Lessons From Bobby
Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters
Simon & Schuster · Print & ebook · November 11, 2025
From the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews (now on Substack) and acclaimed Kennedy biographer comes a centennial tribute about why Robert F. Kennedy’s revolutionary vision offers the roadmap America needs today.
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- Who it’s for
- A centennial tribute connects Robert F. Kennedy’s ideals and speeches to America’s present divisions.
- Themes
- Robert F. Kennedy’s political legacy, Peace and national unity, Moral courage
- Genres
- Political Lives, 20th-Century America, Civil Rights
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From the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews (now on Substack) and acclaimed Kennedy biographer comes a centennial tribute about why Robert F. Kennedy’s revolutionary vision offers the roadmap America needs today. 100 years after his birth, Bobby Kennedy matters more than ever. That is because he led us in pursuit of America’s ideals. He took risks for peace and united a fractured country. He showed moral courage and political bravery.
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In today’s bitterly divided nation, his message has the power to help us reimagine a better future. On the historic occasion of Bobby Kennedy’s centennial, Chris Matthews, one of America’s foremost political commentators and Kennedy biographers, gives us ten electrifying lessons for today drawn from Bobby’s life. Take them as a guide. America is great when it tries, at its best, to be good. This special anniversary book also includes a selection of Bobby Kennedy’s greatest speeches, which, when read today, offer a renewed and inspiring vision for America.
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A centennial tribute connects Robert F. Kennedy’s ideals and speeches to America’s present divisions.
Come here for
- Ten lessons drawn from Kennedy’s life
- A fresh encounter with his speeches
Expect
- A focus on peace, unity, and moral courage
- A hopeful argument about America’s ideals
Where it sits
| Political Lives | 93% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century America | 38% |
| Civil Rights | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Political Lives
- 21st-Century America
- How Political Campaigns Work
- Authors
- Chris Matthews
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Published
- November 11, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Robert F. Kennedy’s political legacy · Peace and national unity · Moral courage
- Reading lane
- Political Lives