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White House Proposes Healthcare Plan
The Daily MirrorMay 5, 1960: The Republican administration of President Eisenhower announces plans for federal and state funding of medical insurance for people over 65 in the Medicare Program for the Aged. The Democrats opposed the plan in favor of healthcare benefits... -
'A Fiery Peace in a Cold War' by Neil Sheehan
In the not-so-very-distant past, when newspapers had staffs large enough to include a variety of talents, there were journalists known mainly for their sure handling of breaking or specialized news and others valued mainly as writers. Among the latter...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Bernard Brodie, Russia, Weaponry
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Roger Waters on wheat-pasting over the Elliott Smith memorial wall: "We had no intention to cover up something precious"
Pop & HissRoger Waters of Pink Floyd knows the artistic potency of an image on a wall. But his recent campaign to wheat-paste an anti-war quote from President Eisenhower across American cities to promote his touring revival of the Floyd staple âThe...... -
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters apologizes for pasting over Elliott Smith wall
Comments BlogRoger Waters of Pink Floyd found himself in a whirlwind of negativity when employees pasted over the Elliott Smith memorial in Silver Lake. To promote an upcoming revival tour for Pink Floyd, the band posted a painting with a President...... -
Rosh Hashana messages from Kennedy, Reagan, Ford and Bush -- Hoover and Johnson too
Top of the TicketPresident Obama's Rosh Hashana message continued a tradition of presidential greetings on the Jewish holiday, a tradition carried by Ford, Reagan, Clinton, among others.... -
Books & Ideas: Stephen Ambrose's troubling Eisenhower record
I worried, almost from the beginning of my research into the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, that something did not quite add up with Stephen Ambrose's famous biography of the former president.
I say almost from the beginning because I had no inkling at...Tags: Earl Warren Jr., George Harrison, Local Elections, Biography (genre), Adlai Stevenson
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Sox Clobber Dodgers, 11-0
The Daily MirrorOct. 1, 1959: Forget the World Series for a moment. The Mirror sent Dick Bergholz to cover President Eisenhower's golfing vacation in Palm Springs. Ike's foursome included George Allen, Freeman Gosden of "Amos 'n' Andy fame and William Robinson, an... -
Bagging one for the Earth -- and politics
Opinion L.A.I missed out on the great days of minor voter baksheesh, when a mailer from a candidate was regularly accompanied by a potholder stamped with the name of the candidate and some praiseworthy deed of his doing. (I always wondered whether these undoubtedly... -
Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 22, 1960
The Daily MirrorJuly 22, 1960: Paul Coates takes a look at President Eisenhower's golf game, writes a follow-up on a peace march and muses on staggered work shifts to ease rush-hour traffic.... -
Republicans Fight Over Party Platform
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo July 25, 1960: Vice President Nixon greets well-wishers in Chicago. Cartoonist Bruce Russell is sure the GOP has the election in the bag. July 25, 1960: "The issues that shaped the Republican Convention were those forced on it... -
Robert S. McNamara dies at 93; architect of the Vietnam War
Driven, cerebral and pugnacious, Robert S. McNamara was the preeminent policymaker behind the massive buildup of American forces in Vietnam between 1964 and 1968. As Defense secretary for two administrations, he wielded blizzards of facts and figures to...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, John Kerry, IBM, Disasters and Accidents
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Sox Favored Over Dodgers in Game 6 of Series
The Daily MirrorOct. 8, 1959: The Dodgers lead the page in the final edition, with the death of Mario Lanza and President Eisenhower taking action in a weeklong strike at ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico....
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