NIGHTLIGHT: NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY COMMEMORATES THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY DURING HIS CENTENNIAL YEAR WITH HIS SISTER JEAN KENNEDY SMITH AND HIS NEPHEW STEPHEN KENNEDY SMITH June 21, 2017 - American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times On View June 23, 2017 – January 7, 2018 Earns Whom You Know's Highest Recommendation

Stephen Kennedy Smith

Stephen M. Rothstein, Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

A new exhibition commemorating President John F. Kennedy’s private life and public trajectory will be on view at the New-York Historical Society, June 23, 2017 - January 7, 2018. The exhibition, one of the most exhaustively researched collections of Kennedy photos ever assembled, brings together images from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Getty Images, private collections, and the Kennedy family archives that capture public and private moments from Kennedy’s life. Some of the photographs on display are iconic; others have rarely been seen. 

New-York Historical’s presentation of American Visionary is part of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum’s year-long, nationwide celebration that commemorates Kennedy’s centennial year. Also currently on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., through September 17, the exhibition will travel extensively across the United States in the coming years. Based on the new book JFK: A Vision for America by Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley, the exhibition is organized and curated by Lawrence Schiller of Wiener Schiller Productions and Marilyn Satin Kushner, curator and head, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections at the New-York Historical Society.

“We are honored to commemorate the centennial of John F. Kennedy’s birth with this powerful and important exhibition,” said Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. “A cornerstone of New-York Historical’s Presidency Project, the photographs in this show are central to our work engaging the public in a consideration of qualities that contribute to the success of an American president. A visionary leader on the international stage as well as an American icon, President Kennedy, as these photographs make clear, left an indelible imprint on our sense of what and how an American president should be. The very timely chance this exhibition gives to understand President Kennedy’s private life as well as political career makes it unique and uniquely-suited for contemporary debate and discussion of American leadership.” 

Kennedy’s administration coincided with a golden age of photojournalism in America. No single politician was photographed more than Kennedy—from his first congressional bid as a decorated war hero in 1946 and his fairy-tale wedding to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953 to his run for the White House in 1960 and the tragedy of his death in Dallas in 1963. Documentary photographers such as Ed Clark, Lisl Steiner, Ralph Crane, Philippe Halsman, Ted Spiegel Jacques Lowe, Lawrence Schiller, Steve Schapiro, and Sam Vestal captured the optimism and challenges of the early 1960s in some of the finest and most vivid images of the period. 

Highlights of American Visionary include images from Kennedy’s private life—such as a 1953 photo booth snapshot of the Kennedy newlyweds, possibly taken on their honeymoon, and a candid 1958 photograph by Ed Clark of Kennedy playing with his baby daughter Caroline in her bassinet. Images of Kennedy the politician include a 1957 portrait when he served as a Massachusetts senator by Philippe Halsman; a 1960 photograph of Kennedy drawing an unintended audience of young people peering through the window as he prepares for a presidential campaign speech in Baltimore; and a 1961 photograph of the First Couple and others heading to Kennedy’s inauguration ceremony, with the White House blanketed in snow. Also featured are unforgettable images such as Jacques Lowe’s 1961 photograph of Kennedy standing hunched over his desk in the Oval Office, in an effort to alleviate the pain from his problem back, and a haunting photograph of the shattered First Lady departing the White House on the day of Kennedy’s state funeral in 1963, captured by I.C. Rapoport as a brief glimpse through the crowd.

“John F. Kennedy is still seen as a symbol around the world, representing and espousing the best and most universal elements of the American character,” said Stephen Kennedy Smith, Kennedy’s nephew and co-editor of JFK: A Vision for America. “It is our hope that the compelling images of President Kennedy’s life and work on view in this exhibition will remind visitors not only of the values that defined his presidency, but also will introduce him to new audiences and future leaders.”

Peachy Deegan and Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, at The New York Historical Society 2017

Peachy Deegan and Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith at her residence in Phoenix Park, Dublin May 1997 during a reception for American Students Studying in Ireland

Book 

The new book, JFK: A Vision for America, features essays by historians, leading political thinkers, writers, and artists alongside Kennedy’s greatest speeches. The book presents Kennedy at his best—thought-provoking, inspiring, eloquent, and wise—on a number of wide-ranging topics, including civil rights, the race to the moon, the environment, immigration, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and more. The book demonstrates the deep relevance of his words today and his lasting power and influence as an American leader and orator. A Vision for America is edited by Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University; it is published by HarperCollins and will be available for purchase at the NYHistory Store ($45).

Programming

On Tuesday, July 18, Stephen Kennedy Smith will introduce a special free screening of PT 109. Cliff Robertson stars in this stirring saga of JFK’s wartime exploits as skipper of a PT boat in the Solomon Islands.

