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In His Own Right : The Political Odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy /
Robert Kennedy's role in American politics during the 1960s was pivotal yet has defied attempts to define it. He was a junior senator from New York, but he was also much more. The public perceived him as possessing the intangible qualities of his brother, the slain president. From 1965 to 1968...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Columbia University Press,
[2001]
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| Colección: | Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: The Odyssey Begins
- 1. On His Own: Kennedy's Evolving Critique of theWar, May 1965-February 1966
- 2. A Slow Path to Peace: Kennedy Calls for a Negotiated Settlement, March 1966-March 1967
- 3. At the Center of the Storm: Kennedy and the Shifting Political Winds of 1967
- 4. "The Hottest Place in Hell": Kennedy, the Democrats, and the McCarthy Candidacy
- 5. The Collapse of the Myths: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Tet Offensive, January-February 1968
- 6. The Breaking Point: Kennedy Responds to Tet, February 8, 1968
- 7. Fifteen Days in March: Kennedy Challenges Johnson, March 1968
- 8. Civil Rights and the Urban Rebellions: Kennedy, King, and the Politics of Race, 1965-1968
- 9. Building a Coalition: Kennedy and the Primaries, March 16-May 28, 1968
- 10. California: Kennedy's Last Campaign, May 1-June 6, 1968
- Conclusion: A Potential Unrealized
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index