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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Martin Greenfield, tailor to presidents and stars, dies at 95
Greenfield dressed generations of entertainment stars, among them Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Newman, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Achsah Nesmith, who wrote speeches for President Jimmy Carter, has died at age 84
The trailblazing Southern woman had covered the Civil Rights Movement as a newspaper reporter before becoming a presidential speechwriter.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
Diaries of presidents offer history in the raw – even the naked – and may have secrets to tell
In these journals they confide to themselves, express raw opinions, trace even the humdrum habits of their day and offer seat-of-the-pants insight on monumental decisions of their time.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents – including husband Jimmy
The tribute service in Atlanta marked the 2nd day of a 3-day schedule of public events celebrating the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Paul Mills: In 1976, Maine helped elect a president
Carter gained vital traction by winning Maine’s caucus, and his Maine lieutenant quickly grasped that the candidate’s Southern roots were the key to a Democratic White House comeback.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2023
Another View: What exactly does it take to be president?
If you’ve got it, we want documentation.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2023
Maine Voices: I am grateful to you, Jimmy Carter, for being my role model
You have lived your ideals and made a real difference in the world, holding on to hope even as some of your biggest accomplishments have been dismantled.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
Post-Trump, Democrats push to curb presidential powers
Most of the legislation is in direct response to actions by Trump that Democrats saw as abuses of presidential power, including his firing of agency whistleblowers, his defiance of congressional subpoenas and his campaign’s interactions with Russians in the 2016 election.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
The Presidents’ plates: We look back at presidential visits to Maine, with an eye on the food
From lobster to coconut ice cream, it's Fare to the Chief.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Commentary: Rediscovering America – a quiz on presidential inaugurations
On Inauguration Day, test your knowledge of U.S. inaugural traditions, history and processes.
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