February 2013 - Diane Diekman

Bill And Hillary: The Politics of the Personal

February 25, 2013/by Diane Diekman

By William H. Chafe Bill Clinton learned from his mother to look on the bright side and deny negative realities, to present a cheerful front and believe people were more good than bad. Hillary Rodham learned from her mother that the highest priority was keeping the family together, showing strength in the face of personal […]

Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 20 February 2013

February 20, 2013/by Diane Diekman

February 1932 Faron Young was born in a two-bedroom rental house in Shreveport, Louisiana, on February 25, 1932. At that time, out in Arizona, Martin David Robinson and his twin sister were first graders at Sunnyside School in Cactus, 12 miles north of Phoenix. Their family had moved the previous summer into an abandoned two-room […]