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“I am investigating the Kennedy assassination.” “Are you an investigator now?” she asked with a broad smile. The last time we dined, my profession was a failed movie producer. “Not yet, but I am learning how.” “And how do you do that?” It was a question I had been wrestling with since I had begun my interviews. For my first interview, I prepared 10
... See moreEdward Jay Epstein • Assume Nothing
George Krompacky
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President Roosevelt remarked that King was so tough that he shaved with a blowtorch and trimmed his toenails with torpedo net cutters.10 His intelligence, energy, and organizational abilities won the respect of all those who worked with him; unlike his Army counterpart, George C. Marshall, however, he never gained their reverence or affection.
Eliot A. Cohen • Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War
Over and over again, Kennedy delayed a decision to take a step that would require force and might be met by force—and therefore might escalate into the war that would destroy mankind. Over and over again, he tried to give Khrushchev more time to think—until on Friday night, a cable clattered over the State Department teletype, a long, rambling mess
... See moreRobert A. Caro • The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson IV
My own guess is that people will welcome matter-of-fact and unpretentious discussion
John F. Kennedy • The Letters of John F. Kennedy
On November 8, 1960, forty-two-year-old John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States.