The Enemy Within

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The Enemy Within is a 1960 non-fiction book by Robert F. Kennedy detailing his investigation into corruption and organized crime within American labor unions.

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instanceOf book
human
non-fiction book
aimsTo advocate reform of labor unions
expose labor racketeering
author Robert F. Kennedy
basedOn Robert F. Kennedy’s work as chief counsel to the Senate Rackets Committee
investigations of the United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management
contributor Robert F. Kennedy
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes corruption in American labor unions
infiltration of labor unions by organized crime
focusesOn Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
surface form: Teamsters Union

racketeering in labor-management relations
genre political non-fiction
true crime
hasAuthorRole Robert F. Kennedy
hasPerspective first-person account
historicalContext postwar American labor movement
language English
mainSubject U.S. Senate investigations
corruption
labor unions in the United States
organized crime
narrativeForm investigative reportage
notableFor detailed account of Senate rackets hearings
portrayal of organized crime influence in unions
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occupation lawyer
politician
positionHeld United States Attorney General
chief counsel to the United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management
publicationDate 1960
publisher Harper & Brothers
timePeriodCovered 1950s

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