Thurston Clarke
Thurston Clarke
Thurston Clarkeis an American historian, author and journalist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHistorian
CountryUnited States of America
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A deep, black grief gripped Robert Kennedy in the months following his brother's assassination. He lost weight, fell into melancholy silences, wore his brother's clothes, smoked the cigars his brother had liked, and imitated his mannerisms.
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In 1968, America was a wounded nation. The wounds were moral ones; the Vietnam War and three summers of inner-city riots had inflicted them on the national soul, challenging Americans' belief that they were a uniquely noble and honorable people.