Exhibition Credits 

American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times is presented by New-York Historical Society and Wiener Schiller Productions in cooperation with the John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation. Generous support for the exhibition has been provided by the Governance Institute and the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. Additional support has been provided by Stephen Kennedy Smith and Getty Images.

Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. WNET is the media sponsor.

About the New-York Historical Society

The New-York Historical Society, one of America’s preeminent cultural institutions, is dedicated to fostering research and presenting history and art exhibitions and public programs that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world of today. Founded in 1804, New-York Historical has a mission to explore the richly layered history of New York City and State and the country, and to serve as a national forum for the discussion of issues surrounding the making and meaning of history. 

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ETHEL, A FIRST-HAND LOOK INSIDE A POLITICAL DYNASTY BY EMMY® WINNER RORY KENNEDY ON HBO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY WHOM YOU KNOW OUR COVERAGE SPONSORED BY STRIBLING AND ASSOCIATES

ETHEL: Ethel and Bobby Kennedy with two of their 

sons playing around during bedtime. 

Photo Credit: Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images / courtesy HBO

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The brand-new documentary ETHEL on HBO is exactly what we are looking for when we pick out top programming: it is top quality, it is all-American, and it is the inside story which is what the whole Whom You Know philosophy is dedicated to-who could produce a better film on a great historical figure like Ethel Kennedy better than her Emmy-award-winning daughter, Rory!  We loved the interviews with her siblings throughout and we loved gaining perspective on what it is like to be the 11th child...(as the oldest of two, Peachy would have no idea!)  The old family footage and photos are remarkable and clearly priceless and give value to the well-written script by Rory and narrated by her as well.  We were particularly touched early on by the video of the Eternal Flame and the two white roses Ethel places on RFK's final resting place.

ETHEL: (L-R) Bobby & Ethel Kennedy greeting supporters 

during the US presidential campaign during the May Oregon 

Primary in 1968 

Photo Credit: © Clyde Keller/ courtesy HBO

There is so much written on the Kennedy family, but secondhand observation does little for us.  Rory Kennedy explores the history of her family with obvious passion and devotion, as she was the child Ethel was pregnant with when RFK was killed-so you could argue that her motivation would be the most curious of their 11 children as she was the only one that never met her dad- and her work is ultimately inspiring.  Born six months after her father's death, Rory Kennedy was raised by her mother.  The last piece on what the new story has been since 1968 was the best tribute to Ethel herself as she has had a tremendous impact on the lives of each child: they learned sports from their mom like skiing and football: she made sure they didn't sit around and feel sorry for themselves.  Ethel is a leader and has successfully carried out her late husband's causes, as have their children and grandchildren.

ETHEL: (L-R) Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, 

Ethel, standing behind him photographed in 1961. 

Photo Credit: © Condé Nast Archive/CORBIS/ courtesy HBO

Considering the political climate of America today, RFK's words we hope will set an example for those that are not choosing to take the high road: "We need not division, not hatred, not violence, not lawlessness...We need love, wisdom, compassion towards one another."

ETHEL: Rory Kennedy 

Photo Credit: Lyndie Benson/ courtesy HBO

Ethel and Bobby were both Irish Catholic, but had very different backgrounds in that Ethel was from a Republican family in Greenwich, Connecticut.  Not as much is known about Ethel, and we are glad that the world has now become enlightened because she makes superwoman look tame.  As a Skakel, Ethel had a healthy disregard for authority in all its forms (which we'd say would make her more fun!) and you're going to love to hear the story about how her brothers chose to ride the MTA's Metro North into Manhattan from Greenwich...Ethel went to Manhattanville College with Jean Kennedy and that's how she met Bobby, and it was on a skiing trip to be exact.  Ethel we love what happened to the Demerit book...and thumbs up to Rory for finding the old records!  

In 1946, Ethel helped on Jack Kennedy's first campaign for Congress, and we all know the political history of the Kennedy's...what you do not know is Rory's commentary into all of it as well as the inside commentary by her relatives uniquely captured by Rory.  We love how Ethel placed importance on having her kids understand what their dad did firsthand and they really did enjoy the campaigning and we love Kerry's phone skills at a young age in her father's office!  

Ethel is a total ticket during the Q and A sessions with Rory and is not afraid to say no to her...which will make you laugh!  You'll have to watch to find out what she does say no to, and what she answers with a smile.  Though the sad times are included-which they should be, and you'll see what Ethel does to get through them-the happy times are terrifically uplifting and are going to make you wish you were the 12th kid in this family.

