Joseph P. Kennedy Quotes
The hardest trader I've ever run against.
Kennedy himself was a master trader and negotiator. This was a facet of FDR that most people at the time missed. FDR was always so jovial and friendly, and had staff do all his dirty work, that many people underestimated FDR in many ways. See {609696}. And {615600}.
Joseph P. Kennedy, 1888-1969, U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain (Democrat), Chairman, Securities & Exchange Commission, Father of President John F. Kennedy, Description of Franklin D. Roosevelt then Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1917
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Referring to Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt—then contesting for the Democratic presidential nomination:
Lippmann was the leading political pundit of the time. He, like many others, totally underestimated Roosevelt whose easy-going manner, and non ideological style tended to put off ideologues and some intellectuals. See {609696}.
De Gaulle himself was a very difficult egomaniacal (personally and nationally) man. Roosevelt was one of the few leaders who could handle De Gaulle, although even he admitted the difficulty.
Referring to Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then contesting for the Democratic presidential nomination:
This may have been the worst stock market advice ever sent to customers. The Great Depression would suppress the economy of more than a decade.
Jobs led Apple when it became the technology company with the largest stock market valuation ever, yet he freely admitted that he did bit understand the market. He just ran a great company which produced wonderful, innovative products and paid relatively little attention to the stock market and Wall Street.
- Born: September 6, 1888
- Died: November 18, 1969
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Diplomat
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. was a prominent American businessman, investor and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American Kennedy family.
