the relationship between the kennedy family before churchill became the minister and of course joseph kennedy was the ambassador to the uk at the outbreak of world war ii and was criticized because he was sympathetic but he didn't keep because the the couple planned and wanted to keep america out of it. well researched going up to the time when kennedy was assassinated and so it attracts the whole period from joseph kennedy and now i'm going back to my favorite of which is around 1850 called the great american debate about the compromise of 1852 hold of the country together after we had won the mexican war and had a new territory in the pacific and the question was will they be free because that point there were 15 slave states and free states. slavery held on as long as they did because the senate the house was based on population more hostile slavery was a heck of a lot of effort to hold the country together and in the end it worked at least 11 years because 11 years later we had the civil war. >> we want to know what you're reading this summer. send your answer to booktv or post it on our

. >> joseph kennedy gave the 1920s here a home to actress gloria swanson. emily smith tells us it's one of the most expensive homes in new jersey. >> reporter: it's a private mansion decorated with copper and bronze hidden behind a 10-foot wall. >> hi, i'm emily. >> my name is phyllis with cold well banker. >> nice to meet you. >> the name of the house is gloria crest. it was built in 1926 by the heir to a european throne. it has a very grand double staircase. >> reporter: lined with velvet, you see rare marble and other intricate details. >> this elegant living room is one of my favorite in the house. >> reporter: a carved fireplace made of limestone is so large you can stand underneath it. >> this house was featured in 1978 on lifestyles with the rich and famous. >> reporter: the ceilings lined with gold and the walls are covered in original fabric. >> this is a dining room. this furniture belonged to walter chrysler. it was his conference room. >> reporter: the kitchen has a beautiful stained glass ceiling. >> the ceiling was brought here from a castle i

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. >>> joseph kennedy gave the home to swanson, gloria smith takes us inside. >> reporter: it is a private mansion decorated with copper and bronze hidden behind a 10- foot wall. >> hi, i'm emily. >> hi, i'm with cold banker. >> this was built in 1926 by the heir to a european thrown. it is a very grand double scare case. lined with velvet you see rare marble and other details. >> this living room is one of my favorites in the house. >> a carved fireplace is so large you can stand underneath it this house was features on the lifestyles of the rich and famous. >> walls are covered in original fabric. >> this is the dining room. this furniture belonged to walter chrysler, in his private office. >> the kitchen has a beautiful stained glass ceiling. >> this was brought here from a castle in ireland. >> we took the double staircase to the next level, where you have 9 bedrooms and a secret bar off of one of them. >> joseph kennedy built this bar during prohibition, it was accessed through the closet in an adjourning bedroom the current owners moved the accessible. >> you also have a third floor

that's what joseph kennedy one. his sons were given the best education money could buy. they went to harvard. it was actually the oldest on that he was priming for the presidency. the oldest son gets killed in world war ii. the second oldest who becomes the heir apparent. after the war on world war ii, he runs for the house in massachusetts race from. he gets elected and becomes a senator. had a very young age, he's 43 years old. one of the things that was inspiring about him was not just the rhetoric. he had a very powerful way of speaking to people. he was very charming and very comfortable in front of cameras area he looked good. he had good looks they said. he was unafraid to use those looks on a variety of women as you guys probably all know. to great effect i should say. the people who were starting to complain about the conformity of the 1960's, they saw this young guy as a way out. it was an incredibly close election in 1960. he just squeaked by. this is the famous election where lot dead people in chicago vote. in his inaugural address, he gives one of the more

.-- like joseph p kennedy was a man of astonishingly strong nerve and manipulativeness.ght a pulitzer prize for his son. [laughter] the paid off his debts. just p kennedy after engineering the nomination of his son for flies back to new york, and he watches the acceptance speech at henry luce's apartment. henry luce is the proprietor of "fortune."fe," he had a soft spot for catholics because his wife was a catholic. kennedy was treated much better by the luce magazines than any other democrat. there's a cover, "the fabulous president on the cover of "life" magazine. they manipulated the media. joseph kennedy had a huge flair for this type of thing. he was in with the hearst press. he stayed in beverly hills during the 1960 democratic national convention in los angeles. you know, was this game on the level? not even close to it. john kennedy just had immense charm. you saw some of it on that tape, the self-deprecating comments. wit to televise his press conferences and handle them in a way no president since has been able to come close to. you know, how do you quantify ch

joseph kennedy was embassador of the u.k. he didn't think we could win and wanted to keep america out of it. churchill was still alive and kennedy assassinated. tracks the whole period. now i'm going back to my favorite period which is 1850, a book called american debate, the tbreat -- great american debate. had all the new territory and the big question, is it going to be slave or free. at that point there were 15 slave states and 15 free states. slavery held on as long as it did because of the senate. it was a heck of an effort to hold the country together. in the end it worked for 11 years. 11 years later we had the civil war. tweet us your answer at book tv or you can post it on our facebook page facebook.com slash book tv. this past year included ta vrk -- smiley. >> in the coming months we'll speak to former secretary and economist walter williams and roberts of mpr and nbc news. this week, our guest and editor of nine books including her new book drone warfare. in depth live on book tv the first sunday of every month. y

kennedy as a presidential candidate. he realized they should not have anybody on this committee a very conservative lawyer from new mexico and not a presidential person by any means. joseph montoya and who respected by the senators, but not seen as presidential candidates. the republicans picked howard baker at their ranking member on the committee. and talk about members of their caucus, as well. and they began an investigation. then they went to public hearings. again, i was in graduate school and the library of congress because we were just fixed on watching the hearings and pbs was broadcasting the hearings live because the other companies were doing the highlights. i actually came over here, took a take off from working at the library, came over here, sat on the stairs for hours waiting to get my turn in here and i stood over there by that column in the very back of the room and watched john dean on maybe the third day of his testimony. the room was bright light especially up in the front because of all the tv lights that were there. these were tv personalities. and it was just a -- an electric time to be here for that hearing. >> i began by telling the president th