After he stepped down as ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1940, Joe Sr. focused his attention on his oldest son, Joseph Jr., expecting that he would enter politics and be elected president.
1940年卸任駐英國大使后，他開始將他的注意力放在他的大兒子小約瑟夫身上，希望他能進入政界並且可以被選為總統。