The seeds of Robert F. Kennedy’s compassion lay in his understanding of the past struggles of his Irish ancestors. On March 17, 1964, Robert F. Kennedy traveled to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to address the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. His address that evening was rich in purpose but also in sentiment. It was his first speech since Dallas. He had chosen this Irish American … [Read more...] about A Touch of the Irish
Robert F. Kennedy
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
RFK Biopics in the Works for 50th Anniversary of his Death
June 2018 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, and Hollywood is ready to mark the occasion with not one but two projects in the works telling the story of the Kennedy brother often considered the most Irish and Catholic. First there is a major motion picture featuring Matt Damon as RFK, who ran for president in 1968, only to be gunned down … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
RFK Biopics in the Works for 50th Anniversary of his Death
Bobby Kennedy’s Message of Unity and Raging Spirit
Chris Matthews talks about his new book, which offers valuable insights into Bobby Kennedy, and why we need someone of Kennedy’s ilk today. Next year, on St. Patrick’s Day, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will open a new exhibit entitled “The Train: RFK’s Last Journey.” The centerpiece of the show will be more than two dozen large color portraits taken by Look magazine … [Read more...] about Bobby Kennedy’s Message of Unity and Raging Spirit
The Other Kennedy
For the last 40 years, Americans have been fixated on the trials, tribulations and tragedies of the Kennedy family. Yet as the nation has kept its eyes focused on the Bobbys, Teddys and John-Johns of America's "Royal Family," a new Kennedy leader has quietly emerged. And this time, it's a woman.℘℘℘Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the eldest child of the … [Read more...] about The Other Kennedy
Our Jack
By Pete Hamill, Contributor
Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the CenturySomewhere in the shadowy land between myth and history lies the domicile of John F. Kennedy. The first United States president of Irish-Catholic descent, Kennedy was a man of many faces: war hero, orator, lover, creator, and visionary. He had it all, and it was all taken away, but in the end he gained immortality.That … [Read more...] about Our Jack