In an exclusive excerpt from ‘Last Call, his history of Prohibition,’ Daniel Okrent writes that long-held beliefs about Joe Kennedy’s bootlegging business are bunk.

The Myth of Joe Kennedy’s Bootlegging. In Secret. No matter how many trysts JFK had or how much he drank, his habits paled in comparison to his father Joe’s alleged activities during Prohibition.

Joe Kennedy: Not a Bootlegger or a Nazi, But a Hardcore Non-Interventionist Q&A with David Nasaw, author of "The Patriarch" Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 1.9.2013 11:15 AM ...