Kenai Fjords National Park, rugged wilderness area in southern Alaska, U.S., on the southern coast of Kenai Peninsula just west and southwest of Seward. Proclaimed a national monument in 1978, it became a national park in 1980. Its area is 1,047 square miles (2,712 square km). The park includes the

Alaskan mountains: …southern coast lie in the Kenai and Chugach mountains. Those heavily glaciated ranges border the Gulf of Alaska, the Chugach Mountains adjoining, to the south and east, the St. Elias Mountains at the Canadian border. The St. Elias Mountains, in turn, merge to the southeast into the mountains of the…

Alaska: …live in the Greater Anchorage–Kenai Peninsula area.

American literature: African American literature: …showed a masterful historical imagination; Randall Kenan, a gay writer with a strong folk imagination whose style also descended from both Ellison and Baldwin; and Colson Whitehead, who used experimental techniques and folk traditions in The Intuitionist (1999) and John Henry Days (2001).

Kendal, town (parish), South Lakeland district, administrative county of Cumbria, historic county of Westmorland, northwestern England. Kendal is the largest town and the administrative centre of the district. It is close to the main route from London to Scotland via Carlisle and is on one of the

Dame Margaret Kendal and William Hunter Kendal: Madge Kendal was a brilliant actress with a wide emotional range who, unlike most dramatic actors of her day, performed in a relatively natural manner. On the stage she overshadowed her husband partly because she was a better performer and partly because he chose plays…

Dame Margaret Kendal and William Hunter Kendal were English actor-managers, husband and wife, who, by their personal and professional example, brought social respectability to the acting profession and whose theatrical company trained many performers who afterward attained eminence. Madge Kendal

Ehrengarde Melusina, duchess of Kendal was the mistress of the English king George I who had considerable political influence during his reign. She was a close friend of Robert Walpole, who said that she was “as much queen of England as ever any was.” The daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, Graf (count)

Ehrengarde Melusina, duchess of Kendal was the mistress of the English king George I who had considerable political influence during his reign. She was a close friend of Robert Walpole, who said that she was “as much queen of England as ever any was.” The daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, Graf (count)

Dame Margaret Kendal and William Hunter Kendal: Madge Kendal was a brilliant actress with a wide emotional range who, unlike most dramatic actors of her day, performed in a relatively natural manner. On the stage she overshadowed her husband partly because she was a better performer and partly because he chose plays…

Dame Margaret Kendal and William Hunter Kendal: William Kendal, son of an artist, made his first stage appearance in 1861 in Glasgow, subsequently toured the provinces, and then joined the Haymarket Company (London) in 1866, playing everything from Shakespeare to burlesque. In 1868, at a London benefit, he played Don Octavio to…

Dame Margaret Kendal and William Hunter Kendal: William Kendal, son of an artist, made his first stage appearance in 1861 in Glasgow, subsequently toured the provinces, and then joined the Haymarket Company (London) in 1866, playing everything from Shakespeare to burlesque. In 1868, at a London benefit, he played Don Octavio to…

Smith Thompson: His opinion in Kendall v. United States (1838) contained a passage rejecting the theory, ascribed to Pres. Andrew Jackson, that a president may enforce his own interpretation of the Constitution in executing laws. The passage was deleted from the printed opinion at the request of the attorney general,…

Edward Calvin Kendall was an American chemist who, with Philip S. Hench and Tadeus Reichstein, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for research on the structure and biological effects of adrenal cortex hormones. A graduate of Columbia University (Ph.D. 1910), Kendall joined the

Henry Kendall was an Australian poet whose verse was a triumph over a life of adversity. His father, a missionary and linguist, died when Kendall and his twin brother, Basil Edward, were two years old. Their mother moved with her sons to a farm, where Kendall remained until 1854, when he went to

Henry Way Kendall was an American nuclear physicist who shared the 1990 Nobel Prize for Physics with Jerome Isaac Friedman and Richard E. Taylor for obtaining experimental evidence for the existence of the subatomic particles known as quarks. Kendall received his B.A. from Amherst College in 1950

Megyn Kelly is an American attorney, journalist, and television personality who is known for her pointed interviews and commentary on the Fox News Channel. Kelly was raised in Syracuse and Delmar, New York, the third and youngest child of an education professor and his wife. After her father’s

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West Java: Gede, Pangrango, Kendang, and Cereme. The highest of these peaks rise to elevations of about 10,000 feet (3,000 metres). A series of these volcanoes cluster to form a great tangle of upland that includes the Priangan plateau, which has an elevation of about 1,000 feet (300 metres)…

