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In his own right the political odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
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Based on never-before-seen documents, this book chronicles RFK's extraordinary transformation from Cold Warrior to grass roots activist. Palermo focuses on the crucial nexus between '60s social act...
Based on never-before-seen documents, this book chronicles RFK's extraordinary transformation from Cold Warrior to grass roots activist. Palermo focuses on the crucial nexus between '60s social activism and Kennedy's role as national leader, demonstrating how civic groups and individual activists educated him about the conflict in Southeast Asia and racial and class injustice at home.
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- Creator
- Joseph A. Palermo
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- New York : Columbia University Press, 2003, c2001
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- 1 online resource (384 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9780231502658, 0231502656, 0231120680
- OCLC
- on1049620037
- Description based on title screen of 2003-09-10.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Transcribed from: In his own right : the political odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. New York : Columbia University Press, c2001. xv, 349 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
- English
- Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: The Odyssey Begins -- 1. On His Own: Kennedy's Evolving Critique of the War, May 1965 - February 1966 -- 2. A Slow Path to Peace: Kennedy Calls for a Negotiated Settlement, March 1966 - March 1967 -- 3. At the Center of the Storm: Kennedy and the Shifting Political Winds of 1967 -- 4. "The Hottest Place in Hell": Kennedy, the Democrats, and the McCarthy Candidacy -- 5. The Collapse of the Myths: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Tet Offensive, January - February 1968 -- 6. The Breaking Point: Kennedy Responds to Tet, February 8, 1968 -- 7. Fifteen Days in March: Kennedy Challenges Johnson, March 1968 -- Illustrations -- 8. Civil Rights and the Urban Rebellions, Kennedy, King, and the Politics of Race, 1965-1968 -- 9. Building a Coalition: Kennedy and the Primaries, March 16 - May 28, 1968 -- 10. California: Kennedy's Last Campaign, May - June 1968 -- Conclusion: A Potential Unrealized -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Subjects
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 -- Political and social views.
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
- United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.
- Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969.
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography