All This Marvelous Potential: Robert Kennedy's 1968 Tour of Appalachia

by Matthew Algeo

Book Overview

A new portrait of Robert Kennedy, a politician of uncommon courage who was unafraid to shine a light on our shortcomings

In early 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy ventured deep into the heart of eastern Kentucky to gauge the progress of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty.

Kennedy, already considering challenging Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination, viewed his two days in Kentucky as an opportunity to test...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641600594
• ISBN13: 9781641600590
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"