Images of the book cover for "The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty," Neal Thompson, and Christine Kinealy

Lowell Lecture

The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of An American Dynasty

Date & Time

March 2, 2022 at 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location

John F. Kennedy Library
Columbia Point Boston, MA 02125
Driving Directions

Speaker(s)

Neal Thompson and Christine Kinealy

Presenting Organization

John F. Kennedy Library

Topics

History

Contact

Kennedy Library Forums (jfkforums@nara.gov, 617-514-1643)

Neal Thompson, journalist and author, discusses his forthcoming book The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty, which draws on previously unreleased records to explore the lives of Bridget and Patrick Kennedy, with Christine Kinealy, professor of history and director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University.

This program is supported in part through the Government of Ireland: Emigrant Support Programme.