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Latinos & Presidential Shootings
Regular readers of Latino Like Me might remember an earlier post on JFK’s last night alive. In it I discuss how the night before he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, the President spent the evening at an event hosted by … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged assassination, hispanics, History, jfk, kennedy, latinos, mexican americans, presidential shootings, reagan, ronald reagan, violence
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JFK’s Last Night Alive
JFK spent his last night alive with a room full of Mexican Americans! The above photo was taken at the Rice Hotel, in Houston, on the evening of November 21, 1963. JFK and LBJ and their wives were the guests … Continue reading
Posted in History, Immigration, Labor, Politics
Tagged assassination, Chicano, hispanic, jackie o, jfk, jfk assassination, kennedy, lbj, lulac, mexican american, presidential history, texas, white house
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The Joker Voted for Nixon
Fifty years ago today, on October 8, 1960, this photo of actors Ginger Rogers and Cesar Romero ran in the LA Times. Source By 1960, Rogers was a household name and a Hollywood legend. An Oscar-winning actress, she had starred … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, History, Immigration, Politics
Tagged 1960, Chicano, cuban, cuban american, hispanic, jfk, latino, mexican, mexican american, nixon, spanish
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On the death of a warmonger
Robert S. McNamara died this morning at the age of 93. If you don’t know who he is, you can read his obituary in the NY Times, the LA Times, or his Wikipedia page. For more in-depth discussions of his … Continue reading
Posted in History, Obituary
Tagged 1960s, death, defense, History, jfk, lbj, mcnamara, national defense, Obituary, robert mcnamara, robert s. mcnamara, united states, vietnam war, war
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How Do You Get Latino Votes?
Well, in 1960, you get your wife to use her choppy Spanish and promise a “mano firme” kind of leadership from her husband. Check out this television ad made for the 1960 Presidential campaign, an election that pitted John F. … Continue reading
