The LuLac Edition #3653, November 22nd, 2017

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JFK: DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS REVEAL A CUNNING AND CAGEY PRESIDENT

As look back on the day John Kennedy was assassinated, we remember that horrible day and manner in which he died. But that stated, the longer times passes from that day, more historians are looking back at the JFK Presidency, warts and all. The Guardian recently id a report on the Kennedy, aka Camelot era and it is eye opening to some, not surprising to others. From The Guardian, our "Write On Wednesday" on the 54th anniversary of Kennedy's death as well as the end of his Presidency, we take a newer and closer look. 
Back channels to the Soviets, the ‘girlfriend system’ and doubts about LBJ: historian Timothy Naftali paints a portrait of a President Kennedy ‘far more interesting intellectually and far less appealing personally’
John F Kennedy’s secret talks with Soviet intelligence, surreptitious tape recordings and “girlfriend system” create a new portrait of a cunning and cagey JFK, according to a historian who has researched a treasure trove of recently released recordings and papers of the late president.
Drawing on documents and tape recordings recently declassified, historian Timothy Naftali told a meeting at New York University on Tuesday night that Kennedy’s wife Jacqueline and brother Robert censored and edited the president’s legacy, cultivating the “mystique” of a charismatic leader who continues to baffle and fascinate Americans of all stripes and creeds.
Conservatives, liberals, conspiracy theorists and people who write “what if” histories fight over him. Fans of Bernie Sanders compare their candidate to him. A Fox News pundit wrote a children’s book about him. More than 25 years ago, author Don DeLillo addressed JFK mania indirectly and concluded: “Facts are lonely things.”
Naftali has attempted to answer some old questions with a new angle, arguing that the new details of what Kennedy did behind the scenes reveal a secretive yet self-indulgent president whose family was as worried about image as the man himself.
Here’s more to this story with a link from The Guardian. 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/07/jfk-kennedy-declassified-documents-reveal-a-cunning-and-cagey-president

WREATH LAYING TONIGHT 

There will be a wreath laying ceremony at the Kennedy Statue in Pittston, tomorrow, November 22 to observe the anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The Knights of Columbus Council 372, President John F. Kennedy will at 5:30. process to the statue. The ceremony will begin at 5:45.