Author explores ties between mobsters and U.S. presidents
On a hot summer day in the early 1980s, Eric Dezenhall, then in his 20s and working in President Ronald Reagan’s White House communications office, mentioned to a person on the team that he was from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. “Isn’t that Mafia?” she asked, regarding the city’s reputation. This led to a general conversation about the Mob, a discussion that stayed with the now 62-year-old author and crisis management executive as he pursued a “lifelong endeavor” examining organized crime’s connections to U.S. presidents. Dezenhall’s interest in these connections has resulted in a well-researched book to be released January 14, Wiseguys and the ...
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