Harold Gibbons

Harold Gibbons
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9781476633664
ISBN-13 : 1476633665
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Book Synopsis Harold Gibbons by : Gordon Burnside

Download or read book Harold Gibbons written by Gordon Burnside and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harold Gibbons (1910-1982), leader of St. Louis Teamsters Local 688, fought and defeated Communists and mobsters and was instrumental in ending racial discrimination in the union. His many friends included Frank Sinatra and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. For a few years, he was Jimmy Hoffa's right-hand man--the two fell out after the Kennedy assassination, which Hoffa celebrated and Gibbons mourned. Exploring his day-to-day work, the author reveals the full story of Gibbons' secret effort with Kissinger and Hoffa to bring an end to the Vietnam War.


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