Bad Blood: Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and the Tumultuous 1960s - Paperback

by Jeffrey K. Smith (Author)

The tumultuous decade of the 1960s began with promise and hope, when John F. Kennedy became the youngest elected President of the United States. Kennedy promised youthful, energetic leadership, as the country headed into the latter half of the 20th century, and christened his presidencey as the "New Frontier." After a thousand days, an assassin's bullets shattered the dreams of an idealisitic generation. Following JFK's assassination, an intense personal and poltical feud between the new President, Lyndon B. Johnson, and deceased former President's younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy, dominated much of the tumultuous decade of the 1960s. Against the backdrop of assassinations, civil rights protests, the Cold War, the Space Race, and the Vietnam War, the epic duel between LBJ and RFK signficantly influenced the course of history.

Author Biography

Jeffrey K. Smith is a physician and writer. A native of Enterprise, Alabama, he received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Alabama. After completing his residency at the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute in Columbia, South Carolina, he entered private practice in upstate South Carolina. Dr. Smith has authored three murder-mystery novels and seven works of non-fiction. He resides in Greer, South Carolina, along with his wife, Anne. They are the proud parents of two sons, Andy and Ben.