Author Archives
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Liz Taylor’s Bess Truman Shoe Story & Other White House Encounters
When they came together on January 7, 1946 for a scripted public service announcement over the CBS radio network, live from the ground-floor broadcast room of the White House, it seemed like there couldn’t be two more polar opposite individuals… Read More ›
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Fostercaring Dogs: An Often Ignored but Crucial Role in Saving Lives (Part 1)
For four years now, I’ve marked the period around June third with some remembrance of my sixteen-year old Weimaraner named Yeager Meister, the very first Dog who permanently shared my life. On that day in 2011, I was lucky to… Read More ›
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David Letterman to Mark Twain: 4 Degrees of Celebrity Separation
Earlier this week, on May 20, David Letterman, television host, comedian, writer and producer, bid farewell to his thirty-three years of fans and hosted his very last program, The Late Show With David Letterman. The show ran on CBS since… Read More ›
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The Train Accident that Broke A President, Estranged His Wife & Killed His Son
When unexpected tragedy occurs during what begins as a routine day, those affected are often likely to find that the course of their life is changed as a consequence. It happens to people from all walks of life. When it… Read More ›
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Rich Celebrity First Mom: Franklin Roosevelt’s Dominant Mother Sara
Everyday must have seemed like Mother’s Day to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Sara Delano Roosevelt wouldn’t have permitted it any other way. “Am I proud of being an historic mother?!” she waspishly repeated a question rudely thrown her way by reporters. “Indeed… Read More ›
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One Tough Mother: George Washington’s Miserable Mom
Long before Mother’s Day became an official holiday, the women who gave birth to us were being held aloft upon the American pop culture pedestal, revered, beloved, honored and practically beatified. Thirteen moms in history, however, had that most rarefied… Read More ›
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