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Founders: #4 The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy

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What I learned from reading The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw ---- Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here. ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast

[00:00:00] So the source material for most of what I'll talk to you about today comes from the book, The Patriarch, The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. This book was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. And it is a monster. It's almost 800 pages long. And it took me about 20 hours to read the book. So I'm not going to cover everything. For today, I want to focus on Kennedy's life from approximately age 20 to 40 years old, from when he was just starting out to when he actually achieved his life goal. Most of the people that listen to…

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