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John F. Kennedy
The Kennedy Circle: A New Powerful Masculine Mystique
by Steven Watts In 1959 JFK stood as a youthful political leader, with an allure more…
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When JFK Endorsed The Ugly American
by Steven Watts In the crisis of masculinity that preoccupied so many in late 1950s America,…
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John F. Kennedy: The Total Politician
by John T. Shaw John F. Kennedy The political career of John F. Kennedy skyrocketed in…
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John F Kennedy in Office: Tips for Today’s Senate
John T. Shaw If Senator John F Kennedy in office was faced with the U.S. Senate…
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President Kennedy: Berlin, Laos, and “Flexible Response”
By Alan Brinkley Late in May 1961, Kennedy decided to present a second State of the Union…
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Nixon’s Bay of Pigs Secrets
By Don Fulsom In the dark, early hours of June 17, 1972, from inside the offices…
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November 22, 1963: Conspiracy, Murder, and the Mystery Behind the Assassination of JFK
By Alex Von Tunzelmann On 22 November 1963, CIA Special Affairs Section head Desmond FitzGerald was…
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President Kennedy and the Berlin Wall
By Michael O'Brien After [the]Vienna [Conference], events turned sour for Khrushchev. Instead of retreating, Kennedy held…
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John F. Kennedy
The Spirits of Iwo Jima
by P. T. Deutermann
Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America
by Jack Kelly
In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must Read History Books of 2023
From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws
by Tom Clavin
This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves
by Tom Clavin
With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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The London Beer Flood
by Tom Clavin
Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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High Noon in Coffeyville
by Tom Clavin
The following is an excerpt from The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of…
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