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Recommended Reading
For those who would like to develop a greater understanding of Robert F. Kennedy and his movement, the following recommended reading list has been created.
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Books by Robert F. Kennedy:
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The Enemy Within: The McClellan Committee's Crusade Against Jimmy Hoffa and Corrupt Labor Unions
by Robert F. Kennedy (1960)
"Writing crisply, with indignation but also with humor, Robert Kennedy has told a crackling story of the McClellan Committee's work and of the revelations that not only toppled some important labor leaders and resulted in a healthy number of convictions, but also laid the basis for a sorely needed new labor law." - Harper & Brothers book synopsis
Purchase The Enemy Within
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Robert F. Kennedy (1969)
"As a principal figure in resolving the crisis Robert Kennedy brings to it extraordinary authority, with his own insights, perspectives and very important revelations of the decision-making process at the highest level, on the brink of nuclear holocaust ... Above all, perhaps his most valuable contribution is the way he recounts the events of what superficially seems to have been exclusively a military crisis, while constantly posing moral and philosophical problems." - The New York Times Book Review
Purchase Thirteen Days
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Make Gentle the Life of This World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy
edited by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy (1998)
"Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Robert's youngest son, has drawn upon [Robert Kennedy's] journal, as well as material from his father's speeches, to create a unique portrait of RFK's spirit and character... The concern with civil rights, pacifism, and America's role in the international arena (among other issues) that permeate Kennedy's thoughts are as relevant today as they were in the 1960s." - Amazon.com
Purchase Make Gentle the Life of This World
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To Seek a Newer World
by Robert F. Kennedy (1967)
Essays by Robert Kennedy on the challenging issues of the late 1960s that grew out of his speeches, travel and experience as a U.S. Senator from New York.
Purchase To Seek a Newer World
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The Gospel According To RFK
by Robert F. Kennedy, Norman Macafee (Editor)
(2004)
This collection of excerpts from the speeches Robert F. Kennedy gave when he ran for president in 1968 resound with idealism and a vision for a compassionate world.
Purchase The Gospel According To RFK
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Robert Kennedy and His Times
by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (1978)
"Kennedy's life reads like a Greek tragedy ... Its moral is that the journey of Kennedy's life, his commitment to public service, to the poor and the disadvantaged, should be seen as an inspiring account of what it was like to be at Robert Kennedy's side and why he and many like him felt that vision and virtue walked with them." - Business Week
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A Common Good: The Friendship of Robert F. Kennedy and Kenneth P. O'Donnell
by Helen O'Donnell (1998)
"Helen O'Donnell pays tribute to her father Kenneth and his lifelong friend Bobby Kennedy. Kenneth O'Donnell met Bobby Kennedy at Harvard right after World War II, and the men remained fast friends for the rest of their lives, playing football together, working side by side on political campaigns, and striving to change the world." - Amazon.com
Purchase A Common Good
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The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
by Doris Kearns Goodwin (1988)
"In its drama and scope, this number one bestseller about two families whose ambitions propelled them to unprecedented power ... is one of the richest works of biography in the last decade. Rarely has popular history rung so authentic." - The New York Times
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Robert Kennedy: In His Own Words The Unpublished Recollections of the Kennedy Years
edited by Edwin O. Guthman and Jeffrey Shulman (1988)
"Crowded with fresh material about memorable events ... The book will deepen understanding of Robert Kennedy's drive, his appeal, and his role in his brother's administration." - The New York Times Book Review
Purchase Robert Kennedy: In His Own Words
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Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud That Defined a Decade
by Jeff Shesol (1997)
A fascinating look at RFK's relationship with President Lyndon B. Johnson and its impact on politics and public policy in the 1960s.
Purchase Mutual Contempt
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Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (1965)
Written by one of our foremost historians and published in 1965, A Thousand Days is still considered the most complete and definitive portrait of John F. Kennedy and his administration.
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The Children:
by David Halberstam (1999)
In The Children, prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam goes back in time to the beginnings of the civil rights movement in Nashville, Tennessee, tracing both the lives of the individuals who initiated it and the growth of the movement itself into its present-day status.
Purchase The Children
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Searching for America's Heart: RFK and the Renewal of Hope:
by Peter Edelman (2001)
Popular opinion has shifted dramatically during the second half of the 20th century regarding efforts to address poverty. Lawyer and political activist Edelman chronicles the moderate rise and dramatic fall of concern for the poor in this blend of policy history, autobiography and call to political action. -Publishers Weekly
Purchase Searching for America's Heart
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"An Honorable Profession": A Tribute to Robert F. Kennedy
by Pierre Salinger (1993)
A collection of articles and photos from the time immediately after RFK's death.
Purchase A Honorable Profession
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