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In his own right: the political odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy

Joseph A. Palermo
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
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  • Dedication
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue The Odyssey Begins
  • Chapter 1 On His Own Kennedy's Evolving Critique of the War, May 1965-February 1966
  • Chapter 2 A Slow Path to Peace Kennedy Calls for a Negotiated Settlement, March 1966-March 1967
  • Chapter 3 At the Center of the Storm Kennedy and the Shifting Political Winds of 1967
  • Chapter 4 "The Hottest Place in Hell" Kennedy, the Democrats, and the McCarthy Candidacy
  • Chapter 5 The Collapse of the Myths Kennedy, Johnson, and the Tet Offensive, January-February 1968
  • Chapter 6 The Breaking Point Kennedy Responds to Tet, February 8, 1968
  • Chapter 7 Fifteen Days in March Kennedy Challenges Johnson, March 1968
  • Chapter 8 Civil Rights and the Urban Rebellions Kennedy, King, and the Politics of Race, 1965-1968
  • Chapter 9 Building a Coalition Kennedy and the Primaries, March 16-May 28, 1968
  • Chapter 10 California Kennedy's Last Campaign, May 1-June 6, 1968
  • Conclusion A Potential Unrealized
  • Notes
    • Abbreviations
    • Prologue
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7
    • Chapter 8
    • Chapter 9
    • Chapter 10
    • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
    • Collections
    • Other Collections
    • Oral Histories
    • Government Records
    • Journal Articles
    • Newspapers
    • Magazines
    • Unpublished Dissertations and Theses
    • Books
  • Index
    • A-K
    • L-Z
  • About the Author
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Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
RPA 6.2 (2003): 378-380 http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/rhetoric_and_public_affairs/v006/6.2jensen.html
RPA 5.1 (2002): 192-195 http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/rhetoric_and_public_affairs/v005/5.1rohler.html
JAH 89.2 (Sept. 2002): 723 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3092317
AHR 107.5 (Dec. 2002): 1600-1601 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/532947
Related Titles
HEB IdTitleAuthorsPublication Information
The Movement and the Sixties: Protest in America from Greensboro to Wounded Knee. Anderson, Terry H. New York: Oxford University Press USA, 1995.
Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam. Appy, Christian C. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993.
The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage. Gitlin, Todd. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1987.
Robert Kennedy: Brother Protector. Hilty, James W. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997.
heb02216.0001.001 Intervention: How America Became Involved in Vietnam. Kahin, George McTuran. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1986.
Robert Kennedy: A Memoir. Newfield, Jack. New York: Dutton, 1969.
Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud that Defined a Decade. Shesol, Jeff. New York: W. W. Norton, 1997.
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Published: 2003
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Copyright Holder: Columbia University Press
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  • 9780231120685 (hardcover)
  • 9780231502658 (ebook)
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  • American: 1900-present

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The John F. Kennedy Library.

Robert F. Kennedy with his brother, President John F. Kennedy, outside the Oval Office. Serving his brother's political career had been the defining element in Robert Kennedy's life up to November 22, 1963.

Figure 1. Robert F. Kennedy with his brother, President John F. Kennedy, outside the Oval Office. Serving his brother's political career had been the defining element in Robert Kennedy's life up to November 22, 1963.

The John F. Kennedy Library.

President Lyndon Johnson had Lawrence O'Brien, who was a Kennedy family friend and Johnson's special assistant at the time, send this photo of the signing of the Community Health Centers Act Amendments in 1965 to New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy as a friendly gesture. The conflict between Kennedy and Johnson would eventually tear the Democratic Party apart.

Figure 2. President Lyndon Johnson had Lawrence O'Brien, who was a Kennedy family friend and Johnson's special assistant at the time, send this photo of the signing of the Community Health Centers Act Amendments in 1965 to New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy as a friendly gesture. The conflict between Kennedy and Johnson would eventually tear the Democratic Party apart.

The John F. Kennedy Library.

Kennedy in his Senate office with his two young aides, Peter Edelman and Adam Walinsky. Edelman and Walinsky would become important voices on Kennedy's staff calling on him to take ever stronger stands against the war in Vietnam and against Johnson's leadership.

Figure 3. Kennedy in his Senate office with his two young aides, Peter Edelman and Adam Walinsky. Edelman and Walinsky would become important voices on Kennedy's staff calling on him to take ever stronger stands against the war in Vietnam and against Johnson's leadership.

The John F. Kennedy Library.

