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The Kennedys: A Fumbled Handoff of the Torch
The Kennedys: A Fumbled Handoff of the Torch
There is deep history in the week’s notes of dynasty, succession and retreat. >
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Utter Infantilization
BAGnewsNotes — ... I cringed in embarrassment when I saw this photo -- of Caroline Kennedy and JFK in 1958 -- leading the NYT WIR piece, A Fumbled Handoff of the Torch." ...

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