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The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
by Thurston Clarke
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The definitive account of Robert Kennedys exhilarating and tragic 1968 campaign for president—a revelatory history that is especially resonant now After John F. Kennedys assassination, Robert Kennedy—formerly Jacks no-holds-barred political... (read more)

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The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
by Mel Ayton
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Robert F. Kennedy's assassination in 1968 seemed like it should be an open-and-shut case. Many people crowded in the small room at Los Angeles's famed Ambassador Hotel that fateful night and saw Sirhan Sirhan pull the trigger. Sirhan was also convicted... (read more)

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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Robert F Kennedy
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In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes... (read more)

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Robert Kennedy: His Life
Robert Kennedy: His Life
by Evan Thomas
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He was "Good Bobby," who, as his brother Ted eulogized him, "saw wrong and tried to right it . . . saw suffering and tried to heal it." And "Bad Bobby," the ruthless and manipulative bully of countless conspiracy theories. Thomas's unvarnished but... (read more)

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Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story
Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story
by C David Heymann
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From the New York Times bestselling author of American Legacy, RFK, and A Woman Named Jackie, an in-depth look at the much talked-about -- but never fully revealed -- relationship between Jackie Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Few writers have immersed... (read more)

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RFK: A Memoir
RFK: A Memoir
by Jack Newfield
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As one of the most complex, charismatic and controversial figures of our times, Robert Kennedy occupies a remarkable and paradoxical place in the American imagination. On the right he has been idolized by Rudy Giuliani and memorialized by Attorney... (read more)

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In Love With Night the American Romance
In Love With Night the American Romance
by Ronald Steele
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More than thirty years after his death, Robert Kennedy remains a potent figure in American mythology, a man equally revered and reviled. In In Love with Night, Ronald Steel looks closely at his character, his achievements, and his failures, to shed new... (read more)

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The last patrician :Bobby Kennedy and the end of American aristocracy
The last patrician :Bobby Kennedy and the end of American aristocracy
by Michael Beran
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Set to publish for the 30th anniversary of RFK's assassination, this book is a major reassessment of the public and private life of Robert Kennedy and the heretofore unexamined politcal legacy he left behind Like Richard Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy... (read more)

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The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
by Mel Ayton
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The definitive examination of the RFK... (read more)

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A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties
A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties
by Bill Eppridge
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On June 6, 1968, at the age of 42 and at the height of his popularity, Robert F. Kennedy was tragically assassinated. Presidential candidate, U.S. Senator, father—Kennedy was all of these things—and, to many Americans, he embodied the power of... (read more)

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In His Own Right: the Political Odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History)
In His Own Right: the Political Odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History)
by Joseph A. Palermo
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Based on never-before-seen documents, this book chronicles RFK's extraordinary transformation from Cold Warrior to grass roots activist. Palermo focuses on the crucial nexus between '60s social activism and Kennedy's role as national leader... (read more)

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In Love with Night: The American Romance with Robert Kennedy
In Love with Night: The American Romance with Robert Kennedy
by Ronald Steel
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More than three decades have passed since Robert Kennedy was assassinated seeking the Democratic nomination for the presidency. During that time a powerful legend has grown around him. It decrees that he would have quickly ended the Vietnam War... (read more)

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The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
by Thurston Clarke
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“Piercing and painstakingly researched, its political history written right.”—New York magazine The Last Campaign is Thurston Clarkes bestselling, definitive account of Robert Kennedys exhilarating and tragic 1968 campaign for president... (read more)

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The Gospel According to RFK: why it matters now
The Gospel According to RFK: why it matters now
by Norman Macafee
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As he campaigned for the presidency in 1968, Robert Kennedy outlined what seems today a redemptive vision for America. Tirelessly, before the kinds of vast crowds reserved for rock stars, RFK articulated with passionate eloquence the disasters of a... (read more)

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Perfect villains, imperfect heroes :Robert F. Kennedy's war against organized crime
Perfect villains, imperfect heroes :Robert F. Kennedy's war against organized crime
by Ronald Goldfarb
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The author, one of the young lawyers recruited by Robert Kennedy to work as part of the special rackets prosecution team, recounts his experiences and describes how RFK overcame the reservations of his critics to become an active, effective attorney... (read more)

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The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
by William W Turner
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Around midnight shortly after claiming victory in the California presidential primary on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy walked into a deadly spray of gunfire. Immediately the Los Angeles Police Department concluded that the assassin, Sirhan Sirhan,... (read more)

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Who Killed Bobby?: The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy
Who Killed Bobby?: The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy
by Shane Osullivan
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On June 5th, 1968, at L.A.’s Ambassador Hotel, Robert F. Kennedy celebrated his victory in the California Democratic primary with a rousing victory speech anticipating a successful run for the presidency. Moments later, gunshots shattered that... (read more)

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A common good :the friendship of Robert F. Kennedy and Kenneth P. O'Donnell
A common good :the friendship of Robert F. Kennedy and Kenneth P. O'Donnell
by Helen Odonnell
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A memoir of the Kennedy years written by the daughter of JFK's chief of staff, Kenneth O'Donnell. The focus of the account is on O'Donnell's friendship with Robert Kennedy, which began at Harvard in 1947 and continued until Kennedy's death in 1968... (read more)

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Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: The Conspiracy & Coverup
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: The Conspiracy & Coverup
by William W Turner
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Around midnight shortly after claiming victory in the California presidential primary on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy walked into a deadly spray of gunfire. Immediately the Los Angeles Police Department concluded that the assassin, Sirhan Sirhan,... (read more)

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Robert Kennedy: His Life
Robert Kennedy: His Life
by Evan Thomas
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Robert Kennedy has been viewed as hero and villain -- as the "Good Bobby" who, as his brother Ted eulogized him, "saw wrong and tried to right it,...saw suffering and tried to heal it" -- or as the "Bad Bobby" of countless conspiracy theories, the... (read more)

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