. ♪ ♪ >>> america's new ambassador to britain, joseph p. kennedyces a battery of cameramen as he's about to depart for st. james court. >> when president roosevelt sends joseph p. kennedy in 1938 across the atlantic to be the ambassador to the united kingdom, he was a star, a celebrity. he had run a studio in hollywood. and he was already a success in business and politics. he was among the top 20 richest men in america. it was big news. >> the rise of joseph kennedy is as remarkable as it is seemingly unstoppable. >> joe kennedy came from an irish family, and they worked their way from the bottom to the top. they were outsiders. >> his grandparents came during the great potato famine of the 1840s to boston. so the family is just two generations removed from the peasantry of ireland. >> mr. joseph kennedy, the american ambassador, left the buckingham palace to present his credentials to the king. >> having an irish catholic in that job, it was just like the perfect victory in the struggle of my grandfather to feel accepted. >> and as for me, i'm de

joseph p. kennedyther of the president of the united states. >> on the road to the white house, rose kennedy has campaigned tirelessly to get her son elected. >> mrs. kennedy, this must be just about the proudest day of your life. >> oh, yes, wonderful. >> it's important to keep in mind that rose kennedy evidently had dynastic ambitions for the family. this is not just the story of joseph p. kennedy, prominent pushing father. this is a joint effort on the part of both joseph p. kennedy and rose. >> have you had a chance really to sit back and realize -- >> no, no. that will take a little time, i think. >> jack's brother, robert, and wife, ethel, joined in the family's triumph. bobby had been jack's campaign manager, and their father is adamant he's handed an important role in the new administration. >> joe kennedy let jack choose his cabinet with one exception. joe insisted that the next attorney general be robert kennedy. >> one cold december morning the president gets bobby kennedy up in his house in

this is not just the story of joseph p. kennedy, prominent pushing father. is a joint effort on the part of both joseph p. kennedy and rose. >> have you had a chance to sit back and realize? >> it's going to take a little time, i think. >> jack's bring robert and ethel joined in the family's triumph. bobby had been jack's campaign manager, and his father is adamant he is handed an important role in the new administration. >> joe kennedy let jack choose his cabinet with one exception. joe insisted that the next attorney general be robert kennedy. >> one cold december morning, the president gets bobby kennedy up in his house in georgetown and tells him he is going to be appointing him as attorney general and he says "bobby, grab your balls and let's go." >> jfk stops at the door and says hey, comb your hair. >> bobby, formore most of his career a senate investigator is announced to the world as the new head of america's criminal justice system. >> in looking for attorney general who must lead the fight for law enforcement, who must administer our laws without

. >> just four months after the tragedy at chappaquiddick, joseph p. kennedye in hyannisport. >> joe's death is another devastating moment for the kennedys because show has been the architect of all of their dreams and ambitions from the very beginning. >> this man truly lived for his family and his dynasty. >> joseph kennedy for all his faults, and by god, there were many, was an extraordinary father. his children loved him, they respected him, they honored him. >> joe kennedy dies with his family mired in scandal. ted must now seek redemption. hi, kids! i'm carl and i'm a broker. do you offer $4.95 online equity trades? great question. see, for a full service brokerage like ours, that's tough to do. schwab does it. next question. do you offer a satisfaction guarantee? a what now? a satisfaction guarantee. like schwab does. man: (scoffing) what are you teaching these kids? ask your broker if they offer award-winning full service and low costs, backed by a satisfaction guarantee. if you don't like their answer, ask again at schwab. very high triglycerides with

kennedy live. and now, this compound is the center of the world. this was the realization, the dynastic dream of joseph p >> jack believed in the promise of america. >> kennedy was walking into an ambush and had no idea. >> it turns out to be an unmitigated disaster. >> jack needed someone to watch his back. >> i'm pleased to accept the position of the attorney general. >> grab your balls, let's go. >>> i, john fitzgerald kennedy, do solemnly swear -- >> just over 100 years after his family first set foot in the country, john f. kennedy becomes president of the united states of america. the kennedys have achieved their dream. but in his first year in the white house, jfk learns winning power is one thing, wielding it is another. engulfed by violence at home and conflict around the world, he turns to those he trusts the