Joesph P. Kennedy Sr.(Germania)

Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1953, succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 44th Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He implemented the Kennedy Plan which began the plan to secure the United States and its allies from the threat of Fascism and Nazism. Kennedy is famous for leading the nation during the Pacific War which ended with the democratization of Japan and the spread of American influence in Asia

Kennedy was born to a political family in East Boston, Massachusetts. He made a large fortune as a stock market and commodity investor and later rolled over his profits by investing in real estate and a wide range of business industries across the United States. During World War I, he was an assistant general manager of a Boston area Bethlehem Steel shipyard; through that position, he became acquainted with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In the 1920s, Kennedy made huge profits by reorganizing and refinancing several Hollywood studios; several acquisitions were ultimately merged into Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Studios. Kennedy increased his fortune with distribution rights for Scotch whisky. He owned the largest privately-owned building in the country, Chicago's Merchandise Mart.

Kennedy was a leading member of the Democratic Party and of the Irish Catholic community. President Roosevelt appointed Kennedy to be the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which he led from 1934 to 1935. Kennedy later directed the Maritime Commission. Kennedy served as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1938 to late 1940. With the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Kennedy was pessimistic about Britain's ability to survive attacks from Nazi Germany. During the Battle of Britain in November 1940, Kennedy publicly suggested, "Democracy is finished in England. It may be here [in the United States]." Kennedy's position began to be popularized after it was shown British leadership felt the same.

Kennedy was married to Rose Kennedy and had nine children. During his later life, he was heavily involved in the political careers of his sons. Three of Kennedy's sons attained distinguished political positions:Joe Kennedy Jr. (1915-1987) served as a U.S. representative from Massachusettes, John F. Kennedy (1917–1977) served as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, Robert F. Kennedy (1925–2008) served as the U.S. attorney general, as a U.S. senator from New York, and as the 37th president of the United States and Ted Kennedy (1932–2009) also served as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts.