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- 471: Richard M. Nixon
- ... that Nixon could play a major role in congress. Nixon was sworn into Congress on January 3, 1947. He requested to be assigned to the labor committee. It was through this committee that Nixon met John F. Kennedy. Kennedy and Nixon both had different ideas, but they respected each others opinions. Nixon was also assigned to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). In June 1948, he was reelected without opposition. On July ...
- 472: The Clinton Sex Scandal
- ... envy or awe. This building epitomizes world leadership and unprecedented power. This renowned leadership may be the only association made by certain countries, while in the United States many see an other significance: Watergate, Whitewater, Kennedy's brutal and mysterious assassination, and today, Clinton's "zippergate" scandal. When the President of the United States takes oath, he gives up a part of his life. His private life becomes the public's ... took over many of his routine duties as part of her self-described "stewardship" of the presidency. She died on Dec. 28, 1961, the 105th anniversary of Wilson's birth. More currently, there was the John F. Kennedy scandal, his presidency which extended from 1961-1963 was peppered with his reputation of being a womanizer. The list had many famous names like Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Angie Dickinson, stripper Blaze Starr and ...
- 473: Diversity Of Leadership In Ame
- ... encourage us, unite and guide us. Others, such as farewell addresses of presidents George Washington and Dwight D. Eisenhower, may warn or even alarm us. Whether they contain the polished prose and delivery of President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address or the broken English of Bartholomew Vanzetti, great speeches remind us of the power of language and the diversity of leadership skills. Washington was the first president of the United States and ... the office of president was enormous. Although there were strong presidents before him, they were the exception. In Roosevelt’s 12 years in office strong leadership became a basic part of the United States government. John F. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. His achievements, both foreign and domestic, were therefore limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis ...
- 474: Media And Culture
- ... has always been a controversial issue in social sciences. While the political economists insist on the role of the media industry in the creation of this phenomenon of the twentieth century, its advocates such as John Fiske argue that popular culture is actually the creation of the populus itself, and is independent of the capitalist production process of the communication sector. Basing his argument on the immense interpretive power of the ... a research, if a news report on TV differs from a newspaper account, more than twice as many people will believe the televised version as the newspaper one (Giddens, 79). The listeners of the Nixon- Kennedy debate on the radio saw Nixon as the obvious winner. However, the ones who watched the debate on TV were sure that Kennedy would become the new president of the United States (Hughes, 4). The TV viewers were right, but what made them think that way if it was the ideas that mattered? According to Giddens, if ...
- 475: The Life of Jackie Robinson
- ... better life, Jackie's mother packed up all five children and moved to Pasadena, California to work as a maid.(Grate time Coming ,the life of Jackie Robinson) As Jackie got older, he went to John Muir Technical High School. He not only participated in sports, but went as far as earning letter awards in four. Football, baseball, track and field, and basketball. (Grate time Coming ,the life of Jackie Robinson) Upon graduation from John Muir Technical High School, Jackie attended a Junior College called Pasadena J.C. . He continued to participate in track and field, and helped lead his basketball, baseball, and football teams to championships. Once in a ... Rights) It seemed as Jackie aged, his political perspective grew increasingly pessimistic, and by the last year of his life, 1972, it seemed he had lost all hope. He had grieved over the assassinations of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King as well as the deaths of three people that were closest to him. Branch Rickey, his mother Mallie, and his son ...
- 476: Cold War 3
- ... mistrust between the people of the United States and Russia. Noam Chomsky reminds us that Communism is a broad term that includes those with the ability to get control of mass movements. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles once stated that, “The poor people are the ones they appeal to and they have always wanted to plunder the rich.” So, in one view, the U.S. felt they must be overcome ... to strike decisively is a seizure of power was possible. Indeed, it was Stalin’s approval of North Korea’s attack on South Korea in 1950 that finally provoked an American military buildup.” (Heilbrunn) While John F. Kennedy was running for president, he charged Eisenhower with complacency in letting Russia create a “missile gap.” According to Michael Moore, Kennedy was relying on “misinterpreted intelligence… worst case scenarios, anti-Soviet hysteria, and cynical ...
- 477: Cival Rights Act 1964
- ... 1964, which had delivered a mandate - desegregate the school system or lose all federal funding. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the first strong piece of civil rights legislation in almost ninety years. President John F. Kennedy had been elected and called on Congress to bring forth this new legislation, yet by the time of his assignation on November 22nd, 1963, nothing had materialized. Yet Lyndon B. Johnson, Kennedy's successor, has stepped in to keeps the legislative wheels turning. The bill was met with concrete resistance in the Senate, with a Southern group debating endlessly in an attempt to kill the bill, ...
- 478: Literature: Tool For The Masses to Grasp and Form Opinions on A Subject
- ... to protesting groups was literature. Some of the most famous protest literature in the world has its roots in American history. For example, some great American authors of protest literature include Thomas Paine, Thomas Nast, John C. Calhoun, and Martin Luther King. Through eloquent, sometimes subtle means, these authors became the spokesmen for their particular protest movements. Thomas Paine was an English-born man who seemed to stir controversy wherever he ... common bureaucratic policy of "passing the buck." Again, very little was needed lexically, and the resulting statement is as poignant as any written article on governmental corruption. Another American giant in "traditional" protest literature was John C. Calhoun. Most well known for his "South Carolina Exposition and Protest," Calhoun blended fiery emotions with the eloquence of an esteemed author. In 1828 the cotton-growing states of the South, especially South Carolina ... this short letter, King not only protested the unjust laws of a society which refused to accept him as an equal, he also argued the case of Negroes as a race, and pleaded with President Kennedy for legislation guaranteeing blacks equality. The effects of King's literature in Birmingham, coupled with his non-violent approach, were the elimination of segregation in public places, an end to discrimination in employment, the ...
- 479: T.S. Eliot
- ... http://www.nobel.sdsc.edu*. Headings, Philip R. T.S. Eliot Revised Edition. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1982. Litz, Walton A. Eliot in His Time. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973. Longman, Addison Wesley. "Literature Online." Kennedy and Gioia’s Literature, 7th Edition. 8 February 2000. *http://longman.awl.com/kennedy/eliot/biography.html*. Margolis, John D. T.S. Eliot’s Intellectual Development. Chicago: The University Of Chicago Press, 1972. "T.S. Eliot." On line posting 9 Febuary 2000. *http://www.bbc.co.uk.shtml*. Bibliography 5 Works Cited "Acceptance ...
- 480: Richard Nixon's Presidency
- ... Khrushchev made worldwide headlines in July 1959. As undisputed party leader at the end of Eisenhower's second term, Nixon easily won the presidential nomination in 1960. Against the articulate, wealthy, and politically well- connected John F. Kennedy, however, the Nixon edge in experience and prominence melted away. Kennedy won with a narrow popular-vote margin of 113,000 votes out of 68.8 million cast. Returning to California, Nixon sought to revitalize his political career by challenging Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown ( ...
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