ambassador kennedy wailed, it's the end of everything. >> kennedy is convinced the hitler war machine is unstoppable. england will simply be devoured. >> almost as soon as britain goes to war, joe decides that he's going to send the children home. >> the u.s. liner washington brings home the biggest group of refugees. among the returning notables are mrs. joseph p. kennedy and children. >> my wife and i have given nine hostages to fortune. our children and your children are more important than anything else in the world. >> joseph is called a coward for his decision to send his family home. for his opposition to the war, he's branded a nazi sympathizer. >> roosevelt privately called kennedy a fascist. >> and once britain was in war fighting back and joe was still trying to appease, he was too outspoken and he was called back to washington.