By: Joel Eissenberg
Of course, Ted Sorensen actually wrote “Profiles in Courage.” JFK edited his drafts.
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Wikipedia – Adebert Ames Adelbert Ames … served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was military governor, U.S. Senator, and civilian...
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In reply to Fred C. Dobbs. Profiles in Courage, Adelbert Ames, JFK and Reconstruction Racism JFK’s ‘Profiles in Courage’ has a Racist Problem The NYer – July 23, 2020
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I’m more than a bit dubious about anything JFK this late in the day. Seems innocuous enough, but citing it as a ‘Lost Cause’ sensationalizes it at a time when JFK conspiracies are again rearing their...
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In reply to Ten Bears. @Ten, “JFK conspiracies” or JFK assassination conspiracies?
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In reply to Fred C. Dobbs. Fred: The system learns who to sort out and it bounces you as a result of past comments.
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In reply to Joel Eissenberg. That was a rather broad brush ~ I have noticed some new commentary of late about the assassination. It was sixty years ago, I think it’s time to let it go Maybe I’m...
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In reply to Fred C. Dobbs. Fred: Learn by it. Too many links and you go to trash. Post the same without the links and you go to trash. It figures out Fred is troublesome.
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J.F.K.’s “Profiles in Courage” Has a Racism Problem. What Should We Do About It? Kennedy defined courage as a willingness to take an unpopular stand in service of a larger, higher cause. But what...
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In reply to Fred C. Dobbs. J.F.K.’s “Profiles in Courage” Has a Racism Problem
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In reply to Fred C. Dobbs. Adelbert Ames was not actually one of those profiled in the book. Lucius Lamar was … Wikipedia – … Kennedy also praised Lucius Lamar, who, while working in the public eye...
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In reply to Fred C. Dobbs. Was JFK looking forward to a presidential run in 1956 when Profiles, more or less ghost-written by Theodore Sorensen, was published, and needed to flatter southern...
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In reply to Fred C. Dobbs. Fred: Go forward, flourish, and sin no more.
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