Old Joe Kennedy could well be called "pro-Nazi" in the sense that given a choice between Nazism and Communism, Kennedy would choose Nazism as the lesser evil.
Kennedy believed Germany would defeat Britain and clashed with FDR over FDR's anti-Nazi policies.
So Old Joe was replaced as ambassador in November 1940 and later blamed FDR for Kennedy's son's death over the English Channel.
Old Joe's feelings toward Germany give special poignancy to Pres. Kennedy's June 1963 speech in West Berlin, whose most famous line was Kennedy saying, "Ich bin ein Berliner".
"Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was civis romanus sum ["I am a Roman citizen"].
Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'...
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'"
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’”
“I am a Jelly Doughnut?”