{"product_id":"the-irish-brotherhood-john-f-kennedy-his-inner-circle-and-the-improbable-rise-to-the-presidency-9781619024625","title":"The Irish Brotherhood: John F. Kennedy  His Inner Circle  and the Improbable Rise to the Presidency","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Irish Brotherhood is the history of Jack Kennedys original political inner circle. Led by Bobby Kennedy  Kenny ODonnell  Larry OBrien  and Dave Powers they were tough minded  IrishCatholic guys who were joined together by a common ambition to see Jack Kennedy through to the White House. War veterans who were young  ambitious  and they wanted their country back. Jack Kennedy was their man  their leader. No matter that he was Irish  Catholic  and his \"Old Man\" had made as many enemies as friendsJack had ambition  brains  a special charisma. To win the White House would be a victory not only for Jack Kennedy  but for the downtrodden. They collectively decided that if the political powers would not let them in willingly then they would kick the door down. At the center of the story is Kenny ODonnell  Jack Kennedys tough talking  nobullshit  top political aide. Jack recognized he needed Kennys blue collar  political genius and Kenny recognized something special in Jack.  The Irish Brotherhood describes what it was like to be inside the Kennedy inner circle. With Bobby  who was determined to make his own mark apart from his famous family  his lifelong struggle  never won  never lost. With Joe  as Kenny and Larry prove to him that their outsider approach was going to work after Jacks crushing victory in 58  which sets the stage for the Presidential campaign to come. This book is a missing piece of the story of the improbable rise to power of John F. Kennedy and further fills out the picture of the man revealing that Jack Kennedy was at heart a politician. He enjoyed the rough and tumble and despite his personal issues  or perhaps because of them  he became determined to succeed beyond anybodys expectations. It is intriguing an indelible portrait of the son  brother  friend  Congressman  Senator and President.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647971582005,"sku":"ByrdShop_1619024624","price":73.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781619024625.jpg?v=1781700110","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-irish-brotherhood-john-f-kennedy-his-inner-circle-and-the-improbable-rise-to-the-presidency-9781619024625","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}