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  • RFK and Tragedy poster image canonical_images/feature/RFK_Tragedy_Canonical.jpg XXX Article
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    RFK and Tragedy

    On November 22, 1963, Robert Kennedy got a call from FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. "I have news for you," Hoover said. "The president's been shot."

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    Operation Mongoose

    Operation Mongoose was a covert operation to remove Fidel Castro from power.

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    Hickory Hill: RFK's Virginia Home

    The true center of the Kennedy political dynasty in the '50s and '60s was Hickory Hill, the Virginia home of Robert and Ethel Kennedy.

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    The 1960 Democratic Presidential Race

    Despite years in Congress, Jack Kennedy was known more as a witty playboy than a political heavyweight.

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    Eugene McCarthy

    In 1968, Eugene McCarthy revealed major divisions among Democrats, changing the political landscape in a way few American politicians ever have.

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    James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa

    In 1957, the Rackets Committee was born. During one hearing, there was an epic clash between RFK and Hoffa.

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    Robert Kennedy and Family

    See photos of Kennedy with his family, as a young politician, with his brother, John F. Kennedy, and campaigning on his own.

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    What if?

    It's one of the tantalizing questions in American history: what if Robert Kennedy had not been assassinated?

  • RFK's Enemies poster image canonical_images/feature/RFK_enemies_01_rfk_Canonical.jpg XXX Article
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    RFK's Enemies

    Four adversaries dogged RFK: Communism, Fidel Castro, Jimmy Hoffa, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

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    Shock Year: 1968

    Two political issues that recurred during RFK's life — the fight against Communism, and the struggle for racial equality — exploded in 1968.

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    Annie Oakley in Europe

     It was Annie Oakley's time abroad that helped make Oakley a star at home.

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    Biography: Lillian Smith

    This brassy Californian emerged as Annie Oakley's only serious female rival in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show.