Kendari, town and port, capital of Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) propinsi (or provinsi; province), southeastern Celebes, Indonesia. It is on an inlet of Kendari Bay of the Banda Sea, located about 230 miles (370 km) northeast of Makassar (Ujungpandang). Most of the town’s inhabitants are

Ibram X. Kendi is an American author, historian, and activist who studies and writes about racism and antiracism in the United States. Through his books and speeches, he argues that racist policies and ideas are deeply ingrained in American society. He was born Ibram Henry Rogers to parents who

Ibram X. Kendi is an American author, historian, and activist who studies and writes about racism and antiracism in the United States. Through his books and speeches, he argues that racist policies and ideas are deeply ingrained in American society. He was born Ibram Henry Rogers to parents who

kendo, traditional Japanese style of fencing with a two-handed wooden sword, derived from the fighting methods of the ancient samurai (warrior class). The unification of Japan about 1600 removed most opportunities for actual sword combat, so the samurai turned swordsmanship into a means of

kendo, traditional Japanese style of fencing with a two-handed wooden sword, derived from the fighting methods of the ancient samurai (warrior class). The unification of Japan about 1600 removed most opportunities for actual sword combat, so the samurai turned swordsmanship into a means of

Sir John Cowdery Kendrew was a British biochemist who determined the three-dimensional structure of the muscle protein myoglobin, which stores oxygen in muscle cells. For his achievement he shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Max Ferdinand Perutz in 1962. Kendrew was educated at Trinity

Hank Ballard was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter best remembered for songs that were frequently as scandalous as they were inventive, most notably the salacious “Work with Me Annie” (1954). He also wrote “The Twist” (1959), which sparked a dance craze in the United States.

Kendujhar, town, northern Odisha (Orissa) state, eastern India. It is situated on an upland plateau bordered to the west and south by low hills. Kendujhar is a trade centre for the farm and forest products of the surrounding area. Hand-loom weaving is also important. The town contains an old raja’s

Malaysia: Daily life and social customs: …feast, known in Malay as kenduri. The wedding ceremony is generally the most important and elaborate of such events among both Malay and non-Malay peoples. In rural areas the kenduri is normally held at the house of the host family, while in urban areas the feast often takes place in…

Bangor, city, seat (1816) of Penobscot county, east-central Maine, U.S. It is a port of entry at the head of navigation on the Penobscot River opposite Brewer. The site, visited in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain, was settled in 1769 by Jacob Buswell. First called Kenduskeag Plantation (1776) and later

Thomas Keneally is an Australian writer best known for his historical novels. Keneally’s characters are gripped by their historical and personal past, and decent individuals are portrayed at odds with systems of authority. At age 17 Keneally entered a Roman Catholic seminary, but he left before

Al-Wāḥāt al-Khārijah, oasis in the Libyan (Western) Desert, part of Al-Wādī al-Jadīd (“New Valley”) muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in south-central Egypt. It is situated about 110 miles (180 km) west-southwest of Najʿ Ḥammādī, to which it is linked by railroad. The name Wāḥāt al-Khārijah means “Outer

Kenema, town, southeastern Sierra Leone. Located on the government railway and at a gap in the Kambui Hills, the town is the centre of the Alluvial Diamond Mining Scheme Area and the site of the Government Diamond Office (1959), concerned with the exportation of diamonds. It is also an important

Kneset ha-Gedola, (“Men of the Great Assembly”), assembly of Jewish religious leaders who, after returning (539 bc) to their homeland from the Babylonian Exile, initiated a new era in the history of Judaism. The assembly dates from the Persian period, of which very little factual history is known.

Porthcawl: …in the dunes known as Kenfig Burrows, are hidden the last remnants of the town and castle of Kenfig, which were overwhelmed by sand about 1400. Porthcawl is a leading holiday resort in southern Wales and has one of the largest trailer parks in Europe. Tourist attractions in the area…

Albanian literature: …known by its Albanian title Këngët e Milosaos (1836; “The Songs of Milosao”), is a Romantic ballad infused with patriotic sentiments. De Rada was also the founder of the first Albanian periodical, Fiámuri Arbërit (“The Albanian Flag”), which was published from 1883 to 1888. Other Arbëresh writers of note are…

Solomon Islands: Independence: Peter Kenilorea, who had helped lead Solomon Islands to independence, became its first prime minister (1978–81) and served a second term from 1984 to 1986. Solomon Mamaloni, another pre-independence leader, served as prime minister several times in the 1980s and ’90s; resigning from his final…

Kenilworth, novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1821 and considered one of his finest historical novels. Set in Elizabethan England, the plot relates the disaster that follows an attempt by the earl of Leicester, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, to avoid the queen’s displeasure at his

Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester: …dower claims, Simon now made Kenilworth Castle (a royal grant) his headquarters. He cultivated the friendship of the radical reformer Robert Grosseteste, bishop of Lincoln, and took Robert’s friend, the Oxford Franciscan Adam de Marisco, as spiritual director. Although regarded as a king’s man, Simon was one of the committee…

Lawrence Hyde, 1st earl of Rochester was an influential English statesman who served under Charles II, James II, William III, and Queen Anne. The second son of the renowned statesman and historian Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon, he entered Parliament in 1660 and was master of the robes from

Kenite, member of a tribe of itinerant metalsmiths related to the Midianites and the Israelites who plied their trade while traveling in the region of the Arabah (the desert rift valley extending from the Sea of Galilee to the Gulf of Aqaba) from at least the 13th century to the 9th century bc. The

Kenitra, port city, northern Morocco. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) above the mouth of the Sebou River. Before the French protectorate was established, Kenitra (Arabic: Al-Qunayṭirah, “Little Bridge”) was a fort; the settlement and port, built by order of Marshal L.-H.-G. Lyautey, date from 1913.

Rennyo was a Japanese Buddhist leader and eighth patriarch of the Hongan Temple in Kyōto. Rennyo furthered the Buddhist reform initiated by Shinran (13th century) that created the Jōdo Shinshū (“True Pure Land sect”) and inspired the Ikkō rebellions, 15th-century uprisings by militant,

William Gordon, 6th Viscount Kenmure was a Scottish Jacobite who was miscast as a leader in the rebellion of 1715 on behalf of James Edward, the Old Pretender, against King George I. His father, Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount Kenmure (d. 1698), had fought for King William III against the forces of

George F. Kennan was an American diplomat and historian best known for his successful advocacy of a “containment policy” to oppose Soviet expansionism following World War II. Upon graduation from Princeton in 1925, Kennan entered the foreign service. He was sent overseas immediately and spent

George F. Kennan was an American diplomat and historian best known for his successful advocacy of a “containment policy” to oppose Soviet expansionism following World War II. Upon graduation from Princeton in 1925, Kennan entered the foreign service. He was sent overseas immediately and spent

Kennebec, county, west-central Maine, U.S. It is a region of rolling lowlands with higher elevations on the northwest. Foremost among the county’s many streams is the Kennebec River, which traverses it from north to south and supplies hydropower for several cities. Other major waterways are the

Kennebec River: At one time, the Kennebec and Edwards Dam, built on the river in 1837, furnished hydropower at Bingham, Skowhegan, Waterville, and Gardiner. Growing environmental concerns, however, led the U.S. government to order the removal of the dam. After it was demolished in 1999, an upstream stretch of the river…

Kennebec River, river in west-central Maine, U.S. The Kennebec rises from Moosehead Lake and flows south for about 150 miles (240 km) to the Atlantic Ocean. It was explored by Samuel de Champlain between 1604 and 1605. Fort St. George, founded in 1607 at the head of navigation on the river near

Robert P. Tristram Coffin: …novel about the Maine coast; Kennebec (1937), part of a historical series on American rivers; and Maine Doings (1950), informal essays on New England life.

Kennebunkport: ” The adjoining town of Kennebunk was settled about 1650 and was included in the town of Wells; it was set off and incorporated in 1820. Both Kennebunk and Kennebunkport were busy shipping and shipbuilding centres in the 18th century and are now popular summer resorts. The rocky shores of…

Kennebunkport, town, York county, southwestern Maine, U.S. It is situated at the mouth of the Kennebunk River, on the Atlantic coast. It is adjacent to Kennebunk and lies 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Portland. The original settlement (1629) by Richard Vines was brought under the control of

Alaska: Resources and power: …with the closing of the Kennecott Mine in 1938, although there are new prospects elsewhere.

