The oddities and ironies of history--from newspaper columnist Bruce Kauffmann
Bruce's columns are now in a book. This collection of columns is must reading whether you are a history buff or not. As Kauffmann's legions of readers know his column is entertaining, educational and short - just 450 words. So they aren't a huge commitment in time. Read one each day, or as many as you like. Visit Amazon today to get your copy of Bruce's History Lessons: The First Five Years (2001 - 2006)Casablanca:
The movie and conference
Bruce Kauffmann ferreted out some fascinating parallels between the Bogart classic
and the World War II diplomatic scene.
Earlier
newspaper columns
Topics have ranged from Castro
to the origins of the word "bikini."
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What Dan
Rather and Cal Thomas say
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Rather and columnist Cal Thomas aren't Bruce's only fans. An Ohio editor
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radio or TV interview--on a variety of historic topics if you like.
Suggestion: Ask what city the triumphant Japanese
fleet returned to after its attack on Pearl Harbor.
Here's
where you'll enjoy the oddities and ironies of history. Your
guide is Bruce Kauffmann, who worked at CBS as Dan Rather's top
radio writer and speechwriter. Between deadlines, he grew increasingly wrapped up in the news
of yesteryear.
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