EPISODE · Jun 29, 2025 · 1H 4M
What were the Kennedys up to in Britain?
In this special episode, we're joined by Presidential historian Alvin S. Felzenberg to discuss the rich and complex relationship between the Kennedy clan and the United Kingdom. How did this Irish American family, whose patriarch was appointed American Ambassador to Britain, cope with being in England? How did it shape the young Kennedy children? And what relationship would they, including John F. Kennedy, have with Britain and its leaders in years to come?In this episode, the following books are mentioned:'Rules of Civility' by Amor Towles. Available at: https://amzn.to/46lXjl3'Progressively Worse: The Burden of Bad Ideas in British Schools' by Robert Peal. Available at: https://amzn.to/4l2yM9b ***Since Attlee & Churchill is a podcast about post-war British politics - since Attlee & Churchill - and is hosted by Lee David Evans, an historian of the Conservative Party, and Richard Johnson, an historian of the Labour Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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