Inside Opinion » John F. Kennedy

I humbly accept . . .

Cheryl Tucker — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:57:00 +0000

Planning to watch President Obama’s acceptance speech tonight? According to The Associated Press, which got an advance look, he’ll say that “the choice voters face won’t be just between two candidates but between two different paths for the nation. He says he wouldn’t pretend the path he is offering is quick or easy. Obama will also spell out clear goals, including 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016 and reducing the deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next decade.”

Will it be a speech to be remembered? Houston Chronicle writer Richard S. Dunham offers his …

Green culottes and the pink suit

Judy Hauser — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:49:36 +0000

Remember where you were when President Kennedy was shot? Remember what you were wearing?

The morning of November 22, 1963, I wore a pair of lime-green culottes fresh from the grips of my mother’s Singer. Miniskirts hadn’t arrived yet, but culottes had.

That morning, because of a cool weather forecast, the first lady wore a pink, wool Chanel suit and her signature pill box hat. But Dallas was hot that afternoon as the motorcade traveled down Elm Street.

This day was the last page of an era. Emily Post’s laws of etiquette may have delivered well-needed structure to a world …