The Revolution of Robert KennedyAuthor :
Hardback
Published : Thursday 10 August 2017
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A groundbreaking account of how Robert F. Kennedy transformed horror into hope between 1963 and 1966.In this elegant and meticulously-researched book, John R. Bohrer recounts RFKs three years after his brothers 1963 assassination and illuminates the many crossroads he faced in becoming his own man. This book makes Kennedys personal and public crucible come alive with a host of unforgettable characters. Thomas MaierOn November 22nd, 1963, Bobby Kennedy received a phone call that altered his life forever. The president, his brother, had been shot. JFK would not survive. In The Revolution of Robert Kennedy, journalist John R. Bohrer focuses in intimate and revealing detail on Bobby Kennedys life during the three years following JFKs assassination. Torn between mourning the past and plotting his future, Bobby was placed in a sudden competition with his political enemy, Lyndon Johnson, for control of the Democratic Party.No longer the presidents closest advisor, Bobby struggled to find his place within the Johnson administration, eventually deciding to leave his Cabinet post to run for the U.S. Senate, and establish an independent identity. Those overlooked years of change, from hardline Attorney General to champion of the common man, helped him develop the themes of his eventual presidential campaign.The Revolution of Robert Kennedy follows him on the journey from memorializing his brothers legacy to defining his own. John R. Bohrers rich, insightful portrait of Robert Kennedy is biography at its best--inviting readers into the mind and heart of one of Americas great leaders.
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