"Mutual Contempt is at once a fascinating study in character and an illuminating meditation on the role character can play in shaping history." —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Lyndon Johnson and Robert Kennedy loathed each other. Their antagonism, propelled by clashing personalities, contrasting views, and a deep, abiding animosity, would drive them to a bitterness so deep that even civil conversation was often impossible. Played out against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, theirs was a monumental political battle that would shape federal policy, fracture the Democratic party, and have a lasting effect on the politics of our times. Drawing on previously unexamined recordings and documents, as well as memoirs, biographies, and scores of personal interviews, Jeff Shesol weaves the threads of this epic story into a compelling narrative that reflects the impact of LBJ and RFK's tumultuous relationship on politics, civil rights, the war on poverty, and the war in Vietnam.

Mutual Contempt

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

ISBN

0393345971

Language

en

Release

2012-08-15

Pages

622

Categories

History / United States / 20th Century

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About the Author

Jeff Shesol

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