LLCU 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vito Genovese, Vincent Mangano, Joseph Valachi
19 May 2017
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From 1950-1951, senator estes kefauver"s special committee [fill in the rest] Kefauver: abc, cbc and nbc televised the hearings live, this was the first spectacular live public event, with audience of 20-30 million views. Low ranked soldier camera focused on his hands: microphones broadcasted his peculiar voice (throat surgery) in a heavy italian accent. Joseph kennedy = father of jfk and rfk: he had ties with union and organized crime groups which helped jfk become president. ****the mafia was never a threat to democracy or the foundation of a country, only talked to representatives for manipulation. Mario puzo: he sold his novel "mafia" ,500, there was a clash between the mob and paramount production. Francis fordd coppola asked to be director of movie: mob started complaining about the movie, the mafia at that time controlled the union. Pet lovers: the idea that they are nice people, they like pets, they are normal people.
