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The "definitive account" (Washington Post) of Robert F. Kennedy's seminal presidential campaign. 85 Days is veteran Washington journalist Jules Witcover's masterpiece of political reportage. It brilliantly captures a lost moment in time when the politics of conviction seemed to converge with America's youth movement in opposition to the Vietnam War. At its center was the charismatic Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the slain President John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy's impassioned opposition to the Vietnam War, and his vision for a more egalitarian United States, launched him on one of the most memorable, though brief, campaigns in U.S. political history. Witcover's driving narrative follows Kennedy's campaign throughout the primary season, as Kennedy mulled a run, developed his core issues and supporter base, and shot to the top of the polls, culminating in a victory in California just two days before he was tragically killed. A timeless work of political journalism, 85 Days captures the character and spirit of a man who came to symbolize an unforgettable era in America. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The first three-quarters of the book is a day-by-day detailed look at the campaign from the days before its start, when Kennedy hesitated (too long, it seems now) to enter the race for fear of having his candidacy mistaken as a personal vendetta against President Johnson. It's the final quarter, dealing with the assassination and its immediate aftermath, that will be most gripping to most readers. Because the Kennedys loomed larger than life in so many ways, it's too easy to forget that they are men and women just like the rest of us, and Witcover makes their personal uncertainties--and agonies--very vivid. ( )