Keen On America

Episode 2297: Louis Ferrante on why the Mafia Killed JFK

Jan 8, 2025
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INSIGHT

Mafia's Critical Period

  • The period from 1960 to 1985 was crucial for the Mafia's survival.
  • It involved clashes with powerful figures like the Kennedys and internal power struggles.
ANECDOTE

Mafia's Election Influence

  • Joe Kennedy Sr. used Mafia connections to help JFK win the 1960 election, especially in Illinois and West Virginia.
  • The Mafia helped despite RFK's prior investigations because they were promised the Kennedys would focus on other issues.
INSIGHT

RFK's Anti-Mafia Fervor

  • RFK's intense focus on fighting the Mafia, especially Jimmy Hoffa, mirrored Joe McCarthy's anti-communist fervor.
  • Joe Kennedy Sr. even compared RFK's zeal to that of a Nazi.
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