A humiliating defeat had just shaken the White House, and John F. Kennedy turned to a man from the other side of American politics. On April 22, 1961, only days…
THE FIREWORKS BLAZE On this 4th of July, the fireworks blaze,Yet shadows of doubt obscure the haze.A nation divided, in struggle and fight,Each voice clamoring in the dead of night.…
One day a historian from the United States asked a former president of Argentina why South America with all of its tremendous natural resources of iron, copper, silver and gold….its…
“I was flying Southwest Airlines from Dallas to New York. Three rows ahead of me, there was a young soldier in uniform. He looked barely 18. He was staring straight…
A Letter from Elvis Presley to America My Fellow Americans, Well now… if you’ll allow me a moment, I’d like to tell you a story. It’s not just my story.…
In 2009, George W. Bush invited President-elect Obama and all former living presidents for lunch… This was two weeks before the country’s transfer of power from Bush to Obama. Bush,…
I’m a landlord. It’s a tough business. I had a tenant, Mr. Alvarez. Never late on rent for 5 years. Then, the checks stopped. I went to his apartment. He…
