Brothers: the Hidden History of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot

Roots … A Book Review
Jackie Kennedy was my daughter’s age, 31, when she became First Lady. Robert Kennedy was 38, my nephew’s age, when he became Attorney General. As I read this well researched history, awe-struck by the complexities of politics then, reflecting on the politics now, I imagined my children and their peers making decisions about life, death and nuclear war. They could, they are engaged in the world, but their politics are local, their work for justice quiet and persistent. I wonder if it’s because they grew up knowing what I still find hard to believe (even after reading this book !) that fear generates violence, and if one wants to do good one needs to work under the radar or be prepared for the ultimate sacrifice.


And Routes ... travel to the Kennedy Museum in Boston, the Vietnam Memorial and the MLK Memorial Library in DC, Dallas, Miami.