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Roosevelt's political consultant Barry Kaplovitz said the candidate's family fame would satisfy the Eighth District voters' "appetite for celebrity," the legacy of past representatives such as retiring Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr., John F. Kennedy '40, and James Michael Curley. Kaplovitz said he...
The program may not have broken as much new ground as Kovacs did, and wonderful characters like the Coneheads or Belushi's demented samurai may not have been any funnier, finally, than anyone on Your Show of Shows, but this book gives full measure to the size and the weight...
My former colleagues and I value another type of legitimacy--the legitimacy that flows from tradition. For two decades, a succession of students have worked hard to write pieces, to edit them well, to bind them together attractively, and to get enough money to print their product. Twice a year...
We want to leave behind a legacy of political stability in the country. I want to see Nigeria, in the next 20 years, a better place than it was 25 years ago. We will continue to have an important role within the continent of Africa. We want to live in...
The demonstrations against Jean-Claude Duvalier stood in stark contrast to the events of Jan. 22, 1971, when then President-for-Life Francois ("Papa Doc") Duvalier decreed that his 19-year-old son, quickly nicknamed Baby Doc, would succeed him. The elder Duvalier died three months later, leaving a legacy...