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The 1960s were a time of action, protest and tragedy. In one decade, the nation's youngest elected president, John F. Kennedy and black rights advocates, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were assassinated. On top of that, roughly 50,000 American soldiers died in the Vietnam War and President Richard Nixon was caught in the Watergate scandal that scarred Americans trust in government.
(This article first ran in the November 2008 issue of The American Spectator.) IN HIS EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHY of Abraham Lincoln, David Herbert Donald recalls a meeting he had with John F. Kennedy in February 1962, in which the young president complained about the way scholars ranked his predecessors. "No...
Recommended listening later this week: Norwegian music hijacks XFM! (Norway - the official site in the UK) On December 3rd and 4th XFM's John Kennedy will broadcast his celebrated radio show X-Posure with a focus on Norwegian popular music. XFM (104.9) 3 and 4 December 10-12pm The show will also be broadcasted live on XFM’s internet site Xfm - X-Posure Show
"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." John Fitzgerald Kennedy
PEACE and freedom walk together, and peace is, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights", so says former United States President, John F. Kennedy who ironically paid the supreme price when he was assassinated before the expiration of his tenure.
John F. Kennedy once wrote “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.” When Baron Davis opted out in late June, Don Nelson, Chris Mullin, Robert Rowell and Chris Cohan were confronted with an uprising of youth. As in most periods of upheaval, some saw boundless promise while others saw chaos. Chris Cohan [...]
WASHINGTON - Standing under her multicolored umbrella at the John F. Kennedy gravesite at Arlington Cemetery Sunday morning, Eve Meng doesn't even seem to notice that the rain is coming in cold steady sheets. Every couple of steps, Meng puts the umbre ...
I've seen quite a number of Dick Powell movies this year -- links are provided at the end of this post -- and I think my favorite thus far was tonight's movie, THE TALL TARGET, directed by Anthony Mann . THE TALL TARGET tells the story of John Kennedy (Powell), a New York Police detective who desperately attempts to unravel a plot to assassinate President-Elect Lincoln as Kennedy's night train speeds...
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library has this neat page on Kennedy Family biographies . This includes biographies of many prominent Kennedy family members, a Kennedy family tree, and profiles of close associates of President Kennedy. From the site: This section contains biographical summaries of the early life and presidential career of John F. Kennedy. Biographical profiles of the President’s...
President John Kennedy set forth the goal of putting a man on the moon. It must have seemed a lofty ambition. However, on July 20, 1969, American astronauts landed on the moon. The American President had set a goal and it was realized. As President-elect Obama takes office in January, he will set [...]
I’ve noticed a lot of Boomers in this crowd. Quoting Beatles lyrics, or reminiscing about where you were when you first heard John Kennedy had been shot. If this fits you, then I hope you remember President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society,” a collection of programs that had their roots in the Kennedy Administration. It was [...]
HispanicBusiness.com Darrell Steinberg has his work cut out for him as he prepares to …Los Angeles Times, CA - 34 minutes agoHis younger brother, Jeff, recalls Steinberg playing recordings of Martin Luther King Jr.'s and John F. Kennedy's speeches over and over and returning home …Video: Governor Calls On GOP To Help Reduce Deficit kcratvNo Place Like Home [...]
The Danish court of appeal has upheld a previous ruling that ISP Sonofon should block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. The IFPI has welcomed the move, with chairman and CEO John Kennedy saying it represents “a clear confirmation of the illegality of The Pirate Bay”, and suggesting it also “sets a precedent for other [...]
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy [ 2:27 ] To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. ~ Johannes A. Gaertner Oh, Yeah! ~ Louis Armstrong Giving · Thanks
Following my discovery that the Jews are responsible for the world economic crisis, for killing John F. Kennedy and for preparing for the Israeli shekel to become the world's strong currency, today I found out from the Muslim Brotherhood that "the firing by terrorists began from Nariman House--which is the only building in Mumbai inhabited by Jews." and that "Our worst fears have come true. It is clear...
