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Year in Review Echoes JFK Era Power and Loss
The piece reflects on Kennedy era events that would have pleased Kennedy including civil rights progress and global Cold War challenges. It notes Khrushchev’s ouster, Red China’s nuclear test, and Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory as the year’s culmination. The Donne quote frames a sense of shared human consequence.
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