ETHEL: (L-R) Ethel Kennedy & Robert F. Kennedy 

Photo Credit: John F. Kennedy President Library Museum/ Courtesy HBO

Other aspects of ETHEL we loved:

*The 1950 wedding of Ethel and Bobby must have been amazing complete with 600 guests and fountains of champagne

*Who wouldn't want to have a pet seal~!  What a fun mom she is.

*Ethel on a scooter in Italy....!

*How a present can sing in the rain

*An hour in to the documentary you'll see amazing 1964 footage of Manhattan

*The train ride from New York to Washington with RFK's remains was incredibly touching

Also, you should know that Kick Kennedy is one of the most popular Mover and Shaker interviews on Whom You Know...

ETHEL: (L-R) Robert F. Kennedy & Ethel Kennedy [1950 in Hawaii] 

Photo Credit: Rory Kennedy/ courtesy HBO

Hats off to the last King of Ireland who today is Queen of Small Screen Scenes!

Bravo Rory Kennedy!

Ethel is Highly Recommended by Whom You Know.

Your parents are proud of you:

ETHEL: (L-R) Robert F. Kennedy & Ethel Kennedy [St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Greenwich, CT on June 17th, 1950] 

Photo Credit: Rory Kennedy/ courtesy HBO

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When Robert F. Kennedy was U.S. attorney general, his wife, Ethel, would take their children to the FBI building to watch sharpshooters at target practice. It was fun for the kids, though they risked running into FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, who disliked Robert Kennedy and didn’t care for children. So when Ethel came across a suggestion box, she wrote, “Get a new director,” on a piece of paper, and slipped it in the slot.

Directed by her Emmy®-winning daughter, Rory Kennedy (HBO’s “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib”), ETHEL celebrates the remarkable life of the Kennedy matriarch, highlighted by revealing, little-known anecdotes from those who know her best: her family. Debuting THURSDAY, OCT. 18 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO, the feature-length documentary had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Other HBO playdates: Oct. 18 (4:30 a.m.), 21 (1:45 p.m.), 24 (6:45 p.m.), 27 (9:45 a.m.) and 29 (3:15 p.m., 10:30 p.m.)

HBO2 playdate: Oct. 31 (8:00 p.m.)

This personal portrait, featuring candid interviews with Ethel – her first extended interview in more than two decades – and her children Kathleen, Joe, Bobby, Courtney, Kerry, Chris and Max, spans her political awakening, the life she shared with Robert Kennedy and the years following his death, when she raised their 11 children. ETHEL is the first film made about the Kennedys from within the family.

Now 84, Ethel is described by one of her daughters as “the most fiercely competitive person I’ve ever met.” On camera, she comes across as a force of nature who is also self-effacing.

Given the Kennedys’ place at the forefront of many of the pivotal events of the modern era, the documentary’s sweep is vast, ranging from the McCarthy hearings and the Civil Rights movement, to Vietnam and the anti-war movement, to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, and beyond.

ETHEL includes rare home movies and dozens of personal photos, tracing the off-again, on-again courtship of Irish Catholics Ethel Skakel and Robert Kennedy, who married in 1950 and began raising a family. Having grown up more interested in sports and horses than public affairs, her political conscience didn’t stir until the Kennedy family poured itself into John Kennedy’s various campaign efforts, culminating in his 1960 presidential victory.

By then, she was hooked. Ethel hosted hugely popular tea parties to mobilize women voters, worked tirelessly on the campaign trail and traveled the world with Robert after he became attorney general, even though it meant disowning her conservative roots. “I just totally put the Republican part behind me,” Ethel says, quipping that her family thought she was “a little Communist.”

When the country and the world were in upheaval, Ethel’s unflagging spirits and mischievous sense of humor were often the perfect antidote to the stresses of Robert’s job. She had regular run-ins with the police, earning speeding tickets and even a court appearance for “stealing” a group of starving horses to save their lives. At many parties she hosted, Ethel had members of President Kennedy’s cabinet pushed into the family swimming pool.

“My father really had the weight of the world on him, and mummy was funny and fun and full of laughter,” recalls Kerry Kennedy.

Drawing on her deep Catholic faith, she was inspired by Robert’s fearless commitment to justice, whether he went after labor racketeer Jimmy Hoffa or tried to end racial segregation at the University of Alabama.

Following Robert’s lead, Ethel took pains to instill in their children the same courage and sense of social justice. The kids went along on campaigns, sat in on crucial hearings, and, when Robert Kennedy ran for senator from New York State, visited the Bronx and Harlem to appreciate how the less-privileged lived. No teachable moment was wasted.

ETHEL revisits the heartbreaking moments that tested her most. John Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 unleashed, she says, “a tidal wave of grief…It was six months of just blackness.” Asked to comment on her husband’s assassination at age 42, five years later, Ethel demurs, except to say that her children, along with her faith, helped her get through it. “I'd wake up every morning and imagine him up there with Jack,” she says, referring to the late president.

