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Robert Kennedy and His Times

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Who was Robert Kennedy, and why does a politician who died at forty two still matter to people who never saw him?

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Author
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Why read it

  • You will see how two close brothers, one a man of reason and one a man of passion, led differently
  • You will know which causes he stood for, from racial justice to the poor, and why they still feel current
  • You will look at the country through his eyes as two worlds, one comfortable and one shut out

Who it is for

  • A reader of American politics who wants a biography with a viewpoint
  • Someone who remembers or has heard about the Kennedy years
  • A voter wondering what leadership driven by conviction looks like

Contents

  1. Foreword to the 2002 Edition
  2. Foreword
  3. Prologue: 1968
  4. 1. The Family
  5. I
  6. II
  7. III
  8. IV
  9. V
  10. VI
  11. VII
  12. VIII
  13. IX
  14. 2. The Father
  15. I
  16. II
  17. III
  18. IV
  19. V
  20. VI
  21. VII
  22. VIII
  23. IX
  24. 3. The War
  25. I
  26. II
  27. III
  28. IV
  29. V
  30. VI
  31. VII
  32. VIII
  33. 4. The Third Son
  34. I
  35. II
  36. III
  37. IV
  38. V
  39. VI
  40. VII
  41. VIII
  42. IX
  43. 5. The Brothers: I
  44. I
  45. II
  46. III
  47. IV
  48. 6. The First Investigating Committee: Joe McCarthy
  49. I
  50. II
  51. III
  52. IV
  53. V
  54. VI
  55. VII
  56. VIII
  57. 7. Interlude: William O. Douglas and Adlai Stevenson
  58. I
  59. II
  60. III

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