, their leader. No matter that he was Irish, Catholic, and his Old Man had made as many enemies as friends--Jack had ambition, brains, a special charisma. To win the White House would be a victory not only for Jack Kennedy, but for the downtrodden. They collectively decided that if the political powers would not let them in willingly then they would kick the door down. At the center of the story is Kenny O'Donnell, Jack Kennedy's tough talking, no-bullshit, top political aide. Jack recognized he needed Kenny's blue collar, political genius and Kenny recognized something special in Jack.


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