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On the evening of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech asking for calm in response to riots that engulfed predominantly African-American neighborhoods throughout the nation. The assassination further divided militant civil rights groups like the Black Panthers from those that supported non-violent measures.
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In 1965 Mount Kennedy was named in honor of the late president John F. Kennedy. Located in Canada's Yukon territory near the Alaskan border, the mountain was chosen to honor President Kennedy because, at the time, it was the tallest unclimbed peak in North America. That same year, a National Geographic team that included President Kennedy's younger brother, Robert, climbed the mountain. Robert was assassinated three years later during his own presidential...
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Following World War II, officials in the U.S. government saw the growth of a strong capitalist society in Japan as a bulwark against the spread of communism in Asia. The U.S. military presence led to some friction between the two countries, however. In 1962, Attorney General Robert Kennedy toured Japan as part of a goodwill tour. While on this trip, he argued that the cold war need for solidarity among anticommunist nations was more important than...
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Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy, the McClellan Committee undertook a series of hearings investigating widespread corruption in organized labor from 1957 to 1959. In one of the more testy exchanges during the hearings, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) president Jimmy Hoffa sparred with Kennedy regarding allegations that Hoffa condoned the use of violence against other union members.
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"Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, resonating deeply within and across America. He was the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency and was expected to run against Republican Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election, following in the footsteps of his late brother John. After winning the California presidential primary...
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Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following a speech celebrating his victory in the crucial California Democratic primary. His death came only a few months after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and left the Democratic Party - and the public - in a state of disarray and disillusionment.
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Robert F. Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy's younger brother, served as Attorney General from 1960 to 1964, when he resigned to run for the Senate. In March 1968 Robert announced his candidacy for President. His candidacy was cut short on June 5 when, having won the California Democratic primary, he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian angered by Kennedy's pro-Israeli politics. Kennedy died the next day....
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“A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington Post
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu original series starring Chris Pine. Larry Tye appears on CNN’s American Dynasties: The Kennedys.
“We are in Larry Tye’s debt for...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu original series starring Chris Pine. Larry Tye appears on CNN’s American Dynasties: The Kennedys.
“We are in Larry Tye’s debt for...
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The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos: "To whom much is given, much is expected" and "Win at all costs." And they do--but at a price. Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have occupied a unique place in the American imagination: charmed, cursed, at once familiar and unknowable. The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating account of America's...
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"In 1963 Attorney General Robert Kennedy sought out James Baldwin to explain the rage that threatened to engulf black America. Baldwin brought along some friends, including playwright Lorraine Hansberry, psychologist Kenneth Clark, and a valiant activist, Jerome Smith. It was Smith's relentless, unfiltered fury that set Kennedy on his heels, reducing him to sullen silence. Kennedy walked away from the nearly three-hour meeting angry - that the black...
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The Kennedy name has long been synonymous with wealth, power, glamor, and--above all else--integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the pattern of Kennedy men physically and psychologically abusing women and girls, leaving a trail of ruin and death in each generation's wake. Through decades of scandal after scandal--from sexual assaults to reputational slander, suicides to manslaughter--the family and their defenders have...
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In this powerful book that combines the best aspects of memoir and political history, the third child of Attorney General Robert Kennedy and nephew of JFK takes us on an intimate journey through his life, including watershed moments in the history of our nation. Stories of his grandparents Joseph and Rose set the stage for their nine remarkable children, among them three U.S. senators--Teddy, Bobby, and Jack--one of whom went on to become attorney...