Woodrow Wilson and World War I (this separate article appeared yesterday as part of one which considered William McKinley) A childhood dominated by the strict inculcation of pre-destiny by his father, a Presbyterian minister, and the deprivation of war which… Read More ›
History
Five Presidents Who Went to War & Killed Themselves For It: McKinley (Part 2)
This is the second part of a three-part series looking at five U.S. Presidents whose own lives were forever altered, for the worse, as a result of engaging the U.S. military in combat missions, whether it was a matter of… Read More ›
Five Presidents Who Went to War & Killed Themselves For It: Lincoln(Part 1)
It won’t be the first time – and it’s likely not to be the last. If, as the currently unfolding situation suggests, President Barack Obama determines an incursion of military action into blood-soaked embattled Syria, he will join a long… Read More ›
Ari and Jackie Onassis: The U.S. First Lady as Greek Wife & Paris Resident (Part 4)
The 40th birthday of Jackie Kennedy Onassis on July 28, 1969 was celebrated at a raucous all-night bash in an Athens nightclub, hosted by her husband. It lasted until seven the next morning. Emerging into the daylight not only with… Read More ›
Bess Truman Rocks The Back Porch & Her Only Recorded Interview
Labor Day may have ended the ceremonial end of summer but its not official until September 21 and in certain parts of the country, the ninth month can be more beastly muggy than the eighth one. Few places seem more… Read More ›
The Scruffy Dudes Who Got Wyoming Women the First Vote & Got Forgot
It isn’t a federal holiday and probably never will be declared one, considering how close it it to Labor Day, Still, every year, starting in the middle of August until the month’s end, from Macomb, Illinois to Redmond, Washington to… Read More ›
Ari & Jackie Onassis: Their “Blended” Family Adapts in Rare Photos (Part 3)
As much as she was able to control his schedule, Jackie Onassis resisted inviting too many guests for too long a time to Skorpios, and usually did so only when she knew her husband would be away from her for… Read More ›
Ari & Jackie Onassis: New Photos of Their Private Rooms (Part 2)
“To Have a Home Here…” In June of 1961, following her famous visit to Paris with President Kennedy and further itinerary to Vienna and London, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister Lee Radziwill made their first visit to the… Read More ›
Obama’s Regional Identity Conflict: A Matter of Presidential Legacy
Perhaps President Obama’s 52nd birthday yesterday may help prompt resolution of a conflict which hangs heavier with each passing day of his presidency’s remaining three and a half years. His decision will forever frame his legacy, yet is ultimately a personal… Read More ›
What Helen Thomas Really Thought of First Ladies she Covered
For nearly an entire half a century, United Press International reporter Helen Thomas, who died yesterday at age 92, covered the White House. To those outside of the Washington political and social scene she was best known as the “dean’… Read More ›
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