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The Enemy Within: The Mcclellan Committee's Crusade Against Jimmy Hoffa And Corrupt Labor Unions

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This is a marvelous peek inside Robert Kennedy's efforts against corrupt labor unions. I had long been intrigued with the whole RFK-Jimmy Hoffa "feud," so this was a treat for me. Robert Kennedy's writing style is at once humorous and pragmatic. He provides a detailed account of the inner workings of the McClellan Committee. Moreover, he meticulously describes the corruption within the labor organizations, with particular emphasis on Jimmy Hoffa. A word of warning: When I use words like "detailed" and "meticulously," I'm being serious. The book is a must for anyone interested in RFK, Jimmy Hoffa, the McClellan Committee, or American labor history; but someone who wants an action movie packaged as a book, will probably be disillusioned. Having said that, I loved the book. I highly recommend it.

This book is very well written, the content sounds complicated but Robert Kennedy does a great job and explaining what is going on in a way that the general public can understand the complexities of the hearings and committe work. I really enjoyed this book and am going to add it to my collection. Gives you a real insight into the commitee as well as Robert Kennedy's work ethic and personal ethics as well along with a first look at how the brothers worked with eachother.

Fact filled book that details the connection between America's labor unions and organized crime. When Jimmy Hoffa received the news about JFK's assassination, his response was a cheerful "that's great. Now we have the biggest crook in America in the White House" meaning none other than LBJ. This book details why Hoffa and his ilk were so elated regarding JFK's death, and certainly provides motive for the Mob's involvement. The Kennedys had their faults, but one thing is certain; when JFK was killed, this country took a turn towards massive centralized government and it has never been the same since. It seems for now, the "enemies" enumerated in RFK's classic book have won. This book is a must read for anyone wanting to understand the powers that pull the strings from the shadows.

Booby Kennedy's vendetta had more to due with the Teamsters endorsement of Eisenhower than organized crime. It also shored up support from the anti-union, conservative southern Democrats necessary for JFK to get nominated over LBJ.

There is much written about RFK fathers activities in organized crime and how the family built their fortune and had the same effort that was expended on framing Hoffa had been directed at the Kennedy family there would have surly have been charges handed down against them.

I would suggest reading more information pertaining to the Chattanooga trial of Hoffa and how the jury was rigged and the witness who accused Hoffa of jury tampering was actually on the payroll of RFK.

This is a good read for every working class individual as it demonstrates the length the wealthy will go to to ensure that the working class never really have a voice.

This was a interesting book,but it can come of a little dry ecspecially at the end. It is just Bobby Kennedy's version of how the committee got started and what happened.I was interested on both sides of the story so I'm also reading Jimmy Hoffa's autobiography which goes into the comittee as well.It's amazing how Bobby can makes some of the statments about crime that he does with the Kennedy's being so crooked themselves??