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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:25 PM
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Who Else Here Has a Picture of JFK on Their Wall?
Mine is of him shaking hands with my grandfather. It's one of my greatest treasures.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:26 PM
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1. My parents do along with a pic of President Clinton.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:27 PM
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2. has had his and Bobby's pictures on my family wall since 1960's
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:34 PM
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10. I'm sure you're not alone in that
I think many families never took them down since the 60s.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 02:08 PM
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23. indeed...my mother has had this bust displayed since 1965...it use the scare my baby brother lol
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:30 PM
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3. I have a framed quote of his on my office wall
A quote near and dear to U. S. Sailors everywhere:

"Any Man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
"I SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY."

The conclusion of a speech he gave at Annapolis, August first, 1963.

Cherished treasure indeed.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:31 PM
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6. that's lovely
:hi:
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:30 PM
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4. I may get out
a few things to share with DUers.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:32 PM
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7. I'd love it!
thanks friend
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floridablue Donating Member (996 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:31 PM
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5. Put my "I Voted" sticker on Bobby's photo on the wall
Just to remind myself there has been a candidate worthy of a vote.
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BlackVelvet04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:33 PM
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8. I dont' even have photos of my parents on the wall. n/t
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Clinton Crusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:34 PM
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9. Believe it or not I have a whole room full
of JFK and RFk in my house and I still have tons left over. I know it sounds untrue, but it is true. Books, campaign posters, busts, plates, campaign treasures, Inauguration invites, PT109 clips, you name it, been collecting for almost 35 years. And I squeezed in quite a lot of President Clinton memorabilia, letters from him, Inauguration memoriabilia etc.

THAT'S why this comparison to Obama irritates me. There IS no comparison. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course, but to ME, there is simply no comparison to either JFK or RFK.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:35 PM
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11. Oh, I have a PT 109 clip too!
My grandpa's from the convention.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:36 PM
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13. It's odd that you say that about no comparison.
Since to Teddy there IS a comparison. I think he should know, if anyone does.
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Clinton Crusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 02:05 PM
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21. That's why I said 'to me'
I think Teddy is endorsing him for political reasons
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 02:07 PM
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22. To each his own.
:hi:
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golddigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:39 PM
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15. Same here Clinton Crusader....
My computer room is filled with JFK and RFK pics and other memorabilia. And I agree with what you said about the comparisons...:grr:
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asdjrocky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:36 PM
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12. For me it's RFK.

I was just eight years old when I saw him on the tarmac at Stockton Airport.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:38 PM
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14. I should have included RFK in the subject line.
That's a great photo.
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asdjrocky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 02:01 PM
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20. I love the way they moved the people.
I've read too much about the Kennedy's to be delusional about the family being paragons of good judgment, and virtue, but I admire the way JFK and RFK moved the nation.

My favorite quote is from Bobby:
“If we do our duty, if we meet our responsibilities and our obligations, not just as Democrats, but as American citizens in our local cities and towns and farms and our states and in the country as a whole, then this generation of Americans is going to be the best generation in the history of mankind.”

To me, this is the very definition of true, and legitimate activism.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:39 PM
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16. Wonderful photo!
:cry:
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:40 PM
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17. We have a black and white 8 X 10 framed pic of him sitting on our office desk.
It's a close-up head shot of him with his hands folded together, his elbows resting on his desk and he looks like he's listening to someone talking to him. It's a great picture. I have no idea where my husband got it though. It was his when we got married.
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Cameron27 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:41 PM
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18. My grandmother had two iconic pictures
hanging on her dining room wall; one, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the other a black framed photo of JFK. If you wanted to enjoy your dinner, you didn't make a snarky comment about either one lol.

If Jackie cut her bangs differently, my mom and her sisters were debating the look on the phone. My mom had a virtual second Kennedy library in our attic. We loved, loved, loved everything Kennedy!
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peace frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 01:52 PM
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19. On the little table in my family room
is a lovely portrait of RFK and JFK taken during the Cuban missle crisis.
We've not seen their like since, may they rest in peace.
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mahina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 02:09 PM
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24. RFK and MLK
but I love JFK too.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 02:11 PM
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25. Yes, I meant to say RFK too
And MLK - an inspirational generation of leadership.
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