{"product_id":"85-days-pb","title":"85 Days PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom noted journalist Jules Witcover, the classic account of Robert F. Kennedy's tragically short-lived campaign for president in 1968.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e85 Days\u003c\/em\u003e is veteran Washington journalist Jules Witcover's masterpiece of political reportage. It brilliantly captures a lost moment in time when the politics of conviction seemed to converge with America's youth movement in opposition to the Vietnam War. At its center was the charismatic Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the slain President John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy's impassioned opposition to the Vietnam War, and his vision for a more egalitarian United States, launched him on one of the most memorable, though brief, campaigns in U.S. political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitcover's driving narrative follows Kennedy's campaign throughout the primary season, as Kennedy mulled a run, developed his core issues and supporter base, and shot to the top of the polls, culminating in a victory in California just two days before he was tragically killed. A timeless work of political journalism, \u003cem\u003e85 Days\u003c\/em\u003e captures the character and spirit of a man who came to symbolize an unforgettable era in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitcover, Jules:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJules Witcover\u003c\/strong\u003e has been writing from Washington on politics and history since 1954, first for the Newhouse Newspapers, then the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Star and Baltimore Sun, and his column is syndicated by the [Chicago] Tribune Company. His twenty books include \u003cem\u003e85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power, The Resurrection of Richard Nixon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Year the Dream Died: Revisitng 1968 in America\u003c\/em\u003e, accounts of the presidential elections from 1976 through 1992, and biographies of Vice Presidents Spiro Agnew and Joe Biden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitcover, Jules:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJules Witcover\u003c\/strong\u003e has been writing from Washington on politics and history since 1954, first for the Newhouse Newspapers, then the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Star and Baltimore Sun, and his column is syndicated by the [Chicago] Tribune Company. His twenty books include \u003cem\u003e85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power, The Resurrection of Richard Nixon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Year the Dream Died: Revisitng 1968 in America\u003c\/em\u003e, accounts of the presidential elections from 1976 through 1992, and biographies of Vice Presidents Spiro Agnew and Joe Biden. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555941814546,"sku":"9780062463913","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_38a4962e-ac05-43a2-bf88-0f9a86e5bee2.jpg?v=1731745540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/85-days-pb","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}