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  • October 2008

    • Jackie's Charm Sparked US Visit by Mona Lisa

      Vanity Fair  |  Oct 9, 08 2:42 PM CDT

      Jackie's Charm Sparked US Visit by Mona Lisa

      (Newser) - Jackie Kennedy executed a diplomatic coup in 1962, when she convinced the smitten French culture minister to send the Mona Lisa on a perilous journey. The painting's visit to the US—"then regarded as a country with hardly any culture at all," in the words of one historian—is the focus of a new book by Margaret Leslie Davis excerpted in Vanity Fair. More »

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      France  • art  • John F. Kennedy  • The Louvre  • Cuban Missile Crisis  • Mona Lisa  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

  • September 2008

    • Kennedy Crafts Proposal for Paid National Service 'Army'

      Boston Globe  |  Sep 12, 08 2:55 AM CDT

      Kennedy Crafts Proposal for Paid National Service 'Army'

      (Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy has crafted a sweeping national service bill, to be introduced today, that would recruit 175,000 citizens of all ages to work in health, education, environmental protection and anti-poverty programs—with their pay partially subsidized by the government. The plan would provide $5 billion over five years to encourage citizens to work in community organizations—including faith-based groups—on programs aimed at solving national problems. More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • John F. Kennedy  • legislation  • citizenship  • community service

  • July 2008

    • A Kennedy Finds Her Political Calling

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 26, 08 5:35 AM CDT

      A Kennedy Finds Her Political Calling

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign has spurred John F. Kennedy's only surviving child to step into the political spotlight, and not just as window dressing, the Wall Street Journal reports. As co-chair of the candidate's vice-presidential search committee, she is a serious vetter, and she's becoming a major draw on the campaign trail. Friends say her old shyness is gone and that she's a natural for the family business. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John F. Kennedy  • campaign staff  • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg

    • Reagan Was a Berliner, Too, Son Reminds

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 2, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Reagan Was a Berliner, Too, Son Reminds

      (Newser) - Ronald Reagan's son Michael is pushing Berlin to erect a monument to his dad. "He was able to bring together people who ultimately brought down the Berlin Wall," the right-wing talk-show host tells Der Spiege l during a trip to the German capital—home to numerous JFK tributes—to lobby for something to commemorate his late father. More »

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      Ronald Reagan  • Berlin  • John F. Kennedy  • Berlin Wall

  • June 2008
  • May 2008