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This is from the episode of Mad Men where JFK was assassinated. Betty is at home watching the news when Carla, the maid, comes in all distraught. Betty has to tell her the president is dead. They sit on the sofa and smoke cigarettes together, sharing their grief.

shared moment of grief
breaks down social barriers —
commiserating.

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P.S. If you haven‘t watched Mad Men I can‘t recommend it enough!

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In the news business, being first with clearly written copy is better than being garbled and last.

⭐️⭐️ I wouldn‘t necessarily call it an “attempt”so much as a plan that was, thankfully, foiled. I will say with all the Kennedy books I read last year, I don‘t recall this piece of his story which happened after the election, but prior to inauguration. This would‘ve been better without the rudimentary recap of his life before and after it, but I guess they needed word count. This wasn‘t great.

How interesting that in Hungarian we actually call it röntgen instead of X-ray. It's like for blood pressure we use the abbreviation RR after Riva-Rocci (easy to confuse with respiratory rate if your brain is half English 😄)
#medical

Awesome book about the life of one of Americas most iconic presidents! Enjoyed the dives into JFKs life history and personal life, and the unbiased history of the assassination itself. Highly recommend!

It‘s not a book I would have picked up on my own, but I really enjoyed it, so thanks, Dad ❤️ It was impressively written by JFK but not about himself. Each chapter is a vignette of a courageous point of a Senator‘s career where he followed his own conscience despite his party or constituents or everyone disagreeing with him. Doing what you feel is the right thing doesn‘t win popularity contests.

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