The Kennedy Center, large cultural complex in Washington, D.C., that hosts a variety of theater, dance, and musical performances, both national and international, and is the home of the National Symphony Orchestra. Created by the National Cultural Center Act of 1958, the Kennedy Center was renamed

The Kennedy Center: …of performers are awarded the Kennedy Center Honors. The Kennedy Center has also presented the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor each year since 1998. Winners have included Richard Pryor (1998), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Steve Martin (2005), Tina Fey (2010), Carol Burnett (2013), Bill Murray

Kennedy Channel, Arctic sea passage between Ellesmere Island, Canada (west), and northwestern Greenland (east). It is 16–24 mi (26–39 km) wide and extends northward for 110 mi from the Kane Basin to the Hall Basin, forming part of the waterway between Baffin Bay, an inlet of the North Atlantic

Arguably the most famous political family in modern American history, the Kennedys have repeatedly experienced triumph and tragedy on an unimaginable scale. Sprouting from Irish immigrant roots that flourished in Boston and benefiting from a fortune amassed in moviemaking, selling liquor (allegedly

Audrey Flack: Photo-realism and innovative techniques: …led to paintings such as Kennedy Motorcade, November 22, 1963 (1964), which depicts a scene from the assassination of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy. It was during that period that the artist also began to fine-tune her photographic method and her subject matter. In addition to works with sociopolitical commentary,…

international trade: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: …States and led to the Kennedy Round negotiations in GATT, held in Geneva from May 1964 to June 1967.

A public figure since the age of three, when she moved into the White House with her parents and baby brother, Caroline Kennedy is an attorney, author, and former ambassador, but, to many, she is best known as the eldest surviving child of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline

Kennedy Space Center, one of NASA’s 10 field centers and from 1968 its primary launch center for human spaceflight, located on Merritt Island, Florida. It encompasses 144,000 acres (58, 275 hectares) and includes among its facilities the Vehicle Assembly Building and the Launch Control Center as

Anthony Kennedy: …by the United States; in Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008), which banned capital punishment for child rape; in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), which struck down U.S. campaign finance laws banning corporate and union spending on political advertising; in United

African American literature: Reconceptualizing Blackness: Adrienne Kennedy, another 1960s writer who was similarly more postmodernist than nationalist, made her avant-garde theater debut with stunningly innovative, nightmarish one-act plays, most notably Funnyhouse of a Negro (produced 1962) and The Owl Answers (produced 1963), which featured surrealist spectacles of Black women caught…

Aimee Semple McPherson was a controversial American Pentecostal evangelist and early radio preacher whose International Church of the Foursquare Gospel brought her wealth, notoriety, and a following numbering in the tens of thousands. Aimee Kennedy was reared by her mother as a Salvation Army

Anthony Kennedy is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 to 2018. Kennedy received a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1958 and a law degree from Harvard University in 1961. He was admitted to the bar in 1962 and subsequently practiced law in San

Anthony Kennedy is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 to 2018. Kennedy received a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1958 and a law degree from Harvard University in 1961. He was admitted to the bar in 1962 and subsequently practiced law in San

Arthur Kennedy was an American character actor featured in many films and nominated for five Academy Awards. Kennedy, who studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pa., began an unsuccessful Broadway career before he was taken to Hollywood by James Cagney and cast as

assassination of John F. Kennedy, mortal shooting of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, as he rode in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. His accused killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine who had embraced Marxism and defected for a time to the

Robert F. Kennedy was a U.S. attorney general and adviser during the administration of his brother Pres. John F. Kennedy (1961–63) and later a U.S. senator (1965–68). He was the son of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy. He was assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is an American environmental lawyer who serves as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2025– ) in the second administration of Pres. Donald Trump. He is a member of the prominent Kennedy political family and a leading figure among vaccine skeptics.

Budd Boetticher: Westerns: …he aligned himself with writer Burt Kennedy and actor Randolph Scott for a series of taut, psychologically complex westerns. The first was Seven Men from Now (1956), with Scott as an ex-sheriff who methodically tracks down the seven criminals who killed his wife; Lee Marvin was impressive as an opportunistic…

George Miller: …film workshop, where Miller met Byron Kennedy. The two became frequent collaborators, and in 1971 they made the critically acclaimed short film Violence in the Cinema, Part 1.

Cape Canaveral, cape and city in Brevard county, east-central Florida, U.S. The cape is a seaward extension of Canaveral Island, a barrier island running southeastward along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The cape is separated from Merritt Island to the west by the Banana River, and the island is

A public figure since the age of three, when she moved into the White House with her parents and baby brother, Caroline Kennedy is an attorney, author, and former ambassador, but, to many, she is best known as the eldest surviving child of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline

A public figure since the age of three, when she moved into the White House with her parents and baby brother, Caroline Kennedy is an attorney, author, and former ambassador, but, to many, she is best known as the eldest surviving child of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline

Charles Kennedy was a Scottish politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006. Kennedy received his early education at schools in the Scottish Highlands and matriculated at the University of Glasgow; he also studied at Indiana University in the United States in the early 1980s as

Charles Kennedy was a Scottish politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006. Kennedy received his early education at schools in the Scottish Highlands and matriculated at the University of Glasgow; he also studied at Indiana University in the United States in the early 1980s as

Merchandise Mart: History: Christopher Kennedy, a grandson of Joseph and son of Robert F. Kennedy, was president of the Mart from 2000 to 2011.

