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“Trish” up, Joe Kennedy has brought a, welcome fury to bear on things he believed to. be wrong, and his blunt : opinions have often unsettled those . who. could not comprehend the. depth of nis discernment ahd perception, a - And he has never been without his detractors! | - Unfortunately, mediocre minds usually condemn everything whiete is beyond: their vompirehension, And itis equally sad that those with | medivere talents often éarn more of. ateputation than. is + abiteved by true merit, Despite his critics, I have never known: Joe. Kennedy to be : other than totally dedicated to his county, “He has stood hy it swith os absolute disregard of personal consequences, and, to my knowledge; he” has never refused to. come forward when needed.” And the United States . : has. profited eteatly from the fremendotis falénts. he brought to bear on | 7 . : any job he was asked to do. — a vevalt ‘that hen he: was appointed t to the newly created . . ‘Securities and Exchange Commission in 1934, his selection was blasted as” - "a slap i in the face" of the supporters of President Fravklin Roosevelt, Yet, t ariderstand that in 431 ‘work-crammed days, Joe Kenedy laid. - foundations for some. of the procedures atill used by that agency today. In 1987, hé was asked to become the chaitman of the new +4 Maritime Commission whieh | had Geen set up to. create an American