JFK & Bill Clinton/ A Comparison
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A 5 page research paper that examines the biographies of Presidents Clinton and Kennedy for similarities in their backgrounds and careers. The writer also addresses their sexual conduct. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Camelot / The Kennedy Years in the White House
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A 6 page research paper which examines the myth of Camelot and how it relates to the Kennedy years. The writer argues that this American version of Camelot fulfills many of the functions of mythology as outlined by historian Joseph Campbell. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Communication Perspective: Kennedy's Inaugural Address
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5 pages in length. When assessing the rhetorical aspects of John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, it is important to not only focus upon the oration as a single entity, but also to separate it within its own boundaries. Indeed, while all the individual pieces come together to form the speech as a whole, it is with these components that President Kennedy is both eloquent and able to make his point. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCkendy.rtf

Godfrey Hodgson/America in Our Time
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An 8 page analysis of historian Godfrey Hodgson's study of American culture, America in Our Time. In this book, Hodgson argues that the period from the inauguration of JFK in 1960 through the second inauguration of Richard Nixon constitutes an era that was so radically different from what preceded it and followed it that it constitutes a specific 'age,' in and of itself. His arguments are most persuasive and the writer demonstrates that Hodgson carries off this premise extremely well. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99amtime.rtf

Hersh's 'The Dark Side of Camelot':
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A five page paper looking at Seymour Hersh's book on the life and times of John F. Kennedy. The paper charges that the unremittingly vicious view of the former President is not warranted because Hersh is judging Kennedy's actions in the 1950s and 1960s by the standards of today. Bibliography lists one source.
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