num_pages: 465
description: Who is this man who defended Joe McCarthy and the people McCarthy hounded for being associated with Communists? Edward Bennett Williams is a complex man, who represented Jimmy Hoffa and other mob-related figures, yet refused to represent former President Nixon, hieress-turned-bank-robber Patty Hearts, former Governor Marvin Mandel and Dr.Benjamin spock. This is an incisive account of the career of the star Washington trial attorney and media celebrity. He represented the Democatratic Nat'l committee in its battle to uncover the truth behing the Watergate scandal...
language: English
title: Edward Bennett Williams for the defense
titlecomplete: Edward Bennett Williams for the defense
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Harper & Row