In His Own Right : : The Political Odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy / / Joseph Palermo.

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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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2001]
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Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
Series:Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 16 illus
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Table of Contents:
  • 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