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#4 The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy

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Bank Examiner - A New Career Path

Kennedy was good with numbers, had a Harvard degree and made some contacts at Harvard. He decided to sit for the civil service examination for assistant state bank examiner. The job paid little, $1,500 annually, which is less than $35,000 in purchasing power today. Kennedy traveled across the state, pouring over books and records of savings banks,. compiling reports on their liabilities and their assets.

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