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Jimmy Hoffa disappeared – and then his legacy took on a life of its own

  • Written by David Scott Witwer, Professor of American Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Jimmy Hoffa disappeared – and then his legacy took on a life of its ownJimmy Hoffa waves to delegates at the opening of the 1957 Teamsters Union convention in Miami Beach, Florida.AP Photo

On July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa, the former president of the Teamsters Union, disappeared.

He’d gone to a restaurant in suburban Detroit apparently expecting to meet a couple of mafia figures whom he had known for decades....

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