“That’s carried her, I believe, through everything,” says Courtney Kennedy, including the deaths of Ethel’s sons David from a drug overdose in 1984 and Michael in a skiing accident in 1997. Rory’s birth, six months after Robert’s death, also helped with the healing, Ethel says.

Just as John Kennedy’s death moved Robert to step up to a greater level of public service, Robert’s death pushed Ethel to do the same. She founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Justice to help carry on his work, and has participated in human rights delegations all over the world.

Today, many of her children work for social justice, which is often attributed to their father’s influence, but as Rory reminds Ethel, Robert Kennedy died when they were very young. She’ll have none of it. “I just don’t feel I can take the credit,” Ethel says, adding with a wisdom forged from hardship and triumph, “Nobody gets a free ride...so have your wits about you, and do what you can and dig in because it might not last.”

One of the final sequences of ETHEL shows her at the helm of the family sailboat, which is filled with her children and many of her 33 grandchildren, cleaving through choppy ocean waters. In spite of all she has lived through, Ethel Kennedy has stayed afloat, moving forward through buffeting winds and changing tides.

Co-founder and president of Moxie Firecracker Films, Emmy® winner Rory Kennedy has directed or produced more than 35 documentaries. Her films range from poverty to politics to human rights, and have been shown on HBO, A&E, MTV, Lifetime and PBS. She was a producer of the 2011 HBO documentary “Killing in the Name,” which was nominated for an Academy Award® for Documentary Short. Kennedy also directed and produced the HBO documentaries “The Fence (La Barda)” (2010); “Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House” (2008); “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” (2007), which won a Primetime Emmy® for Outstanding Nonfiction Special; “A Boy’s Life” (2004); the five-part series “Pandemic: Facing AIDS” (2003); and “American Hollow” (1999).

For more on the film, please visit facebook.com/HBODocs, twitter.com @HBODocs #Ethel and youtube.com/hbodocs.

ETHEL is directed, produced and narrated by Rory Kennedy; producer, Jack Youngelson; co-producer, Veronica Brady; associate producer, Tina Leonard; edited by Azin Samari; writer, Mark Bailey; cinematography, Buddy Squires; original score by Miriam Cutler. For HBO: senior producer, Nancy Abraham; executive producer, Sheila Nevins.

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NIGHTLIGHT: The Young Professional Committee of the New York Chapter of The Special Olympics Holds a Successful Summer Social on the Roof of the Empire Hotel

The Young Professional Committee of the New York Chapter of the Special Olympics held their 2nd Annual Summer Social on Monday night, July 12, 2010. The event was a HUGE success with more than 150 guests. Guests enjoyed an open bar, passed hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction.   Members of the YPC worked extremely hard with their efforts paying off by raising more fund than the previous year. Committee Member Jennifer Holmes stated: "It was fabulous to fill the Empire Hotel rooftop with over 140 generous supporters of the New York Special Olympics chapter. Despite the hot weather everyone looked amazing in cocktail attire and enjoyed great food and good friends!"

Among the fabulous guests Peachy Deegan enjoyed meeting included:

Jennifer Holmes, fabulous blue dress!  (liked that your ring matched perfectly)

Ashleigh Hoey, another fabulous blue dress!

Spencer Weinkle, best conversationalist of the night

Zack Graney

Genevive Cueva

Theresa Palmero

Meredith Rosenbloom

Josette Winograd, great mascara!

Lauren J. Beebe

Norah Lewin

C. Justin Foa

Julie Wald

Jennifer Bader

Whom You Know's Event Panel states:

We attended a silent auction charitable event to benefit the Special Olympics silent Monday night at the Empire Hotel. The setup on the rooftop was well-designed with ample seating at tables, greenery and mirrors throughout. Thankfully, the weather held up and there was no rain to contend with.   

As for the silent auction, the crowd was very enthusiastic and bid generously on the prizes, the highlight of which was a trip to Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina. Ongoers were treated with an open bar and delicious hor’s d’oeuvres including sliders (burgers), all of which were catered by attentive and gracious hosts/waiters. We had a wonderful time at the event and met some very nice professionals all while supporting and raising money for a very worthwhile charity, the Special Olympics.  

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver changed the world for the better like few others in history. With a vision all her own, she saw beyond every horizon to create new opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.

Reprinted from the Special Olympics website:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s sister, Rosemary Kennedy, helped inspire Shriver to found Special Olympics. Kennedy passed away in January 2005, and Shriver remembered her at a memorial service on 25 January.

“Thank you all for coming today to pray for and with my sister Rosemary.  I loved her so and will miss her forever.

