Selasa, 21 Maret 2017

Cease Fire: Take note, and long remember

Back in November 1963, John F. Kennedy was scheduled to appear at Gettysburg National Military Park to deliver the commemorative speech marking the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Just before the event, the White House announced the president was canceling. He had accepted another offer he could not refuse: a political trip to …

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