James Lyons was a lifelong friend of Joseph Kennedy and was instrumental in getting his son William a job with President John F. Kennedy. It was later known that the reason Lyons never ran for an 8th term was because he overheard a phone conversation from President in which the President said that an "important Federal Position" awaited him at the Capitol.
James Lyons was Joseph Kennedy's lifelong friend and helped secure William Kennedy's job in President John F. Kennedy's administration. It was later discovered that Lyons did not run for a 8th term because he overheard a conversation with the president suggesting an "important federal position" awaited him at the Capitol.