Bobby and J. Edgar Revised Edition The Historic Face-Off Between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that Transformed America

by Hersh, Burton

• ISBN13: 9780465006076
• ISBN10: 0465006078
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-21
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

Renowned historian Burton Hersh supplies long-missing pieces of the Kennedy saga with his groundbreaking account of the complex relationship between the Kennedy family and J. Edgar Hoover-which helped break the grip of organized crime and clear the way for the Civil Rights Movement.

Author Biography

Burton Hersh has chronicled the Kennedy family for over thirty-five years. He is the author of numerous books, including the controversial and acclaimed The Old Boys: The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA and The Education of Edward Kennedy. He divides his time between New Hampshire and Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
The Prelude to Power	p. 1
Hiding Joe	p. 3
The Legacy	p. 18
Two Confidence Men	p. 45
Gangster Values	p. 66
Tail Gunner Joe	p. 94
Roy	p. 110
Pillow Talk	p. 132
The Taste of Blood	p. 153
Power	p. 169
Hoffa	p. 171
The Gas in the Room	p. 189
It's Bobby!	p. 208
Panther Piss	p. 224
The Little Man	p. 252
Jack's Hair Would Have Turned White	p. 276
First Ethel, Now Us	p. 306
The Glamour Preacher	p. 333
A Wall-Banger of a Date	p. 360
Roy Cohn Redux	p. 388
The Patsy	p. 408
The Aftermath of Power	p. 445
The Hamlet Stage	p. 447
And So He Gave Them That	p. 471
The Kibosh on Those Jaspers	p. 492
Source Notes	p. 517
Selected Bibliography	p. 591
Acknowledgments	p. 601
Index	p. 607
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