Times the Washington Post the wall street journal esquire outside and numerous other media outlets. His new book is the first kennedys the humble roots of an american dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish abolition movement. Among her numerous awards and honors. She has been named one of the top educators in irish america. And now to help us welcome our special guests. Im delighted to introduce dr. Lisha moore the consul general of ireland new england to stay a few words over to alicia. Thank you so much rachel, and im really delighted that the consulate is once again working with our good friends in the Kennedy Library. A couple of days ago President Biden issued a proclamation declaring march to be Irish American h
American dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish abolition movement. Among her numerous awards and honors. She has been named one of the top educators in irish america. And now to help us welcome our special guests. Im delighted to introduce dr. Lisha moore the consul general of ireland new england to stay a few words over to alicia. Thank you so much rachel, and im really delighted that the consulate is once again working with our good friends in the Kennedy Library. A couple of days ago President Biden issued a proclamation declaring march to be Irish American heritage month and it outlines not just irelands deep links with america, but also the really vast contribution that americans of Irish Heritage have made in t
Opportunity to explore the earliest years of the Kennedy Familys life in america with our distinguished guests this evening. Much of Neil Thompsons research took place at the Kennedy Library archives and we are very pleased to learn more about his work in the lives of bridget and Patrick Kennedy this evening. Im now delighted to introduce tonights speakers. We are so glad to welcome Neil Thompson to the Kennedy Library virtually. A journalist and and the author of six acclaimed books. He has written for the New York Times the Washington Post the wall street journal esquire outside and numerous other media outlets. His new book is the first kennedys the humble roots of an american dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish
Pleased to learn more about his work in the lives of bridget and Patrick Kennedy this evening. Im now delighted to introduce tonights speakers. We are so glad to welcome Neil Thompson to the Kennedy Library virtually. A journalist and and the author of six acclaimed books. He has written for the New York Times the Washington Post the wall street journal esquire outside and numerous other media outlets. His new book is the first kennedys the humble roots of an american dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish abolition movement. Among her numerous awards and honors. She has been named one of the top educators in irish america. And now to help us welcome our special guests. Im delighted to introduce dr. Lisha moore the co
Contributions to and influence over her famed family dynasty. This program is about an hour. Host Barbara Perry its good to be here with you talking about the kennedys. But that is having grown up catholic i think the kennedys have the particular resonance for us but i wanted to start right off in ask you, youre a Supreme Court president ial scholar. How did you get interested in rose . Guest ive been interested in the Kennedy Family since i was a little tyke read when i was four years old my mother to me and my brothers to downtown louisville. She piled the center 56 chevrolet and drove us downtown to the courthouse. She was completely drawn to this new candidate on the scene in the president ial race senator john f. Kennedy. Host do you think because he was catholic a little bit . Guest i have to think i that was a major part of it in addition to which he was about her age so she was the new generation to which the torch was being passed that i point out what she loved history and po