Burton Hersh
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Burton Hersh has long been regarded as Edward Kennedy’s principal biographer and is the author of such widely respected nonfiction as "Bobby and J. Edgar," "The Shadow President," "The Old Boys: The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA," and "The Mellon Family." A veteran journalist, he has contributed to such publications as Esquire, The Washingtonian, and The New York Times.

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Edward Kennedy: Surviving Death Threats, Ousting Nixon

Posted August 25, 2010 | 09:30:20 (EST)

The history of the brothers Kennedy tends to come away in layers. Founding Father Joe Kennedy engineered that as he traded favors among the press moguls of the forties and fifties to build up a collective image of the next generation in his family as robust and competent, forever windblown...

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