Decatur House and the fading memory of a national hero
A historical reflection on Decatur House in Washington and Stephen Decatur, the city’s namesake. The piece recounts his naval exploits, the design by Latrobe, and his brief Washington sojourn and social role before his death in a duel.
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Decatur
Commodore Stephen Decatur
Washington
Stephen Decatur
Washington Town House
Lafayette Square
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
America
U.S. Capitol
Decatur House
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Truxtun Beale
Alabama
Norfolk
U.S
Barbary
Algiers
Tunis
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Europe
Madison
Congress
Commodore
Board of Navy Commissioners
President’s Square
L’enfant
GOP-Dixiecrat alliance on Senate floor shattered
A key Senate clash over civil rights signals the unraveling of the long standing GOP Southern Democrat bloc. Dirksen defeats Russell amendment pushing a nationwide referendum while Douglas and Randolph urge reconciliation. Observers note the historic shift as a coalition of Northern Republicans and Southern Democrats frays.
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Washington
Senate
Bob Taft
Ohio
Hell’s Canyon
Dick Russell
Georgia
Illinois
Everett Dirksen
Russell
Dirksen
Congress
House of Representatives
Douglas
Clint Anderson
D-N. Mex
America
Don Golay
Cambridge City
Ind
Nother
Matty Fox
Indonesia
Sukarno
Living Today: Suggestions for happiness and self worth
Arlie B. Davidson offers guidance on finding happiness and self worth. Focus on optimism, politeness, courage, and deliberate effort to improve, while avoiding self pity or harsh judgments of others.
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Arlie B. Davidson
Decatur House and its storied occupancy on President's Square
A historical account recounts Decatur House not sold for years, its grieving widow moving to Georgetown, and the building hosting a sequence of distinguished tenants. It later housed the French Legation, the Russian Legation, and then the British minister with three Secretaries of State residing there, including Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and Edward Livingstone.
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Lafayette Square
Latrobe
White House
St. John’s Church
Decatur House
Jefferson
United States
Capitol
Executive Mansion
Commodore
Decatur
Commodore James Barron
Commodore Decatur
Margaret Bayard Smith
Washington
Georgetown
President’s Square
Legation
Henry Clay
Martin van Buren
Edward Living
Should Thanksgiving and Christmas be publicly proclaimed and celebrated
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale questions whether the President should continue national Thanksgiving proclamations and Christmas public decorations after the Supreme Court rulings on prayer and Bible reading. He notes debates on church state separation, chaplains in the armed forces, and the role of faith in public life, arguing for or against a religious public observance.
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United States
Supreme Court
High Court
Abraham Lincoln
Plymouth Colony
Hidden Democratic Push to Aid Scranton in 1964
A secret liberal Democrats’ network backs Gov. William Scranton to force Johnson into a tougher race. They fear a Johnson victory would curb liberal pressure, while Scranton’s Eastern Ivy League background appeals to their snobbery and ambitions.
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Washington
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Lethers
Goldwater
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This Day In History June 21 1964 highlights
The piece reflects on notable events on June 21 across history including New Hampshire’s ratification of the Constitution in 1788 and Cyrus McCormick’s 1834 reaping machine patent. It also notes 1898 US troops in the Spanish American War and Scapa Flow’s 1919 fleet scuttling, with WWII and postwar notes.
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New Hampshire
Cyrus McCormick
U.S
Scapa Flow
Tobruk
Berlin
Department of Agriculture
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Paul Douglas
Sen
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Randolph
Morris Cafritz
Maj
District of Columbia
Morris
Potomac
Cesspoll
Norman Vincent Peale
Lincoln
William S. White
Big Brothers
Bell-McClure Syn
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