From the time he was a school boy he was interested in making money.
He had an interesting hobby of tinkering with clocks.
Joe was a poor student, but good at athletics and had an attractive personality. He was able to overcome many ethnic barriers during his school years at Boston Latin, a protestant and primarily Yankee school.
Was one of the youngest Bank Presidents in US history.
He was fiercely proud of his family. He was quoted as having said his family was the finest thing in his life.
Medical
Joe Kennedy was a very hard worker, which often deteriorated his health. At times he was hospitalized for his run down condition.
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