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KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963), President. Typed letter signed ("Jack") WITH A 60-WORD AUTOGRAPH POSTSCRIPT SIGNED ("JACK"), to William F. Kelly, Palm Beach, Florida, 9 December 1946. 2 pages, 4to, on North Ocean Boulevard stationery, two punch holes and a paperclip burn at top.
ONE ITALIAN AND TWO IRISHMEN: WITH HIS STAFF "QUOTAS" ALREADY FILLED, JFK TURNS AWAY AN EAGER APPLICANT
Newly elected Congressman JFK has a surplus Hibernian on his hands. "In regard to my Secretarial Staff, I will have three men: Tony Gallucio from Cambridge, whom you know, will be my representative of the Itlo-American [sic] residents of this district. That leaves me two of Irish descent, one for the Boston office and one for the Washington office. Ted Reardon is going to Washington with me and Frank Morrissey is going to stay in Boston." No room, in other words, for William F. Kelly. Kennedy knows Kelly was "extremely interested in being in my Boston office" and he proclaims "great respect for your ability." But "Ted Reardon I have known for over fourteen years, he was my brother's best friend, he did a great deal of work for me in the campaign..." Frank Morrissey, likewise, Kennedy has known "for a considerable period of time. He has done law work for me in the last few years...I have great confidence in him, so I felt myself fortunate in obtaining his services." Kelly (1896 - 1976) ran the East Boston wards for JFK's 1946 House campaign. He never did join Kennedy's Washington staff. But in an autograph postscript JFK adds: "I am taking care of the matter of leave about which you wrote," and then "Billy: We were so hurried that day that I couldn't quite figure out what we finally decided. There was some suggestion about taking over an application to the vets administration for training officers. Are you going to do this? Write me your plan, and what you think I can do. Jack."
ONE ITALIAN AND TWO IRISHMEN: WITH HIS STAFF "QUOTAS" ALREADY FILLED, JFK TURNS AWAY AN EAGER APPLICANT
Newly elected Congressman JFK has a surplus Hibernian on his hands. "In regard to my Secretarial Staff, I will have three men: Tony Gallucio from Cambridge, whom you know, will be my representative of the Itlo-American [sic] residents of this district. That leaves me two of Irish descent, one for the Boston office and one for the Washington office. Ted Reardon is going to Washington with me and Frank Morrissey is going to stay in Boston." No room, in other words, for William F. Kelly. Kennedy knows Kelly was "extremely interested in being in my Boston office" and he proclaims "great respect for your ability." But "Ted Reardon I have known for over fourteen years, he was my brother's best friend, he did a great deal of work for me in the campaign..." Frank Morrissey, likewise, Kennedy has known "for a considerable period of time. He has done law work for me in the last few years...I have great confidence in him, so I felt myself fortunate in obtaining his services." Kelly (1896 - 1976) ran the East Boston wards for JFK's 1946 House campaign. He never did join Kennedy's Washington staff. But in an autograph postscript JFK adds: "I am taking care of the matter of leave about which you wrote," and then "Billy: We were so hurried that day that I couldn't quite figure out what we finally decided. There was some suggestion about taking over an application to the vets administration for training officers. Are you going to do this? Write me your plan, and what you think I can do. Jack."