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May 24, 1968
Bobby Kennedy on the cover of TIME, as painted by Roy Lichtenstein, during the 1968 presidential campaign. RFK would be shot dead less than two weeks later in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, now...
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JFK Would Have Been 95 Today
President Kennedy, as he appeared on a beach in Santa Monica in August of 1962. Here’s a video with some wacky Japanese song that apparently celebrates JFK’s hotness. Los Angeles Times photo by Bill...
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Know Your Water Safety!
As we approach the summer, don’t become another unfortunate statistic. Practice water safety! Don’t swim alone. Make sure you know where you’re driving, and don’t drink and go boating. (from left to...
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JFK Jr.
Can it be that JFK Jr. is gone 13 years today? Yes. I was in Manila working in the animation business when his plane was lost at sea. It was so odd to be alone in a hotel room, watching CNN, waiting...
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Goodbye, Mr. Vidal
Mr. Vidal has been disconnected. Some may associate him with Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln, or Jackie Kennedy (they shared a stepfather, Hugh Auchincloss), but for me, I’ll always associate Gore Vidal...
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Obama Echoes JFK
At the DNC last night, Caroline Kennedy was an early guest speaker. President Obama later echoed her father’s “Ask Not” inauguration speech. Here’s an excerpt: “We know that churches and charities can...
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59 Years Ago Today
Jacqueline Bouvier wed Senator John F. Kennedy on this day in 1953, as commemorated in this stunning set from The Franklin Mint, for sale on eBay for $149. Here’s the real article… They were married...
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Jean, Jean… You’re Young and Alive
That’s the lovely Jean Kennedy-Smith, 84, the last surviving sibling of President Kennedy, as she appeared last night at the NYC premiere of “Ethel,” a film based on her sister-in-law, Ethel Kennedy....
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Bea and Jack
.grr0{position:absolute;clip:rect(427px,auto,auto,498px);}approval cash advance Princess Beatrice of York, as seen at the Ascot Races on Saturday, and the young John F. Kennedy during his WWII Navy...
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