Chapters 11-16: To the Department of Justice; the Pursuit of Justice: J. Edgar Hoover; The Pursuit of Justice: The Mob; The Pursuit of Justice: Civil Rights; The Pursuit of Justice: Ross Barnett and George Wallace; The Pursuit of Justice: Martin Luther King Summary and Analysis

The choice of cabinet leadership became critical, as the new President Kennedy, with advice and consent from brother Robert, sought to accomplish practical application of the promised "clean slate" politics of the campaign. Though Robert seemed a natural choice for the position of Attorney General, the press criticized the possibility as nepotism, and Robert himself was not enthusiastic. The...