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President Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson's Thoughts on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dreams of My Father, Civil Rights Act, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, The Audacity of Hope, Vietnam War, President Kennedy, PT 109, Nobel Peace Prize, President Lyndon Johnson, Afghanistan War, President Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, Politics News
Jonathan Leigh Solomon

And so I had to ask myself, if Lyndon were alive today, what he would make of Obama's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? Knowing Lyndon it would probably be unprintable.

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SLIDESHOW: Kennedy Wisdom In Esquire

Esquire | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, Kennedy, Senator Kennedy, President Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Politics News

Marking the end of a 70-year dynasty: wisdom and advice from JFK, RFK, and Ted, much of it recently uncovered, surprising, and as you've rarely heard ...

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Annals of Unsolved Crime: The Oswald Mystery

Edward Jay Epstein | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Communism, John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Cia, Jack Ruby, President Kennedy, Kennedy Assassination, Jfk, John F. Kennedy Assassination, Fbi, Cuba, Soviet Union, Politics News
Edward Jay Epstein

The endless tangle of bullets, trajectories, wounds, time sequences and inconsistent testimony that has surrounded the JFK assassination will probably never be satisfactorily resolved.

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Just One More Example of Edward Kennedy's Service to His Country

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, Senator Edward Kennedy, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Kennedy, South Vietnam, President Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Nguyen Van Thieu, President Johnson, Subcommittee on Refugees and Escapees, Robert F. Kennedy, Arvn, Thieu, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Kennedy's role in ending the Vietnam War should be honored and remembered as a unique contribution he made to serving his country in a very difficult and polarized time.

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The Gift of Ted Kennedy

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy Dead, Norwich-Connecticut, Connecticut, Health Care Reform, Roger Hilsman, President Kennedy, Jfk, President Carter, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Senate, Robert Kennedy, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

He was a terrific campaigner, as I witnessed first hand in several campaigns, including my own father's campaign for Congress in Connecticut in 1972, when Ted made a special point of speaking on my father's behalf to an enthusiastic audience of shipworkers in Norwich.

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Technology, the Road to Recovery, and Personal Prosperity

Dean Garfield | Posted 09.13.2009 | Technology

Read More: Tax Code, Education, Woodstock, Apollo 11, President Kennedy, Immigration, Innovtion, Technology, Health Care System, Technology News
Dean Garfield

It is time to marshal industry and scientific innovation to advance our key terrestrial priorities. The deep cultural divisions of the 1960s are largely behind us, but challenges remain.

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Deciding How to Decide -- Making Critical Choices

Tom Alderman | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Roberto, The Art of Critical Decision Making, Into Thin Air, Bryant University, President Kennedy, President Eisenhower, Fats Waller, The Teaching Company, Harvard Business School, Mt. Everest, Bay of Pigs, Media News
Tom Alderman

Michael Roberto's unambiguous, extensive and genuinely engaging audio course is like having a heavyweight advisor on hand without the $500 hourly fee.

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Robert McNamara and the 3.5 Miles not Taken

Byron Williams | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, President Kennedy, Vietnam, Robert McNamara, Vietnam War, Cuban Missle Crisis, Bay of Pigs, Politics News
Byron Williams

While it's an oversimplification to suggest McNamara was the primary artisan of Vietnam, we cannot diminish his tragic contribution to the war.

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Mimi Beardsley Alford Writing Memoir About Affair With President Kennedy

New York Times | Motoko Rich | Posted 06.23.2009 | Media

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Mimi Beardsley Alford, a retired New York church administrator who had an affair with John F. Kennedy while she was an intern in the White House, is b...

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Obama, Caroline Kennedy Play In Oval Office (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.30.2009 | Style

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To mark the President's First 100 Days, the White House released a ton of behind the scenes photos taken by Pete Souza. Some of the photos have alrea...

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Cheney's Toys

Leslie Griffith | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Malevolent Meddling, Seymour Hersh, Dick Cheney, John F. Kennedy, Isreal-Palestine Relations, Jack Kennedy, Obama and Kennedy, Obama-Kennedy Similarities, Cheney, Palestine, Middle Eastern Conflict, Isreal, Cuba Bay of Pigs, Middle East, John Kennedy, Middle East Conflict, President Kennedy, Cuba, Vice President Cheney, Bay of Pigs, Politics News
Leslie Griffith

We all remember conniving against a democratically-elected president ended in 1963. And we hear comparisons between the young, vibrant JFK and Obama. May the parallels end there.

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Advice to Obama at G-20 Summit: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business

Read More: John F. Kennedy, President Obama, G20 Summit, Trade and Poverty, Gary Shapiro, Health Care Kiosk, Colombia, Obama, Barack Obama, Obama and Op-Ed, Trade at Hand, Emerging Markets, Progressive, Peru, South Korea, g20, Free Trade, Protectionism, President Kennedy, A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats, Cea, Jfk, Telemedicine, Free Trade Agreements, Consumer Electronics Association, Poverty, G-20, Business News
Gary Shapiro

I don't know precisely when progressives in this country gave up on free trade. Because when they did, without perhaps even realizing it, they turned their backs on the developing world.

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Culture Zohn: In My Mind, I'm Going to Carolin(e)

Patricia Zohn | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Patricia Zohn

Caroline Kennedy's declaration of interest to David Paterson has produced the perfect storm of political controversy, pushing everybody's age, income, gender and entitlement buttons.

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Just Where/When Has McCain Led in Any Crisis? His Only 2 Speeds are Lame and Impetuous

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: President Kennedy, Leadership, John McCain, Cuban Missile Crisis, Robert Kennedy, Crisis, 2008 Election, Politics News
Paul Abrams

I may have missed it, but I never read of John McCain's leading anything in that crisis. And, thankfully. With his impulsive leadership style, we might not be here writing about it.

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