Ted Kennedy was a U.S. senator representing Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009. He was a prominent figure in the Democratic Party and in liberal politics beginning in the 1960s, and he became one of the most influential and respected members of the Senate during his long tenure in office. A member of

Ethel Kennedy was a lifelong advocate for social justice and human rights, who is perhaps best known for the tragedy that helped define her life, including the assassination of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and the deaths of 2 of their 11 children. Ethel Skakel, the sixth of George and Ann

Ethel Kennedy was a lifelong advocate for social justice and human rights, who is perhaps best known for the tragedy that helped define her life, including the assassination of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and the deaths of 2 of their 11 children. Ethel Skakel, the sixth of George and Ann

Eunice Kennedy Shriver was an American social activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of the intellectually disabled and, in an effort to provide a forum for them to compete athletically, founded (1968) the Special Olympics. Shriver, daughter of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy and sister of

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was an American first lady (1961–63), who was the wife of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, and was noted for her style and elegance. Her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, was one of the wealthiest men in the world. Jacqueline was the elder of two

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was an American first lady (1961–63), who was the wife of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, and was noted for her style and elegance. Her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, was one of the wealthiest men in the world. Jacqueline was the elder of two

Scotland: The early Stewart kings: …and that of James III, James Kennedy, bishop of St. Andrews, played a statesmanlike part in seeking to preserve peace. James II took a violent line against overambitious subjects. In 1452 he stabbed William Douglas, 8th earl of Douglas, to death, and in 1455 James Douglas, 9th earl of Douglas,…

Ethel Kennedy: Becoming a Kennedy: …and ultimately became roommates with Jean Kennedy, a younger sister of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. In 1945 Skakel, then 17 years old, met Robert Kennedy during a ski trip, but at the time he was seeing her elder sister Patricia Skakel. When that relationship ended, Ethel Skakel…

John Kennedy is an American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican in 2016 and began representing Louisiana the following year. He previously was the state treasurer (2000–17). Kennedy was born in Centreville, Mississippi, but raised in nearby Zachary, Louisiana, a small town

Arthur Kennedy was an American character actor featured in many films and nominated for five Academy Awards. Kennedy, who studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pa., began an unsuccessful Broadway career before he was taken to Hollywood by James Cagney and cast as

John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially in Cuba and Berlin, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in

I.M. Pei: Founding of I.M. Pei & Associates and projects from the late 1950s to the early ’80s: …design the multi-airline terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City. In 1964 he was also chosen to design the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at Harvard University. Pei’s innovative East Building (1978) of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., is an elegant triangular composition that was…

John F. Kennedy, Jr. was an American publisher, lawyer, and member of the prominent Kennedy political family who was the son of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline (née Bouvier) Kennedy (later Onassis). Born less than three weeks after his father, a U.S. senator of Massachusetts, had been

I.M. Pei: Founding of I.M. Pei & Associates and projects from the late 1950s to the early ’80s: …also chosen to design the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at Harvard University. Pei’s innovative East Building (1978) of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., is an elegant triangular composition that was hailed as one of his finest achievements. In addition to designing public buildings, Pei was active in…

John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially in Cuba and Berlin, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in

John F. Kennedy, Jr. was an American publisher, lawyer, and member of the prominent Kennedy political family who was the son of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline (née Bouvier) Kennedy (later Onassis). Born less than three weeks after his father, a U.S. senator of Massachusetts, had been

John Kennedy is an American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican in 2016 and began representing Louisiana the following year. He previously was the state treasurer (2000–17). Kennedy was born in Centreville, Mississippi, but raised in nearby Zachary, Louisiana, a small town

John P. Kennedy was an American statesman and writer whose best remembered work was his historical fiction. Kennedy was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1816. From 1821 he served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates and three terms in the U.S. Congress and was secretary of the navy in the

John P. Kennedy was an American statesman and writer whose best remembered work was his historical fiction. Kennedy was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1816. From 1821 he served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates and three terms in the U.S. Congress and was secretary of the navy in the

Joseph P. Kennedy was an American businessman and financier who served in government commissions in Washington, D.C. (1934–37), and as ambassador to Great Britain (1937–40). He was the father of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy. Joseph Kennedy was the son of

Joseph P. Kennedy: Joseph, Jr., for example, became an isolationist and John an ardent advocate of U.S. participation in world affairs; Robert, perhaps because of the age gap, became shy—an affliction he battled throughout his life.