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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Palermo, Joseph A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001.
Colección:Columbia studies in contemporary American history.
Temas:
Kennedy, Robert F., > 1925-1968.
Kennedy, Robert F., > 1925-1968 > Political and social views.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Biographies.
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
1960-1980
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Presidential candidates > United States > Biography.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Legislators.
Political and social views.
Politics and government.
Presidential candidates.
Social conditions.
Politieke invloed.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1969.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1960-1980.
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: The Odyssey Begins
  • 1. On His Own: Kennedy's Evolving Critique of the War, 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.

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