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Joseph P. Kennedy (Sept. 6, 1888 Nov. 18, 1969) father of Pres. J.F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
Joseph P. Kennedy (Sept. 6, 1888 Nov. 18, 1969) father of Pres. J.F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
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Book review: 'Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage'
Los Angeles TimesContemporary history is seldom as relevant and engaging as Douglas Waller's new biography, "Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage," which is — by turns — fascinatingly instructive and thoroughly...Tags: Winston Churchill, Alzheimer's Disease, Literature, Europe, Nazi Party
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R. Sargent Shriver dies at 95; 'unmatched' public servant and Kennedy in-law
R. Sargent Shriver, a lawyer who served as the social conscience of two administrations, launching the Peace Corps for his brother-in-law, President Kennedy, and leading the "war on poverty" for President Johnson, has died. He was 95.
Shriver died...Tags: Internists, Alzheimer's Disease, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Native Americans, Roman Catholicism
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Words & Ideas
Compiled by Grace Krilanovich.
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An Evening of New Nonfiction With Wayne Koestenbaum, Sarah Thornton and David L. Ulin The three authors, of "The Queen's Throat," "Seven Days in the Art World" and "The Myth of Solid Ground,"...Tags: Marlon Brando, Education, Politics, International Relations, Foods and Beverages
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'Joseph P. Kennedy Presents' by Cari Beauchamp
In the introduction of Cari Beauchamp's crackling page-turner "Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years," this top-flight film historian declares that the father of JFK "saw everything and everyone, from Gloria Swanson to Adolf Hitler, through a...Tags: Politics, Marlene Dietrich, Death, Children, Family
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Paul Harvey dies at 90; radio personality known for his distinctive delivery
Paul Harvey, who was long considered the most-listened-to radio broadcaster in the world and whose distinctive delivery and daily mix of news, commentary and human interest stories informed and entertained a national radio audience for nearly 60 years,...Tags: Richard Nixon, Defense, Radio, Newspapers, Fidel Castro
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Kennedys endorse Martha Coakley: Will it be enough?
Top of the TicketIt's a test of Camelot in a way, a question of whether the Kennedys -- who have held sway over Massachusetts politics and the national imagination since the rise of former President John F. Kennedy and his glamorous wife, First...... -
Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes to star as JFK, Jackie in upcoming miniseries
Show TrackerWhat do Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes have in common? They’ll soon be appearing in “The Kennedys,” the upcoming History channel miniseries about the Democratic royalty. Kinnear (“As Good As it Gets”)” will play John F.... -
Bobby Shriver elected mayor of Santa Monica
L.A. NOWIt all started with John Francis “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, the Irish American politico who served two terms as mayor of Boston in the early 1900s. A century later, his great-grandson Bobby Shriver has been selected mayor of another well-known coastal..... -
Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88; Special Olympics founder and sister of JFK
Women in mid-20th century America were not yet welcome on the grand political stage, but Eunice Kennedy Shriver -- a daughter of uncommon privilege who defined herself as a mother above all -- didn't much care. As the younger sister of President Kennedy...Tags: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Maryland General Assembly, Radio, Ulcerative Colitis, Health and Safety at School
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Paul Fay dies at 91; friend of JFK, former Navy official
Paul "Red" Fay, who met John F. Kennedy when they were both in the Navy, joined his administration as undersecretary of the Navy and then wrote a bestselling book about their friendship, has died. He was 91.
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Fay...Tags: Angie Dickinson, Death, Armed Forces, Defense, Family
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Edward Kennedy dies at 77; 'liberal lion of the Senate'
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat and icon of American liberal politics who was the last surviving brother of a legendary political family, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., his family announced. He was 77.
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Obama's misguided Fox hunt
One of the lessons most people carry away from the schoolyard is that picking an avoidable quarrel with somebody who really likes to fight generally is a losing proposition. It's too bad nobody reminded the Obama administration of that before it launched...
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