“When we were young, Rosemary and I were often together.  As you may know, we were a competitive family (pause) so in races and games, Rosie and I were sometimes teammates.  Most often, she was my crew in sailing races.  Even in competition, she seemed always to have a smile.

“I will admit now that I sometimes yelled at Rosie on the water.  Many times, when we were headed for the mark, she would let the jib go and turn to me with a smile.  “Get the jib Rosemary!”  “Rosemary, look the jib is flapping.  Pull it in!”  “For God’s sake Rosemary, pull in the BLASTED JIB!!”  Usually, Rosie would then pull in the jib.  Despite my tone, she would never lose her somewhat distant but happy smile.

“Mother always appreciated that Rosie and I would race together.  “Well done, dear,” she would often say.  After one race, Dad asked how I did with Rosie.  “We came in 3rd Dad.”  “For God’s sake,” he thundered, “Can’t you do better than that?”  Off I went, never quite sure how to win, but always sure that Rosie’s smile somehow had a value of its own.

“In the years that followed, Rosie and I went to Europe together.  We roomed together and had laughs together.  We were sisters—she would gain too much weight, and I would lose too much weight;  she would write sweet letters to get Dad’s attention, and I would try to get my brothers’ attention; she would love to relax and eat big meals, and I would love to be overly active and race around outdoors.  We had many wonderful days.

“After Rosemary moved to Wisconsin, Mother and Dad and all of my brothers and sisters wondered how we could support her, but what we didn’t realize is that she would begin a lifetime of supporting us.  We talked about Joe JR’s Foundation and agreed to focus it on special schools and special homes.  Pat and Jean and Ethel held big fundraisers in L.A. and New York and Washington.  Jack launched the great federal efforts—NICHD, The President’s Council on Mental Retardation, The University Affiliated Centers.  Bobby worked to close Willowbrook.  Teddy has spent 40 years changing the laws of the land.  Libraries, Schools, Clinics, and treatments were created.  Very Special Arts was born under Jean.  Special Olympics was born.  We all tried to honor her, to support her, to do what we could.

“But the truth of these last 86 years reveals something much different:  Rosemary has given us all so much more than we ever gave her.  Over those years, Rosie visited my family at Timberlawn and always was the last one out of the pool, showing all the children the remarkable strength of her body.  She was always the first to dinner showing us her constant readiness to join together in family fun.  She was always at mass, patient and attentive; she always had her rosary and her faith.  She worked so hard on her pronunciation, her words.  She learned the names of her grand nieces and nephews.  When she spoke, she spoke almost always of mother.  In short, she was patient and kind; she never judged and always forgave; she never put on airs, loved to look pretty, savored chocolate and made everyone happy.  She taught us all that adversity meant nothing—that it could always be fun to be together no matter what.

“In Times to Remember, mother wrote, “My faith and my church had great importance for me…Rosemary did not induce me in the least toward doubt.  The more I thought, the clearer it became to me that God in his infinite wisdom did have a reason though it was hidden from me, and that in time, in some way, it would be unfolded to me.  God wants something different from each of us.”

“Perhaps what was hidden has now become more clear to us today.  Perhaps, as mother wrote, God’s will for each of us always remains a mystery,  but in the last few days, Rosemary’s life has, I believe,  become much more clear. 

“In our family, we loved her and she loved us.  At St. Coletta’s, everyone loved her and she loved them—her warmth, her patience, her love of desert, her strength, her smile—these were her gifts, her reason, her life.  For each of us, she inspired hope—hope that we could find our way, dreams of a better world, action to achieve it.

“Today, in villages and cities all over the world, Rosemary’s name may be little known, but her love is making a difference—to a mother of special child, she is a success story.  To a person struggling against misunderstanding and prejudice, she is a model of courage.  To a family wondering how to stay hopeful, she is a symbol of the ultimate gift that sustains us all:  love itself.

“Like mother, the truth is that all of us wonder the meaning of a good life, a successful life, a holy life.  Today, Rosie, you are the role model of them all—of goodness, of success, of holiness.  You love those you touched, and they loved you.  You made us all happy and hopeful.  You kept the faith.

“Many years ago, I may have skippered us to a third place finish, but Mother and Dad and Joe and Jack and Kathleen and you together now surely know the real order of finish:  you are a winner in life, a champion of all that matters.

“God bless you Rosemary.

“I love you.”

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#READTHIS @skyhorsepub #AmericanValues by @RobertKennedyJr #RobertFKennedyJr Earns Whom You Know's Highest Recommendation

We wish RFK Jr. all the best in his future Washington endeavors with our amazing 45th and 47th President and this team has shown the world that cooperation and putting America first is the way to go!  We were delighted to crack open RFK's book, published in 2018.  President Kennedy told him: "I never vote for the party; I always vote for the man." (p. 155)  Surely his entire family above is smiling down on RFK Jr. today.

