All posts tagged "Eisenhower"
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17.4KArts and LeisureThe Jackie Kennedy White House Tour — A Smash TV Hit
On the evening of Feb. 14, 1962, 56 million Americans were riveted to their television sets, watching the Jackie Kennedy White House...
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11.1KNew England PlacesSix Historic Gardens
Historic gardens have a special appeal to New Englanders if only because of our harsh winters and long dreary springs. Though they...
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17.4K4New England PlacesSix Presidential Houses in New England
Before presidential libraries, there were presidential houses, and every New England state has at least one. Massachusetts, of course, was the birthplace...
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15.7K2ConnecticutRichard Bissell – The Connecticut Yankee Behind the Bay of Pigs
In 1959 Richard Bissell was named the CIA’s deputy director for plans. It was an unusual selection. Bissell was replacing a man,...
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13.6K9ConnecticutCranky Civil War Veterans Return to New England
On May 23, 1865, shortly after the war ended, the Civil War veterans of the North marched through the streets of Washington...
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30.1K2Connecticut6 Places That Became a Summer White House
The summer White House has featured in presidential life since John Adams returned to Quincy, Mass., to get away from the muggy...
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