Ambassador Kennedy's Telegram re: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"

“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”: Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy as Movie Critic

By David Langbart “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is considered one of the great motion pictures produced by the American movie industry.  In 1989, the Library of Congress added this masterpiece to the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” The movie, starring James Stewart as Jefferson Smith (the “Mr. … Continue reading “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”: Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy as Movie Critic