Notably, Trump and RFK Jr also have New York origins and each family was featured independently on Whom You Know ages before Trump ever decided to run in 2016.  Keep reading.

This work is truly comprehensive, spanning the whole Kennedy history starting with its Boston origins.  At Boston College, Peachy took a class for an entire semester with the legend Thomas O'Connor based on his extensive research for his book, The Boston Irish.  Of course the Kennedys are included.  The beginning of this book starts off with the Kennedy history and we like that it is chronological in nature.  He credits Grandmother Rose as teaching him that the American Revolution began as a protest against excessive corporate power. (p.43)

Super well-written, American Values details priceless moments only a family member could tell you, and RFK Jr. does it in the most entertaining way.  He will regale you with Kennedy wit, humor, intelligence and everything that American has come to love about this family for countless decades.  Did you know Caroline told her father he was President? (p.95)  There was no shortage of excitement in this family with Tina Tuner and John Lennon added (p. 173)  You'll also learn that the Skakels are super colorful too; we featured ETHEL previously.

 RFK Jr. also has a superior vocabulary and we were often consulting our dictionary.  His descriptive talents are also commendable: "...while watching nurse sharks cruise through the glassine faces of cotton candy-blue waves." (p. 31)  You'll also learn from him about how to face grief.

We would caution you against speed reading this.  You don't want to miss anything.   Also, Joe Alsop mentioned on page 162 we believe is from Avon, Connecticut as told to Peachy many years ago by her grandfather.

We have also featured his late Aunt Jean who had Peachy and other students studying in Ireland visit her at her residence in Dublin when she was Ambassador to Ireland.

American Values by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned Whom You Know's Highest Recommendation.

And of course, our favorite thing about RFK Jr. is his daughter Kick!

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November 2012 Public Programs N-Y Historical Society

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

170 Central Park West, New York, NY (212) 873-3400

www.nyhistory.org

PROGRAM LISTINGS 

November 2012 

BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES:

THE COMING OF WORLD WAR II

Saturday, November 3, Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 am – 12:15 pm

$60.00, (members $36)

John Maurer, Dominic Tierney

Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West

Presented in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Churchill, Roosevelt and the Road to Pearl Harbor

9:30 am

John Maurer

Hear a gripping account by John Maurer of the decisions that led to war and grapple with the changing strategic environment between the summer of 1940 and December 1941.

FDR and the Spanish Civil War

11:00 am

Dominic Tierney

The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) altered the course of European and world politics and shaped the path to World War II. Dominic Tierney will recall how the conflict aroused passionate debate in the United States, spurred thousands of Americans to volunteer to fight in Spain in the international brigades and inspired writers and artists from Ernest Hemingway to Pablo Picasso. For the first time, FDR challenged fascist aggression in Europe — illegally providing covert aid that was only recently discovered in the archives.

EISENHOWER IN WAR AND PEACE

Tuesday, November 13, 6:30 PM

Jean Edward Smith, Richard Haass

Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West

Join us for a fresh, modern look at one of the most riveting figures of the 20th century: Dwight D. Eisenhower. In this program, trace Ike’s path from his days as a young dreamer in small-town Kansas to a frustrated apprentice under Douglas MacArthur, through the Allied war councils of World War II and all the way to the White House.

IRON CURTAIN: THE CRUSHING OF EASTERN EUROPE, 1944-1956

Tuesday, November 27, 6:30 PM

Anne Applebaum, Jacob Weisberg

Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West

At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union found itself in control of a huge swath of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to Communism, a completely new political and moral system. Anne Applebaum and Jacob Weisberg discuss the lost civilization of the Soviet bloc, its cruelty, paranoia, and broken-down morality.

JOSEPH P. KENNEDY AND WORLD WAR II

Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 PM

David Nasaw

Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West

Joseph Patrick Kennedy was the patriarch of America’s greatest political dynasty. An indomitable and elusive figure, his dreams of advancement for his nine children were matched only by his extraordinary personal ambition and shrewd financial skills. Focusing on his experiences during World War II, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life Joseph P. Kennedy’s story from unrestricted and exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers.

THE C.Richard Hilker Lecture:

EAKINS IN PARIS

Thursday, November 29, 6:30 PM

Special Free Program. Tickets must be reserved in advance by calling the New-York Historical Society’s in-house call center at 212-485-9268 or by visitingwwwnyhistory.org/programs

Marc A. Simpson

Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West

Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) is often cited as one of nineteenth-century America’s most accomplished artists, with virtually his entire output centered on the personalities and institutions of Philadelphia. This talk will consider Thomas Eakins’s student years in Paris, along with the homage he paid to his French experiences both in later genre pictures and by sending works there for criticism, exhibition and sale. It will close by examining the late portrait Clara, which in 1931 the Philadelphia Museum of Art gave to the Louvre. This is a special program presented free of charge by the Sansom Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports numerous causes. Since 2001, the Foundation has held a series of scholarly lectures to celebrate and commemorate the leadership of the late C. Richard Hilker, its past President.

