“some government bureaucrat like his old man.”
Joseph Kennedy was a lot more than “some government bureaucrat.”
He worked hand in hand with the mob his whole life.
Sam Giancona said, “Joe Kennedy was the biggest crook I ever dealt with.”
New York mobster Frank Costello said, “I made Joe Kennedy his money.” [They worked in the illegal liquor bussiness during prohibition.]
I know Joe Kennedy’s history. I meant that JFK’s government aspirations would top out like Joe’s, with maybe an ambassadorship.