Robert F Kennedy
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this powerful book that combines the best aspects of memoir and political history, the third child of Attorney General Robert Kennedy and nephew of JFK takes us on an intimate journey through his life, including watershed moments in the history of our nation. Stories of his grandparents Joseph and Rose set the stage for their nine remarkable children, among them three U.S. senators--Teddy, Bobby, and Jack--one of whom went on to become attorney...
Author
Publisher
HarperLuxe
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
xlvii, 653 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
On the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Kennedy's death, this collection of his most famous speeches-- accompanied by commentary from notable historians-- presents his vision of America. Through his own words we gain a direct and intimate perspective on Kennedy's views on civil rights and social justice, war and the quest for peace, poverty and the power of work, and the common aspirations that unify us across the divides of race, gender, age, and circumstances.
"In...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
©1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
188 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Maxwell Taylor Kennedy read through his father Robert F. Kennedy's speeches, letters, personal journal or daybook, and books about RFK in which his father was quoted to assemble this collection of RFK's ideas.
Throughout the 1960s, Robert F. Kennedy kept a daybook or journal in which he recorded ideas or quotations from his reading which appealed to him. Son Maxwell has made selections from this journal, and from his father's letters and speeches,...
Author
Edition
Rev. and enl. ed.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chapter 1 Anation of Nations 1 -- Chapter 2 Why They Came 4 -- Chapter 3 Waves of Immigration-The Pre-Revolutionary Forces 10 -- Chapter 4 Waves of Immigration-The Post-Revolutionary Forces 17 -- Chapter 5 The Immigrant Contribution 64 -- Chapter 6 Immigration Policy 69 -- Chapter 7 Where We Stand 77 -- Appendix A The United States of America-A Nation of Immigrants 84 -- Appendix B Chronology of immigration 88 -- Appendix B-1 Major immigration policy...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, where communities are surrounded by experimental test sites and pesticides sprayed upwind of their neighborhoods. The film details the ongoing struggle to advance bold new legislation governing the fate of their island home.
Publisher
SpeechWorks : Nostalgia Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (22 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This historical compilation features highlights of major speeches given by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and an impromptu eulogy for Dr. King, given by Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
Publisher
CBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For thirteen days in October, 1962, the world stood still as one of the most dangerous situations in history unfolded. Chairman Khrushchev and the Soviets were pushing President Kennedy and his best and brightest to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy is shown evidence depicting the construction of a nuclear missile base just 90 miles off the coast of Florida, on the island of Cuba.
14) Primary
Series
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 53 min. + extras) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A political documentary of the 1960 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary campaigns in which Senator John F. Kennedy upset Senator Hubert H. Humphrey.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
xxxii, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"On Halloween 1975, Martha Moxley was found brutally murdered outside her home in swanky Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years after her death, the State of Connecticut spent some $25 million to convict her friend and neighbor, Michael Skakel, of the murder ... Now Skakel's cousin, ... attorney and ... writer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., [examines the case and hopes to] clear his cousin's name"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xli, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Over a decade ago, following a sharp rise in developmental disorders such as autism and ADHD, the mercury-containing preservative Thimerosal was widely believed to have been eliminated from vaccine supplies in the United States and abroad. However, dangerous quantities of Thimerosal continue to be used, posing a significant threat to public health and leading to a crisis of faith in vaccine safety. In this groundbreaking book, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,...
