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bonacker 11/12/2010 02:33 PM Report
George Smathers was a close friend of JFK's, and it's said a carousing buddy of his during JFK's bachelor days in D.C.
This is a very minor point, but one I'm surprised that Reeves got wrong. He said that Smathers, who was a long serving Democratic Senator from Florida during the 50's and 60's, was a Republican. Reeves emphasized that Smathers was even a "conservative" Republican, his point being that Kennedy had friendships outside his party and political philosophy. Odd that Reeves would get this wrong, since he's old enough to have known this from personal memory not just history books.
Smathers died just three years ago at 93.
doodah 11/12/2010 06:46 AM Report
That was very interesting, Anne. If people want to fix a problem like that, just stop it!, with the middle-names crap. No more middle-names, no more assassins (just to be safe). ...having said that, now there will probably be a spike in middle-name-identity(emphasis)-giving (esp. in America's trailer-parks). .kinda scary
robdverity 11/11/2010 05:17 PM Report
Hey 4444, that was fun. Got any more? Doesn't Nostradamus(sp?) prognose something for 2060 (Kennedy plus 100)? Certainly hope so. Always knew the world was run by a statistical prankster. Maybe an offspring of an offspring of Sarah's will be president by then, eh?
anne4444 11/11/2010 01:24 PM Report
History Mystery
Can any history teacher explain this?
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head
Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Now hang on to your seat.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And here's the kicker...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
Hey, this is one Creepy history lesson most people probably will not mind reading!
REMant 11/11/2010 11:37 AM Report
I disliked the Kennedy's from the first. In retrospect I can find little to change my mind. Tho it should be said that a lot of what went on was much more commonplace then, than now. Perhaps this will help shed some light on the subject.