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Lindbergh humorously recollects her father'slists--one for each child, with items such as"Freedom and Responsibility," "Instinct andIntellect" and "Downfall of Civilization" neatlylisted in columns--that so closely paralleled herfather's safety checklists for his airplanes. The"Downfall of Civilization" lecture was especiallypopular, and "was prompted by our father'sencounters with air conditioning, television, popart or Mother's Day and Father's Day." Her fatherwas not against all fun--Lindbergh jubilantlytells of her father giving her a piggy-back rideto the rhythm of a nursery rhyme, and of lettingher "on very brief and special occasions" braid "askinny gray pigtail...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: In an Aeroplane Over the Sea; In a Volkswagon of Security | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

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