tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post45408643053733337..comments2023-12-10T16:30:24.965+00:00Comments on Max Atkinson's Blog: 50 years since John F Kennedy asked not... (2) Which lines were noticed on the day?Max Atkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06163447049027217653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-29167150247669969512011-01-31T08:54:11.614+00:002011-01-31T08:54:11.614+00:00Moving Boxes
Who remembers what happened on that ...<a href="http://www.onestopmovingboxes.com/" rel="nofollow">Moving Boxes</a> <br />Who remembers what happened on that day? It was November 22, 1961, at about 1 PM CT. I was across the ocean in another country serving my country and standing watch just west of the Iron Curtain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825884967140695618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-52062311296700103122011-01-20T00:00:16.584+00:002011-01-20T00:00:16.584+00:00The unfortunate and lasting legacy of the speech w...The unfortunate and lasting legacy of the speech was the continuation of Teddy Roosevelt's "big stick" -- "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty". Our adventures in Vietnam and the Middle East by subsequent presidents were/are disasters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-52376911936402765932011-01-19T14:07:21.096+00:002011-01-19T14:07:21.096+00:00Max -
Reading your blog has been an excellent way...Max -<br /><br />Reading your blog has been an excellent way to distract myself in the last few days!<br /><br />I wonder whether this (or an earlier version) was the source of the tiger metaphor:<br /><br />There was a young lady of Riga<br />Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;<br />They returned from the ride<br />With the lady inside,<br />And the smile on the face of the tiger. <br /><br />All the best<br /><br />JulienJulienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715961834392510309noreply@blogger.com