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The mcclellan committees crusade against jimmy hoffa and corrupt labor. Robert f kennedy robert kennedys account of his part in the mcclellan committee investigation of corruption in. Written right on the firing line in one of the hottest sectors of the fight for law and order, this book is a noholdsbarred report on the work of the. It paints a pretty grim picture of how bad things can get when a union is corrupted or mobbed up. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Kennedy hardback 1960 hardcover january 1, 1960 by robert f.
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Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Writing crisply, with indignation but also with humor, kennedy focuses on how unions are bout, sold, and sometimes stolen how democracy actually operated in jimmy hoffas captive unions and what happened to the men who dared to oppose him how hoffa was tired on charges of attempting to plant a pdf spy in the mcclellan committee how an investigating. Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, untrimmed. The enemy within author kennedy, robert formatbinding hardcover book condition used spine of the book is sunned. Kennedy assisted by john seigenthaler first published in 1960, and republished in 1994. Select committee on improper activities in the labor or management field, united states. Buy the enemy within new edition by kennedy, robert f.
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The enemy within hardcover july 28 1982 by robert f kennedy author, arthur krock foreword 4. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I have the original given to my grandfather by robert kennedy this book really tells the true story of the greed and the thugs running the labor unions back in the day according to my grandfather, samual bassett. The mcclellan committees crusade against jimmy hoffa and corrupt labor unions, isbn 4871877817, isbn 9784871877817, brand new, free shipping in the us. Committee on improper activities in the labor or management field, united states. Kennedy, inscribed to fellow senator ralph yarborough.
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