“without debate, without criticism
no administration and no country can succeed
and no republic can survive.”
― john f. kennedy
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photo credit: national archives
Feb19
Tag Archives: president
Feb20
who will be our leader?
“if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more,
do more and become more, you are a leader.”
-john quincy adams (U.S. president 1825-1829)
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on presidents’ day.
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image credit: attackofthecute.com
Nov9
after.
“history is nothing if not an epic tale of missed opportunities.”
-graydon carter
Sep26
truth.
john f. kennedy’s campaign appearance
at the train station
1960 ann arbor michigan
(with tom payne, patrick mcnamara, governor swainson, soapy williams)
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on this day of the first debate
by the candidates for the u.s. presidency
i look
back to the past
ahead to the future
and
hope for the truth
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“a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood
in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
– john f. kennedy
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credits: ali van den broek, ann arbor townies, ann arbor archives
Aug15
act.
yesterday
i went to the official opening
of the local headquarters
for
my choice of candidates
for the office of
the next
president of the united states of america.
when i pulled into the parking lot
there was not a space to be had
there was a torrential downpour of rain
yet people of all ages
were waiting
and
pouring out of the door
and
once i walked into the room
there was
so much enthusiasm
and
so full of hope
and
postive thinking
it was overwhelming
i’m excited to say that
tomorrow i’ll begin helping them
to try to make it all happen in november.
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“act as if what you do makes a difference. it does.”
~william james
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image credit: googleimages
Feb16
americans kick off the week with a day off. some of us.
here’s the most amazing thing you’ll ever read about our 10th president:
john tyler was born in 1790.
he took office in 1841, after william henry harrison died.
and he has two living grandchildren.
not great-great-great-grandchildren.
their dad was tyler’s son.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
the tyler men have a habit of having kids very late in life.
lyon gardiner tyler, one of president tyler’s 15 kids, was born in 1853.
he fathered lyon gardiner tyler jr. in 1924, and harrison ruffin tyler in 1928.
harrison tyler has been interviewed in the last few years for new york magazine.
lyon tyler spoke to the daughters of the american revolution a while back.
it’s all in the math.
his living legacy continues.
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credits: j.english, mentalflossmagazine, google images
