In 1966, he became associate dean of instruction at California State University, where he became a full professor of U.S. history in 1969.

[2] He was a senior lecturer in national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School until his retirement in 2002.

[3] From 1971 until 1973, he advised Thames Television on European emigration to the United States, and served as a researcher for The World at War.

[6] In 1976, Kennedy-Minott was chairman for the Northern California portion of Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign.

[7] Carter was a close friend of Kennedy-Minott, and a frequent guest at his home in Atherton, California.