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Michael Beschloss

@BeschlossDC

1 Nov

The immortal Katharine Graham (1917-2001) of the Washington Post will be honored by a U.S. postage stamp next year:

Had the honor of joining Katharine Graham to sign copies of Meg Greenfield’s posthumously-published memoir “Washington” (to which we had both contributed) at Politics and Prose bookstore DC three months before her passing in 2001:

Katharine Graham was one inspiration for “Mrs. Pynchon,” newspaper publisher in “Lou Grant” (CBS, 1977-1982):

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Michael Beschloss

@BeschlossDC

29 Oct

“Trick or treat for Unicef” — Eleanor Roosevelt and Captain Kangaroo at the UN, 1957:

How many in this photograph can you identify?

Video: Early version of opening of “Captain Kangaroo” (1955-1984):

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Michael Beschloss

@BeschlossDC

22 Oct

Live from Oval Office, Cuban Missile Crisis revealed tonight 1962:

JFK’s Cuban Missile Crisis speech is viewed in Third Avenue bar, New York, with unintendedly ominous message above door, tonight 1962: #Getty

In private, JFK draws Soviet missile sites on map of Cuba during Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962:

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Michael Beschloss

@BeschlossDC

20 Oct

JFK and newly-elected Senator Ted Kennedy at Boston Democratic fundraiser to support President’s 1964 re-election, tonight 1963:

“All New England Salute Dinner” for JFK, Boston, tonight 1963, menu and program:

JFK in crowd at Harvard-Columbia game, Boston, today 1963: #JFKL

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Michael Beschloss

@BeschlossDC

12 Oct

LBJ displays his gall bladder scar to reporters after surgery that occurred this week 1965: #AP

LBJ’s gall-bladder scar depicted as Vietnam in this cartoon by David Levine:

After LBJ displayed his gall-bladder scar for reporters, some wag joked that it was a good thing the President hadn’t been suffering from hemorrhoids.

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