Rfk A Memoir

"As one of the most complex, charismatic, and controversial figures of our time, Robert Kennedy occupies a remarkable and paradoxical place in the American imagination. On the right he has been lauded as "the greatest crime-fighter of the twentieth century" by novelist James Ellroy, idolized by Rudy Giulliani, and memorialized by Attorney General John Ashcroft, who renamed the Justice Department after him. On the left, his admirers say he represented the last hope of revitalizing the liberal tradition. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., said Kennedy was a "man of passionate conviction, carrying a message of change, and for the forlorn and dispossessed of America, a message of hope."" "But who was Robert Kennedy? To acclaimed reporter Jack Newfield, who worked closely with him during his last years, RFK was a human being far different from the myths that surrounded his name. "Part of him was soldier, priest, radical, and football coach. But he was none of these. He was a politician. His enemies said he was consumed with selfish ambition, a ruthless opportunist exploiting his brother's legend. But he was too passionate and too vulnerable ever to be the cool and confident operator his brother was.""--BOOK JACKET.Newfield, Jack is the author of 'Rfk A Memoir' with ISBN 9781560255314 and ISBN 1560255315.