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The Power of the President; An overview of the powers and responsibilities of the office of the President.

Most Americans have a general knowledge of the Presidents who have led this country, perhaps not everyone of the 46 Presidents, but the most famous or controversial. Our first President, George Washington, is recognized as the “Father of our Country”; Abraham Lincoln is remembered as the “Great Unifier” during the Civil War; Franklin Roosevelt
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By |2023-09-12T18:34:06-04:00September 12th, 2023|Blog|0 Comments

Massive JFK statue installed in Houston-area community near Bush Airport

A massive bust of John F. Kennedy was installed in the East Aldine community Wednesday. It was created by well-known sculptor David Adickes, who is 95. The statue is a part of a project the community calls "JFK on JFK." You can find it at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Aldine Bender Road,
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By |2023-01-20T09:08:47-04:00January 20th, 2023|Blog|0 Comments

Will Political Violence be America’s “New Normal”

Congratulations to the Biden Administration, several major social media services, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Anti-Defamation League and other organizations for joining forces to combat the spread of extremist verbal and political violence in American society. The stakes for our democracy could not be higher, and all of us as citizens will have
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By |2022-09-26T10:33:17-04:00September 26th, 2022|Blog|0 Comments

Queen Elizabeth

Nicole Machiavelli, the Italian political strategist, is perhaps best remembered for his discussion of the most effective way to lead – by fear or by love. Machiavelli chose fear as the best way to lead. Fortunately for Great Britain Queen Elizabeth chose love rather than fear. There are countless pictures and stories of the
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By |2022-09-14T10:51:52-04:00September 14th, 2022|Blog|0 Comments

Simply Civics

July 4th is one of the most popular holidays for Americans. Coming in the middle of the summer our country celebrates the decision by the founding fathers in 1776 to declare independence from England with picnics, barbecues and fireworks. But July 4th was not always the unanimous date to celebrate independence. John Adams, who would
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By |2022-06-30T09:27:41-04:00June 29th, 2022|Blog, News|0 Comments

JFK Hyannis Museum awards two scholarships to Cape area high school students

(HYANNIS, MA) –May 20, 2022 - The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum Foundation announced this year’s essay winners, who each received $2,500 scholarships. Sadie LaBonte of Sandwich, a Barnstable High School student and Etzer Lindor, of South Dennis, a Cape Cod Technical High School student were selected from over a dozen submissions. The Museum
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By |2022-05-19T18:37:04-04:00May 19th, 2022|Blog, News|0 Comments

Jacqueline Kennedy & Henry Francis du Pont: From Winterthur To The White House

By Laura Beach WINTERTHUR, DEL. – In a fragmented media landscape riven by political rancor, it is hard to imagine an event as unifying as Jacqueline Kennedy’s televised White House tour, broadcast by three major networks in February 1962 and ultimately viewed by 80 million people. The San Francisco Chronicle hailed it as “a splendid patriotic
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By |2022-09-26T10:36:34-04:00May 16th, 2022|Blog|0 Comments

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