Kennedy visiting wounded Naval veterans returned from Vietnam at the U.S. Naval hospital in St. Albans, Long Island, December 16, 1966. This kind of direct contact with the young war victims had a strong and lasting impact on Kennedy.

Figure 4. Kennedy visiting wounded Naval veterans returned from Vietnam at the U.S. Naval hospital in St. Albans, Long Island, December 16, 1966. This kind of direct contact with the young war victims had a strong and lasting impact on Kennedy.

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The launching of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy from the Drydock in Newport News, May 27, 1967. It was a rare and solemn moment of prayer where Johnson and the Kennedy family gathered to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy. Present are Robert and Ethel Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, and Jacqueline, Caroline, and John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Figure 5. The launching of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy from the Drydock in Newport News, May 27, 1967. It was a rare and solemn moment of prayer where Johnson and the Kennedy family gathered to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy. Present are Robert and Ethel Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, and Jacqueline, Caroline, and John F. Kennedy, Jr.

The John F. Kennedy Library.

Robert, Edward, and Joseph P. Kennedy at a 1967 World Series baseball game. The elder Kennedy had been severely disabled by a stroke in 1962 which left him paralyzed and incapable of speech.

Figure 6. Robert, Edward, and Joseph P. Kennedy at a 1967 World Series baseball game. The elder Kennedy had been severely disabled by a stroke in 1962 which left him paralyzed and incapable of speech.

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Kennedy relaxing at a Paris cafe in February 1967 while he was on a European tour where he received the controversial "peace feeler" from Hanoi.

Figure 7. Kennedy relaxing at a Paris cafe in February 1967 while he was on a European tour where he received the controversial "peace feeler" from Hanoi.

The John F. Kennedy Library.

A cartoon summing up Johnson's obsession with Kennedy's criticism and political challenge.

Figure 8. A cartoon summing up Johnson's obsession with Kennedy's criticism and political challenge.

George Ballis.

Kennedy breaking bread with United Farm Workers Union founder Cesar Chavez, who had fasted for 25 days in the name of nonviolence, on March 10, 1968.

Figure 9. Kennedy breaking bread with United Farm Workers Union founder Cesar Chavez, who had fasted for 25 days in the name of nonviolence, on March 10, 1968.

George Ballis.

Kennedy and Chavez, March 10, 1968. Kennedy called Chavez "a great man" and "an heroic figure of our time." A close personal friendship developed between the two leaders between 1966 and 1968.

Figure 10. Kennedy and Chavez, March 10, 1968. Kennedy called Chavez "a great man" and "an heroic figure of our time." A close personal friendship developed between the two leaders between 1966 and 1968.

The John F. Kennedy Library.

Kennedy with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Daley was Kennedy's most powerful informal ally among Democratic power-brokers he would need if he were to wrest the 1968 presidential nomination from the party leadership.

Figure 11. Kennedy with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Daley was Kennedy's most powerful informal ally among Democratic power-brokers he would need if he were to wrest the 1968 presidential nomination from the party leadership.

Helene Berinsky.

Kennedy is here caught expressing his frustration while campaigning in Oregon in May 1968. He became the first Kennedy to lose an election after a string of 26 consecutive victories. The Oregon loss on May 28, 1968 had the effect of energizing Kennedy's supporters in the California primary scheduled for June 4, 1968.

Figure 12. Kennedy is here caught expressing his frustration while campaigning in Oregon in May 1968. He became the first Kennedy to lose an election after a string of 26 consecutive victories. The Oregon loss on May 28, 1968 had the effect of energizing Kennedy's supporters in the California primary scheduled for June 4, 1968.

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Kennedy on the stump in 1968 addressing one of many large gatherings.

Figure 13. Kennedy on the stump in 1968 addressing one of many large gatherings.

Helene Berinsky.

Kennedy receiving a daisy from a supporter in New York City while on the campaign trail.

Figure 14. Kennedy receiving a daisy from a supporter in New York City while on the campaign trail.

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A typical street scene from South-Central Los Angeles during Kennedy's 1968 primary campaign.

Figure 15. A typical street scene from South-Central Los Angeles during Kennedy's 1968 primary campaign.

The John F. Kennedy Library.

Kennedy campaigning in the African-American neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Blacks and Latinos would prove the pivotal force in Kennedy's victory in the California primary.

Figure 16. Kennedy campaigning in the African-American neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Blacks and Latinos would prove the pivotal force in Kennedy's victory in the California primary.

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