Fresh Air, Burton Hersh, September 10, 2007

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Fresh Air, Burton Hersh, September 10, 2007

By: Terry Gross

Narrated by: Terry Gross

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Hear journalist and historian Burton Hersh, book critic Maureen Corrigan, and rock critic Ken Tucker on this edition of Fresh Air.

Burton Hersh has chronicled the Kennedy family for over 35 years. His new book is Bobby and J. Edgar: The Historic Face-Off Between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that Transformed America. Hersh writes that, as attorney general, Robert Kennedy tried to keep his FBI director on a short leash - but Hoover's knowledge of Kennedy family secrets gave him the upper hand.

Then, Maureen Corrigan reviews Away, the new novel by Amy Bloom.

Finally, Ken Tucker listens to the recent album from sister pop duo Aly and AJ, Insomniatic. [Broadcast Date: September 10, 2007]

Then, pick up Away.

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