Finalist for the National Book Award: A groundbreaking portrait of the intersection of law and politics in Robert F. Kennedy's Department of Justice As United States Attorney General, the young, legally inexperienced Robert F. Kennedy sat at the head of a vast department tasked with enforcing the law and defending the rights of an entire nation. Although his family connection to the White House raised eyebrows, Robert Kennedy's tenure was marked by impassioned battles to root out corruption and protect individual civil liberties. From his fierce stand against organized crime to his tumultuous relationship with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, RFK proved time and again that he was a champion of fairness. In this investigative account of the Kennedy years, acclaimed scholar Victor S. Navasky crafts an unmatched portrait of the complex interaction of power and principle in the halls of justice.
"[Navasky is] that rare historian who can, like a novelist, illuminate the boundaries where power and conscience meet."
Time
"Thanks to Navasky's industry, his considerable sophistication concerning legal and political matters, and his writing skill, the book rings unmistakably true."
The New York Times Book Review
"Probably the best book ever done on the inner workings of a great department of American government."
