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Eleanor Roosevelt an “I Love Lucy” Fan?
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George Washington and his….Camel?!
They told us he had wooden teeth, that he threw a silver dollar across the Delaware River and that he loved cherries (more on that next month). Is George Washington’s myth expanding to make him an animal-lover – beyond his… Read More ›
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Grace Coolidge, her White Collies, Coolidge Animal Love & Why JFK and Jackie Kennedy Liked Her: A Photo Essay
Any man who does not like dogs and want them about, does not deserve to be in the White House. Calvin Coolidge Few can question that Thomas Jefferson was the great gourmand to live in the White House. Jimmy Carter… Read More ›
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The Del Rubio Triplets in Go-Go Boots & Mrs. Woodrow Wilson in Gloves
On the scale of Hollywood fame, the Del Rubio Triplets can’t compare to Elvis. Nor does evoking First Lady Edith Wilson’s name prompt the same range of reaction as does that of President Richard Nixon. Pair the bleached-blonde trio with… Read More ›
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When a First Lady Battles a President’s Chief of Staff
The conflict between First Lady Michelle Obama and the President’s first Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel exposed in the book The Obamas by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor may offer new insights into the popular presidential wife’s political acumen… Read More ›
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Jackie O to Jolie: Celebrity Degrees of Separation
The large round sunglasses, the long, tawny hair, the frequent presence of children being led by the hand, the perpetual globetrotting, the unrelenting speculation about their private lives – the similarities between the two women who are, arguably, the most… Read More ›
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Romney’s Mormonism Might Mitigate Muslim Myth about Obama
If former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney wins today’s Iowa caucus or proves to otherwise be the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, one element of his potential candidacy might prove a relief of at least one issue the Obama re-election campaign may… Read More ›
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Jimmy Carter and Marcel Marceau: Nothing to Say
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