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The Enemy Within Robert F. Kennedy Paperback – July 31, 2017

by Robert F Kennedy (Author), Sam Sloan (Introduction), Arthur Krock (Foreword)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 110 ratings
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Written right on the firing line in one of the hottest sectors of the fight for law and order, this book is a no-holds-barred report on the work of the McClellan Committee. Covering also the methods evolved by Committee investigators to dig out the facts; the threats, dodges and pressures used to balk them; the strains within the Committee itself, and within the staff, and the significant factors of press and public opinion, it is illuminated by firsthand knowledge and charged with the force of absolute honesty and the fire of personal conviction. Every member of the McC1ellan Committee knew he might be digging his political grave, but they all went ahead and uncovered a shocking story of venality, greed, corruption and mania for power in the ranks of both labor and management. Over the course of three years, hearing fifteen hundred witnesses and taking fourteen million words of testimony, the Committee proved that in a frightening number of cases labor leaders. management, the underworld and public officials, sometimes in combination, sometimes separately, had worked to cheat the rank-and-flle union members. Focusing on some of the highlights of the investigation, Kennedy tells, for example: how an anonymous telephone call sparked a major investigation and led to the exposure of a huge swindle; how a tip from the "friend of a friend" led to the downfall of Dave Beck; why Roy Underwood shot himself; how "democracy" actually operates in Hoffa's captive unions and what happens to the men who dare to stand up to him; how a reluctant witness was persuaded to testify; how two earlier Congressional committees dropped their investigations of the Teamsters Union; how Hoffa was tried on charges of attempting to plant a spy in the McClellan Committee: why an investigator crawled under a bed and another wore a postman's uniform; how unions are bought and sold - and sometimes stolen; how underworld racketeers infiltrate a union; how, to take the Fifth Amendment by proxy; why honest union leader refused to testify; what mistake the author made with a witness once, but never again; what lay behind the “get Reuther” investigation - and why it fizzled. Kennedy discusses too, with illustrative and fascinating anecdotes, such basic matters as how an investigating committee goes about getting its facts: how a case is prepared for hearing; why it is difficult to assemble a good investigative staff on Capitol Hill; the procedures that in his opinion an investigating committee should follow and what happens when it doesn't; whether a witness should be permitted to hide behind the Fifth Amendment; and how far - and when it is permitted to dig into a man's private life. Writing crisply, with indignation but also with humor, Kennedy has told a crackling story of the committees work and of the revelations that not only toppled some important union leaders and resulted in a healthy number of convictions but also laid the basis for a sorely needed new labor law. It is a story that only Bob Kennedy could have written.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ishi Press (July 31, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4871877817
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-4871877817
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.83 x 8.5 inches
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J. Weisel
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023
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All true. All of it.
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Martin Edwin Andersen
5.0 out of 5 stars RFK blows the whistle on organized crime
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2018
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Fifty years after his death, the life of Robert F. Kennedy remains a beacon of hope and inspiration for yet another generation of Americans, more necessary today perhaps than at any time since June 5, 1968. It is important to remember the earlier life and times of RFK, for his basic values and moral compass set the stage for all that came after. During the heyday of anti-communist witch-hunter Joe McCarthy, it was young Bobby who went to war with the Wisconsin Republican’s vicious, calculating and self-promoting aide Roy Cohen. Cohen later became a lawyer for a Mafia whose deadly tentacles and reach affected vast swathes of American life, as well as for New York City glitterati. It was in that fight against organized crime that Kennedy took on corrupt (“Every man has his price”) Teamster labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. In The Enemy Within the emerging crusader rightly put both business and labor on notice that, “The tyrant, the bully, the corrupter and corrupted are figures of shame.” It was RFK’s values and his moral compass that led him to remind his readers, and those today who also appear to need reminding, of the central role played by the “toughness and idealism that guided our nation in the past,” a “spirit of adventure, a will to fight what is evil, and a desire to serve.”
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Colleen Billings
5.0 out of 5 stars we lost a great american when he was shot
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2021
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this is the book i have been wanting to reread. first read it in my early 20's. the title fits what is now going on in our country.
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Gerome G. Torribio
5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable part of our forgotten recent history
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019
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While this is an interesting inside look on the war on corruption and organized crime in the 1960s, it is also a needful reminder of what our system of government is capable of under the leadership of an energetic, aggressive Attorney General and an honest Department of Justice and FBI. The cleanup Atty. General Robert Kennedy was able to achieve is remarkable, and sadly sheds light on the motives behind his later assassination by a "lone gunman."
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Htana Black
4.0 out of 5 stars Challenges for Today
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013
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Senator Robert Kennedy was investigating labour rackets in the 1950's including illegal migrants and cheap labour, their link to crime and the erosion of the true values of the USA including citizenship, true labour values and the value of capital. Today we face the same problems with the added threats of terriorism and national security. This was a refresher course.
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Elle
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014
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I bought this book for my children to read. (I have the original given to my Grandfather by Robert Kennedy) this book really tells the true story of the greed and the thugs running the Labor unions back in the day According to my Grandfather, Samual Bassett; mentioned on pages 9, 11-12, 18 who was present at every hearing. Great book! I recommend this to every person interested in Labor law and Labor relations!
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Deanna Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent historical data on Robert F Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa.
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019
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Very interesting book. I read it out of historical curiosity and was well informed about the Hoffa and Teamsters history. This book includes many important facts and opinions.
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robistar
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013
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As a current Teamster, I wish this was required reading for my fellow members -- especially those who pine for the "good old days." I wonder how RFK would have viewed the subsequent deterioration of IBT as officers continue enriching themselves in ever more sophisticated manner while the membership collapses!
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Alice Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Kennedy-lover of humanity.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2018
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I could not put this down.What an insight into the corruption in high places and the indefatigable Robert Kennedy.
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Jake Martens
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad to find it again
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2014
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I read this book when it first became available, lent the book out , and never got It back. Glad to find it again, and reading it again. My favourite reading is exposes of any kind. I suppose I just simply believe strongly in justice. Thank you for the new version. Jake
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Stephen Donohue
5.0 out of 5 stars The emeny within
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2019
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It has given me a new understanding of America.
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Javier
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2015
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Very good books specially when we have to be vigilat in a misleading and deceiving world!!
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Diogen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book by a great man
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2013
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I have nothing else to add. It was a very thrilling read and it was especially interesting for me because I was curious about this part of US history.
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