Today he is better known as John F. Kennedy's father, but in December 1937, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was reaching the apex of his own political career. That's when President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. The appointment rewarded Kennedy's support of FDR's "New Deal" policies-and represented a potential stepping stone toward a presidency for a member of the Kennedy family.
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机译：今天，他以约翰·肯尼迪（John F. Kennedy）的父亲而闻名，但在1937年12月，约瑟夫·P·肯尼迪（Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.）达到了自己的政治生涯的最高点。那时富兰克林·罗斯福总统任命他为美国驻英国大使。这项任命表彰了肯尼迪对FDR的“新政”政策的支持-并代表了肯尼迪家族成员担任总统职位的潜在踏脚石。
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