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The White House: An American dream come true
Jackie Kennedy's transformation of the White House in 1961 from practically a lived-in suburban home to a pristine museum -- the results of which were enshrined on a hit TV tour -- was the first time many Americans were given such an intimate glimpse into...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), George Washington, Tourism and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Travel
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Ruth Ford dies at 98; actress was member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre
Ruth Ford, a onetime member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre who appeared in numerous Broadway plays and in films and television, has died. She was 98.
Ford died Wednesday of age-related complications at her home in New York City, said her lawyer,...Tags: Movies, Orson Welles, Obituaries, Truman Capote, Music Theater
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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 22, 1960
The Daily MirrorWilliam Pelley Still Haunts Us William Dudley Pelley looks like any other elderly man, but the assumption dissipates itself when he opens his mouth. His hair is gray; his face, lined; his manner of speech, halting, uncertain. A few weeks short of his 70th... -
Matt Weinstock, March 4, 1960
The Daily MirrorTo Mars in a Tub The reason the Russians are beating us into space is no mystery to Sam Lobell of S Westmoreland Ave. In a word -- bathtubs. Others may cite graphs and statistics showing Russian emphasis on science and aid to bright students are... -
Palin stars in reality TV. Lights, camera, White House?
Top of the TicketIt would be tempting to write off Sarah Palin's latest money-making adventure as the end of an inglorious political career. Word is the former Alaska governor and onetime Republican vice presidential candidate will star in her own reality TV show...... -
A century of Times editorials on the filibuster
Opinion L.A.Readers sometimes accuse The Times' editorial board of decrying the filibuster -- and other such procedural obstructions to legislative action -- only when it inhibits Democrats from passing their pet projects (such as healthcare reform). As far as the... -
Obama off to Prague to not talk U.S. jobs once more
Top of the TicketThe president wants to sign a new arms deal with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and calm East European nerves about U.S. steadfastness.... -
2010 Pulitzer Prizes announced
Jacket CopyThe winners for the Pulitzer Prizes and all finalists have been announced. There were prizes awarded in all five book categories. Biography winner: "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt" by T.J Stiles. Finalists: "Cheever: A Life" by...... -
Roping In a Legacy
Times Staff WriterWhen he died, the nation mourned. Flags flew at half-staff. Movie screens went dark. Radio broadcasters observed 30 minutes of silence. Under a scorching sun in Glendale, 50,000 people filed past his casket. In an era of hip-hop and reality TV, it is...Tags: Clark Gable, Gardens and Parks, Movies, Charity, Celebrities
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Family accepts 1st Medal of Honor awarded to Sioux tribal member
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMore than a quarter-century after his death and 56 years after he single-handedly took out three enemy machine-gun nests in the Korean War, Army Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble was awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday -- the first Sioux to receive the...Tags: Family, World War II (1939-1945), George W. Bush, Awards and Prizes, Korean War (1950-1953)
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'If you ever want to fly...'
Times Staff WriterDICK GULDSTRAND punches the accelerator, pulling the Z06 hardtop fast around the first turn on Mulholland Drive. The Cahuenga Pass disappears as the Corvette claws up the grade. With a 427 V-8 under the hood, the car's a beast, and Guldstrand loves it...Tags: Engineering, Car Engine Repair, Science and Technology, Harry Hamlin, Environmental Pollution
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Your majesty? Not in America
KITTY KELLEY, author of "The Royals," is working on a biography of Oprah Winfrey.THE OXFORD UNION last week staged a most provocative debate, one that might have embarrassed the British monarch. Days before Queen Elizabeth II was scheduled to arrive in the U.S., the debating society considered whether the colonies were even worthy...Tags: Career and Workplace, Society, Tony Blair, Government, Health and Safety at School
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