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...Jefferson and Lincoln have their memorials, Washington his towering obelisk, and plans are ready for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. But nearly 22 years after his death, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who held the presidency longer than anybody else, lacks any monument other than a small marker on Pennsylvania Avenue...
...what those positions really were, the charm of this book lies in Buckley's unfailing awareness of the absurdities of campaign rhetoric and rigmarole. He recalls that during televised debates, Lindsay carefully arranged in front of him vast numbers of index cards "on which were graven in Magic Marker salient points or statistics." Admits Buckley: "I had a mad impulse, one time when he went off to pose for a picture, to scramble the cards around, or maybe doctor the statistics just a little, horrible bit." Buckley also recalls envying candidates who could "manage a warming half-smile...
...night by blue, violet and purple spot lights. Why did Smith put it up? "A vision in my own heart," he says, "of wanting to see a statue of Jesus Christ rise in monumental splendor." And, ah, another reason: Smith plans to use the statue as a grave marker for his wife and himself, is having a cemetery prepared near the sculpture's base...
...lumped as one with those of our fellow citizens who would go to any lengths to forget. Why is mention so seldom made of the thousands of floral tributes, verses, photographs, and pathetic handmade memorials regularly left at the assassination site? Or of the petitions to have a permanent marker of dignity and respect? Or of the letters to local newspapers decrying the "official" attitude of our city? Please don't lose sight of us. We are here. And we are part...
While Columbia settled to a 44, Harvard lowered their stroke to a 26, where they remained for the body of the race. The Lions couldn't maintain their cadence, eventually sagging to a 40, and at the halfway marker, the Crimson held a half-length lead...