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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| Robert F. Kennedy | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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human ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
advocate reform of labor unions
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expose labor racketeering ⓘ |
| author | Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Robert F. Kennedy’s work as chief counsel to the Senate Rackets Committee
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investigations of the United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management ⓘ |
| contributor | Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
corruption in American labor unions
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infiltration of labor unions by organized crime ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jimmy Hoffa
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Teamsters ⓘ
surface form:
Teamsters Union
racketeering in labor-management relations ⓘ |
| genre |
political non-fiction
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true crime ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| historicalContext | postwar American labor movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. Senate investigations
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corruption ⓘ labor unions in the United States ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | investigative reportage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of Senate rackets hearings
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portrayal of organized crime influence in unions ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Enemy Within self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Attorney General
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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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Robert F. Kennedy