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John F. Kennedy

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• Originally published 02/16/2015

  We are not a Christian nation: Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and the eternal lie of the “city upon a hill”

  John Winthrop's "city upon a hill" dominates presidential rhetoric and our self-understanding. Here's the problem

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• Originally published 09/12/2014

  Sabato’s Folly: His new book about JFK gives credence to bogus theories about the assassination

  Evaluating a president’s place in history, even with the benefit of hindsight, is seldom easy.

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• Originally published 11/18/2013

  John F. Kennedy and the National Library of Medicine

  Little known fact: the NLM owes its existence to JFK.

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• Originally published 10/02/2013

  Seven Lessons for Presidential Aspirants from JFK

  JFK's presidential run in 1960 could be a blueprint for a score of Democrats in 2016.

• Originally published 06/09/2013

  When presidential words led to swift action

  WASHINGTON — These days it is hard to imagine a single presidential speech changing history.But two speeches, given back to back by President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago this week, are now viewed as critical turning points on the transcendent issues of the last century.The speeches, which came on consecutive days, took political risks. They sought to shift the nation’s thinking on the “inevitability” of war with the Soviet Union and to make urgent the “moral crisis” of civil rights. Beyond their considerable impact on American minds, these two speeches had something in common that oratory now often misses. They both led quickly and directly to important changes.

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• Originally published 04/18/2013

  The Senate's Shameful Lack of Courage on Guns

  “These [46] senators made their decision based on political fear and on cold calculations about the money of special interests like the National Rifle Association."--Gabby Giffords