Father of President Kennedy, banker, financier, diplomat. Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission (1934-1937); Chairman, Maritime Commission (1937); Ambassador to Great Britain (1938-1940).
Personal papers (1888-1974) document his life as banker, financier, movie producer, diplomat and father to nine children. Papers record the positions Kennedy held, including his business ventures in banking, real estate and finance, movie producer, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission, and ambassador to Great Britain. Other papers document Kennedy family life, including Kennedy’s time after his ambassadorship and the political campaigns of his two sons, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.