The Mafia & the Kennedys with Louis Ferrante Part 1

In early 1957, the Robert F Kennedy and his brother Jack were part of the US Senate Rackets Committee and they both attacked the notorious Jimmy Hoffa, the leader of the Teamsters union and a man with numerous connections to the mob. But as Hoffa probably knew at the time, the two of them were themselves involved with the mafia. Joining today is former member of the Gambino crime family and friend of the show Louis Ferrante, the author of three volumes on the history of the mafia in American and today we discuss the second, Borgata Vol 2, Clash of Titans (amzn.to/3CeJBE9) . This is a two part special, with the second episode following on Wednesday.
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Borgata Vol II: Clash of Titans: A History of the American Mafia (amzn.to/3CeJBE9)
Borgata Vol I: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia (amzn.to/4h3libh)
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