Robert F. Kennedy
The time Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. tried to get President Kennedy to help save the 'New York Post'
Two memos from the president's special assistant from March, 1962 show he urged Kennedy to support a group of buyers that would cut out David Karr, "who was once a communist" from taking over the New York newspaper (which would have been a "calamity"). More
The great mirthologist: Why Hugh Carey was one of the best governors ever
Hugh Carey had a word for a certain style of politics. He called it “mirthology.” He applied it to one of his political heroes, Al Smith, the great New York governor in the 1920s who was quick with a disarming, humorous story or a witty comeback to a political attack. More
