JOSEPH P. KENNEDY FBI FILES

1011 pages of files copied from FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and archived on CD-ROM, covering Joseph P. Kennedy, former United States Ambassador to Great Britain, and father of John and Robert Kennedy. The files mostly date from the mid-1940's onward. Files chronicle Kennedy as a subject of a friendly FBI background investigation in 1956, in connection with a Presidential appointment. FBI records indicate a cordial correspondence relationship between Kennedy and former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Files demonstrates typical threats made by members of the public towards the Kennedy family. Files lists Kennedy as a special service contact, willing to give information about the various fields he was involved with, including the movie industry.