CONCERT:

PRESENTING THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM’S VICTORY BELLES!

Saturday, November 24, 12:00 PM & 3:00 PM

Free with Museum Admission

Victory Belles

Location: Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West

Founded in 1941, the USO has played a vital role in boosting morale and patriotism by presenting live entertainment to U.S. armed forces and their families. In the spirit of the meaningful performances that touched countless lives during World War II, the National WWII Museum’s Victory Belles will present two exciting sets of song and dance (one at 12 pm and another at 3 pm) in the New-York Historical Society’s Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History. Join us in saluting the heroes of World War II with an afternoon of music and fun! The National WWII Museum’s Victory Belles are a vocal trio who travel the globe delighting audiences with their spirited performances, which feature dazzling costumes, audience interaction, and musical hits, all sung in rich, three-part harmony. Created in 2009, today there are sixteen Victory Belles keeping America’s magical musical history alive with regular performances every Wednesday at the National WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen, as well as across the country and overseas. Recent notable performances include the USO Gala in Japan, The National Anthem at the Saints NFL football game, the USO Guam Six Star Salute, and on board the USS WASP during Navy Week in New Orleans.

FILMS:

BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ CLASSIC FILM SERIES: WORLD WAR II AND ITS LEGACY IN FILM:

Entrance to the film series is included with Museum Admission during New-York Historical’s Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights. Tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

THE CLOCK (1945)

Friday, November 2, 7:00 pm

Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights

Adam Gopnik, Richard Brody

New Yorker writers Adam Gopnik and Richard Brody set the scene for this film about a young soldier on 48-hour leave in New York City who finds an unlikely romance amid the turbulence and upheaval of the time. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Starring Judy Garland, Robert Walker, and James Gleason.

ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING (1942)

Friday, November 9, 7:00 pm

Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights

Michael Korda

Michael Korda introduces this film, produced by Alexander Korda, about six British airmen downed over the German-occupied Netherlands and the brave Dutch citizens who risk their lives to protect them. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, and Bernard Miles.

INFORMATION HOTLINE:

To reach the Museum’s offices call: (212) 873-3400

ONLINE INFORMATION:

www.nyhistory.org

MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS:

Tuesday - Thursday: 10 am-6 pm

Friday: 10 am-8 pm (pay as you wish from 6 pm-8 pm)

Saturday: 10 am-6 pm

Sunday: 11 am-5 pm

MUSEUM ADMISSION:

Adults - $15

Teachers and Seniors - $12

Students - $10

Children (7-13)- $5

Children (under 7) -free

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NIGHTLIGHT: WHOM YOU KNOW CELEBRATES OUR MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR THE FIRST TIME AT BRASSERIE COGNAC SPONSORED BY THE SERAFINA RESTAURANT GROUP, STAR VODKA, AND PASTERNAK WINE MARCH 29, 2011

Charles Ferri, Fabio Granato, Peachy Deegan

NEW YORK, NY (March 29, 2011) — Whom You Know, the site devoted to critiquing the Best of Manhattan and Excellence Everywhere founded and written by Editor-In-Chief Peachy Deegan, inaugurated the first Movers and Shakers celebration on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Brasserie Cognac of The Serafina Restaurant Group.  

Brasserie Cognac is not only highly recommended by Whom You Know, but also it is one of the five homes of The Peachy Deegan (the cocktail).  Swifty’s originated The Peachy Deegan in November 2010 and currently The Peachy Deegan is served at Swifty’s, Brasserie Cognac, Sistina, Caravaggio, and San Pietro.  The Serafina Restaurant Group boasts more Movers and Shakers than any other entity, including: Owners and Founders Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato, Chef Florian V. Hugo of Brasserie Cognac, Director of Business Development Caroline Alexa McBride and Sommelier Alessandra Rotondi.   

Peachy Deegan with Les Deux Rives by Pasternak

Charles Ferri and Jim DeThomas of Star Vodka

Sponsors included Les Deux Rives of Pasternak and Star Vodka, the only vodka Peachy Deegan drinks and the main component of The Peachy Deegan.  Star Vodka Founder and CEO Charles Ferri is among our most popular Movers and Shakers.

