Robert Kennedy: Brother ProtectorFor most of his life, Robert Kennedy stood in the shadow cast by his older brother, John; only after President Kennedy's assassination did the public gain a complete sense of Robert ("Bobby," we called him) as a committed advocate for social justice and a savvy politician in his own right. In this comprehensive biography, James W. Hilty offers a detailed and nuanced account of how Robert was transformed from a seemingly unpromising youngster, unlikely to match the accomplishments of his older brothers, to the forceful man who ran "the family business," orchestrating the Kennedy quest for political power. |
Contents
The Seventh Kennedy | 9 |
Farewells and Foreboding | 33 |
Yes Dad Yes Dad | 57 |
Joe McCarthy and the Enemies Within | 73 |
Investigating Racketeers | 97 |
Winning Jack the Nomination | 131 |
Electing Jack President | 153 |
Justice in the New Frontier | 181 |
Toward a Moral Commitment on Civil Rights | 330 |
The Kennedys and King | 368 |
Number One and OneHalf | 400 |
Missiles of October | 436 |
Lest Darkness Come upon You | 452 |
There Has to Be a Morning After | 476 |
Notes | 490 |
Bibliographic Essay | 592 |
Hoover and Bawdy Tales | 221 |
Kennedy Aura and Kennedy Promises | 255 |
The Cauldron of Civil Rights | 287 |
CHRONOLOGY | 602 |
Photograph Credits | 608 |
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