Sy Hersh wasn’t always a crank; go read him running down the facts on Sidney Korshak in the Times from 1976. Four parts!

  1. The Contrasting Lives of Sidney Korshak.
  2. Korshak’s Power Rooted in Labor.
  3. Major Corporations Eager To Seek Korshak’s Advice.
  4. Korshak Again The Target Of A Federal Investigation.

(SPOILER: The investigation did not pan out. Sidney Korshak was never even indicted.)

Nick Tosches, as usual, foregoes the dry recounting for sturm und drang and mythical machismo. Read him, too.

And now you know who Sidney Korshak was.