Thanksgiving Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln Washington, D.C. October 3, 1863 By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget […]
Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving: Watch the 1946 version of The Razor’s Edge, the most influential movie in my life
One problem, of course, is if I were Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney was trying to seduce me so I do not go off to India to find the meaning of life, would I have the spiritual courage to say NO?
Harvest of Shame: Edward R. Murrow’s CBS Thanksgiving broadcast, 1960
November, 2014 Motto
Edward R. Murrow “This is CBS Reports Harvest of Shame. It has to do with the men, women, and children who harvest the crops in this country of ours, the best-fed nation on earth. “These are the forgotten people, the under-protected, the under-educated, the under-clothed, the under-fed. “We present this report on Thanksgiving because were […]