Nikita Khrushchev

Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis: The Brink of Nuclear War

Lea Lane | Posted 12.21.2011

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Lea Lane

I recently saw two movies dealing with the end of the world -- Melancholia and Tree of Life. These artsy films sparked a remembrance of fears I once f...

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On Tour with Jackie Kennedy: Versailles to Vietnam Policy, Part I

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 08.13.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Fifty years ago, from May 31 to June 16, 1961, a world leader's wife found herself transformed into a world Icon in her own right. By the time she returned home to the U.S., she'd transcended being a mere trend-setter.

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'Berlin 1961': The Kennedy Blunders That Brought Us To The Brink Of War (PHOTOS)

Frederick Kempe | Posted 07.16.2011

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Frederick Kempe

It was June of 1961, and the setting was neutral Vienna. This first and last Kennedy-Khrushchev summit would prove to be one of the most explosive and decisive meetings ever of the two most powerful leaders of their time.

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Daniel Schorr, Remembering

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Crawford

Just a few weeks before his death on Friday, I interviewed the 93-year-old journalist about his career, which spanned 60 years as a correspondent for CBS, CNN and NPR.

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President Kennedy's "How To" Manual

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

President Kennedy did not capitulate to the knee-jerk criticism of the treaty but forged ahead anyway despite its lack of support on Capitol Hill.

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Shoe Fetishism...The Arab Way!

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Faisal J. Abbas

If our journalists in the Arab world were as good at investigating and writing stories as they were in shoe tossing, we would have perhaps uncovered a whole series of Abu Ghraibs or even more horrific stories.

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In Most Crucial Election Ever, an Open and Shut Case

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mort Rosenblum

For our children's sake, it is time to put aside partisanship, prejudices, and petty side issues.

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