Douglas Caddy Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Burton Hersh on the Power Struggle between the Kennedys and J. Edgar HooverPublished on Aug 29, 2014Burton Hersh is the author of Bobby and J. Edgar: The Historic Face-Off Between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover That Transformed America. [Poster's note: listening to this interview is time well spent. The first third is somewhat slow but the remainder is riveting.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G. Tidd Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Hersh's "balanced perspective" ignores a few details. Such as Joe, Sr.'s ties to organized crime and exactly why FDR appointed him to be the first S.E.C. Chairman. FDR appointed Joe Kennedy to chair the S.E.C. because Wall Street was being run by crooks, and FDR wanted the biggest Wall Street crook at the time to enforce the new securities laws aimed at curbing frauds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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