Tag Archives: John F Kennedy

President Kennedy’s American University Address

Posted on November 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm by Bob Cesca

President Anderson, members of the faculty, board of trustees, distinguished guests, my old colleague, Senator Bob Byrd, who has earned his degree through many years of attending night law school, while I am earning mine in the next 30 minutes, … Continue reading →

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The Leadership Test of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:21 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column applies the Cuban Missile Crisis test to the current presidential candidates. Fifty years ago yesterday, an American U-2 reconnaissance flight snapped a series of damning photographs of offensive Soviet nuclear missile sights being installed on the island … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

President John F. Kennedy on “Peace” American University, June 10, 1963 President Kennedy’s Final Speech November 22, 1963

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Fifty Years Ago Today

Posted on May 25, 2011 at 6:36 pm by Bob Cesca

President Kennedy tasked America with landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the … Continue reading →

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Senator John F. Kennedy and Ted Sorensen

Posted on November 9, 2010 at 5:49 pm by Bob Cesca

LIFE Magazine just released a series of never-before-seen photographs of President Kennedy. Here’s a particularly timely shot of then-Senator Kennedy with Ted Sorensen on the campaign bus in 1960.

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The Last Word: Ted Sorensen

Posted on November 1, 2010 at 10:21 am by Bob Cesca

The New York Times remembers Mr. Sorensen:

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Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen 1928 – 2010

Posted on October 31, 2010 at 4:08 pm by Bob Cesca

Theodore Chaikin Sorensen, whose prose mingled with the thoughts and words of his close friend John F. Kennedy to create some of the most memorable presidential speeches of the 20th century, has died, a week after suffering a stroke. Earlier … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on November 22, 2009 at 6:03 am by Bob Cesca

President John F. Kennedy’s commencement address at American University June 10th, 1963

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Apollo 11 Tracker

Posted on July 13, 2009 at 3:23 pm by Bob Cesca

If you’re a fellow NASA geek, this is pretty cool. Thursday is the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch and the John F. Kennedy Library has set up a website where you can follow the entire mission in real … Continue reading →

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