Edward M. Kennedy - An Oral History

Based on a comprehensive oral history project on the "lion of the Senate," this book presents the compelling story of Edward Kennedy's unexpected rise to become one of the most consequential legislators in American history and a passionate defender of progressive values.

List of contents

• Preface


• Editorial Note


• Chapter 1: Growing up Kennedy: Lessons from a Political Dynasty


• Chapter 2: The Making of a President: Campaigning for JFK and a Brother in the White House


• Chapter 3: Joining the Family Business: Teddy Goes to the Senate


• Chapter 4: Striving for Equality: Civil Rights-The Work Begins


• Chapter 5: Striving for Equality: Civil Rights-The Cause Continues


• Chapter 6: Transforming from Hawk to Dove: The Vietnam Dilemma


• Chapter 7: Trying to Restore Camelot: Bobby's 1968 Presidential Campaign and Its Aftermath


• Chapter 8: Challenging a President: The Quest for the 1980 Nomination


• Chapter 9: Shaping the Supreme Court: Judicial Appointment Battles


• Chapter 10: Holding on to a Senate Seat: The 1994 Campaign Struggle


• Chapter 11: Pursuing Peace: Kennedy's Irish-Catholic Roots and Northern Ireland


• Chapter 12: Creating a Melting Pot: Immigration


• Chapter 13: Escaping a Quagmire: The Iraq War


• Chapter 14: Fighting for Universal Health Care: The Dream of a Lifetime


• Chapter 15: Coming Home to Port: Summaries of a Historic Life


• Epilogue: Observations on Oral History


• Appendix: List of Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project Interviews


• Index

About the author

Barbara A. Perry, a well-known authority on the Kennedys, is the director of Presidential Studies and co-chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, where she completed the Edward Kennedy Oral History Project. She is the author of Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch and Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier.

Summary

Based on a comprehensive oral history project on the "lion of the Senate," this book presents the compelling story of Edward Kennedy's unexpected rise to become one of the most consequential legislators in American history and a passionate defender of progressive values.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara A. Perry, Barbara A. (White Burkett Miller Center Cha Perry, Barbara A. (White Burkett Miller Center Chair of Ethics and Institutions; Director Perry, Perry Barbara A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780197601099
• ISBN: 978-0-19-760109-9
• No. of pages: 568
• Series: Oxford Oral History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Oral History, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Comparative Politics, History of the Americas, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Central / national / federal government, Civics and citizenship