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21/31: Killing Jimmy Hoffa
January 21, 2015 – 8:08 PM | One Comment
21/31: <em>Killing Jimmy Hoffa</em>

Utterly inelegant, charmingly energetic, Killing Jimmy Hoffa crams a lot into 79 minutes.

11 Things I Learned From Manchester’s The Death of a President
August 31, 2012 – 3:59 PM | 10 Comments
11 Things I Learned From Manchester’s <em>The Death of a President</em>

The President is supposed to stand still during “Hail to the Chief,” and/or salute the flag. (27)
“At Brooks Kennedy had tried to rest briefly in the Lincoln while the First Lady made her farewells. Harassed …