The Irish in Power

Irish Americans have been an integral part of every aspect of American life and politics has been no different, where many have risen to prominence. A famous quote from a few months before the Easter rising in 1916 highlights this. Cecil Spring Rice, the British ambassador to the U.S., wrote to the Foreign Office in London:
“The best politicians in the country are Irish, and the professional Irish politician is against us.”
The stories of the major figures like JFK and Joe Biden are well documented. I want to explore the lives of the lesser-known politicians, who still had a massive impact on America and in many cases the world.
My book the Irish in power will tell of the men and women whose rose to political prominence becoming, mayors, governors, congressmen, senators and even presidents.