Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. () adalah terkemuka Amerika pengusaha, investor, dan duta. Kennedy adalah seorang Irlandia Amerika dan merupakan ayah dari AS Presiden John F. Kennedy, Amerika Serikat Jaksa Agung dan Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Senator Amerika Serikat Edward M. Kennedy, perwira angkatan laut Joseph P. Kennedy , Jr, Special Olympics pendiri Eunice Kennedy Shriver, dan mantan Duta Besar untuk Irlandia Jean Kennedy Smith; kakek Perwakilan AS Joseph P. Kennedy III dan Patrick J. Kennedy II, dan patrilineal kakek buyut Perwakilan AS Joseph P. kennedy IV. Dia adalah anggota terkemuka dari Partai Demokrat dan dari Irlandia Amerika Katolik Irlandia masyarakat. Dia adalah Ketua perdana AS Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ditunjuk oleh Presiden Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), dan kemudian mengarahkan Maritim Komisi. Kennedy menjabat sebagai Duta Besar Amerika Serikat ke Inggris dari tahun 1938 sampai akhir 1940, termasuk bagian awal Perang Dunia II.
JFK (film)
The film became embroiled in controversy. Upon "JFK"s theatrical release, many major American newspapers ran editorials accusing Stone of taking liberties with historical facts, including the film's implication that President Lyndon B. Johnson was part of a "coup d'état" to kill Kennedy. After a slow start at the box office, the film gradually picked up momentum, earning over $205 million in worldwide gross. "JFK" was nominated for eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and won two for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. It was the most successful of three films Stone made about the American Presidency, followed later by "Nixon" with Anthony Hopkins in the title role and "W." with Josh Brolin as George W. Bush.