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Jean Edward Smith • Eisenhower in War and Peace
They’re all busily crafting their own artificial reality, hoping to convince voters that it’s the real world: The Trump campaign is in utter collapse. He can’t possibly win. The New York Times also breaks the big “news” that Clinton is so far ahead, and so confident, she’s already measuring the drapes at the White House. “Hillary Clinton Campaign T
... See moreSharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
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Jean Edward Smith • FDR
Pa Watson guarded only the front door to the Oval Office. There was a “back door,” too. This was the door to the small, cluttered office—on the opposite side of the Oval Office from Watson’s—that was shared by LeHand and Tully. Visitors Roosevelt wanted to see without the knowledge of the press—“off-the-record” guests, in the parlance of the White
... See moreRobert A. Caro • The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I
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Jean Edward Smith • FDR
Again, we’re partners, not pawns. We’re expected to act.