Charles Ferri, Loreen Arbus, James Grant, Marc Perry

Other notable Movers and Shakers in attendance included Television Legend and Philanthropist Extraordinaire Loreen Arbus; Emmy-Award-Winner, Peabody-Award-Winner, Seven-Time-Gold-Record Producer, Awesome Author Charles Kipps; Public Relations Star and Famed Journalist James Grant; Dr. Garo Nazarian, Official Dentist of Whom You Know; Chef Kerry Heffernan of Essex House’s South Gate; Dr. Lewis M. Feder; World Champion Irish Dancer and Architect Niall O’Leary; Designer Paige Stanley Miller; writer Tia Walker; Photographer and Filmmaker Sebastian Piras; Real Estate Broker Linette Semino; Hotelier Garret Corcoran; Broadway singing sensation Jenna Esposito; Attorney Matt Semino; Jennifer Dixon, Co-Founder of Fashion Empire Hunter Dixon; Hat Goddess Ellen Christine; Art Expert Pat Attoe of Swifty’s; Marc Perry, Fitness Trainer Extraordinaire; & Dr. Daniel Kuncio, Official Orthodontist of Whom You Know.

Loreen Arbus, Peachy Deegan, Blaine Caravaggi, Pat Attoe

Jean Shafiroff, Charles Ferri, Peachy Deegan

Dr. Daniel Kuncio, Halyna Kit, Peachy Deegan, Dr. Garo Nazarian

Garret Corcoran, Sarah Cichon, Jenna Esposito, Chip James, Peachy Deegan, Jennifer Dixon, Charles Ferri

Among those interviewed as Movers and Shakers include Liz Smith, Mayor Bloomberg, Georgina Bloomberg, Mayor Koch, Fern Mallis, Chris Wragge, Mireille Guiliano, Evelyn Lauder, Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson, Rita Cosby, Jennifer Creel,  Katie McGee, Bryce Gruber, Sam Ryan, Scotty Smiley, Colin Cowie, Julie Banderas, Kick Kennedy and Anna Wintour, twice.

Peachy Deegan, Blaine Caravaggi, Pat Attoe

Peachy Deegan, Jenna Esposito

Niall O'Leary, Lucy Gordon, Rita Gordon

Peachy Deegan, Kerry Heffernan, Tin Wong

Suzie Damsky, Jules Helm, Mitzi Perdue

Guests came as far west as designer Sarah Cichon from Denver and as far east as Europe; Jean Shafiroff came back from Europe earlier in the day. Also earlier, Peachy was chatting with Mover and Shaker Anna Baiguera who would have loved to have made the trip from Milan but she is busy making shoes-you should know you can buy them now at 4 shops in the USA: Serenella, En Avance, Henri Bendel, Julienne.  Obviously, you ought to wear her Italian shoes to your Italian meals at Serafina!!!  Notable Guests other than Movers and Shakers included Mitzi Perdue, Jean Shafiroff, Robin Cofer, Blaine Caravaggi, Jules Helm, Elizabeth Kivlan, Garrett Swanberg and Andy Deegan and many more.

Mitzi Perdue, Andy Deegan, Peachy Deegan, Robin Cofer, Jean Shafiroff

“Fabulous turn out at the Mover & Shakers party! The energetic crowd was approachable and the environment was extremely conducive to chatting with new faces. I met several interesting people while noshing on Chef Hugo's treats and sipping The Peachy Deegan. Serafina Restaurant Group was happy to sponsor the event and we hope the Movers & Shakers party will become an annual event. “-Mover and Shaker Caroline Alexa McBride of Serafina

Caroline Alexa McBride, Peachy Deegan

"One of the best parties I've attended in years! Peachy Deegan knows how to throw a major soiree -- A fascinating and highly photogenic guest list, a fabulous location at Brasserie Cognac, great food, lots of Star Vodka and tons of Flash Bulbs! Two Thumbs Up!"- Mover and Shaker James Grant, President, JGPR - James Grant Public Relations www.jamesgrantpr.com

Loreen Arbus, Peachy Deegan, James Grant

"It's wonderful to see the faces behind the photos: we're all in the Peach!"

-Mover and Shaker Ellen Christine, Hat Goddess www.ellenchristine.com 

"The elite and uber-accomplished crowd of Movers & Shakers were beaming last night at the beautiful Brasserie Cognac.  Tasting the delicious cuisine and toasting Whom You Know with an addictive Peachy Deegan cocktail in hand, the night was a testament to what it is all about...celebrating excellence in Manhattan!" – Mover and Shaker Matt Semino, Attorney

On Peachy Deegan:

Hair by Casey O’Brien, Melissa Aguerre and Lydia Rivera of Rodney Cutler

Makeup by Clinique

Smile by Cosmopolitan Dental and Kuncio Orthodontics

Pearl Necklace by Gus Davis of Camilla Dietz Bergeron

Vintage Oleg Cassini top and Edward An skirt

Shoes by Isola

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