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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC Sep 9

    Sinatra’s now-classic letter on fame was today 1990:pic.twitter.com/C067s0kv68

    5:04 AM - 9 Sep 2018
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    163 replies 2,240 retweets 7,843 likes
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      2. Kathleen Farrell‏ @kathjf50 Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Who else read this in his voice?!

        15 replies 4 retweets 214 likes
      3. SoujournerDaTruth‏ @Bukalove04 Sep 9
        Replying to @kathjf50 @BeschlossDC

        OH MY GOSH!! That's scary, because I so did. I mean, is Sinatra in my head? Like, Sinatra literally read his letter to me. It's nuts.

        0 replies 0 retweets 40 likes
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      2. Frank Berlingis‏ @fjbjrtxnj Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I read that in Phil Hartman's "Sinatra Group" voice.

        7 replies 0 retweets 56 likes
      3. Matt Scott‏ @mattscotttweets Sep 9
        Replying to @fjbjrtxnj @BeschlossDC

        "You're platinum! Swing, baby!"

        0 replies 1 retweet 36 likes
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      2. BeverlyS‏ @beverly_sue2 Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Loved Frank and loved George. Frank did not know about George’s struggles and the sensitivity of his nature. I miss them both😥

        3 replies 2 retweets 72 likes
      3. Endlessly Wilson  🌊 Nov18‏ @LWilson_28 Sep 9
        Replying to @beverly_sue2 @BeschlossDC

        Beverly, you are 100% correct. No one did in 1990. I think there are a lot of current artists that know what George Michael did for them.

        0 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
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      2. Loren Gomez‏ @UKinNYC Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        George Michael and another Sinatra target, Sinead O'Connor, experienced more pain and suffering in silence than he or we realized. Sinatra was an icon who judged both people through his own filter of experience and compounded their isolation by responding publicly w/o respect

        2 replies 1 retweet 34 likes
      3. Loren Gomez‏ @UKinNYC Sep 9
        Replying to @UKinNYC @BeschlossDC

        I've always been a fan of his music but my heart aches for the pain immense talents like O'Connor and Michael experienced in their lives.

        2 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
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      2. James Jorden‏ @parterre Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        SInatra seems conveniently to forget how much of his leisure time he spent punching reporters and destroying photographers' cameras because they were invading his privacy. He and GM had very similar issues with balancing art and celebrityl

        1 reply 2 retweets 35 likes
      3. James Jorden‏ @parterre Sep 9
        Replying to @parterre @BeschlossDC

        Also Sinatra was almost freakishly ambitious: when HE was 27 he decided to break his contract with Tommy Dorsey to try to make it as a solo artist, with the uncertainties of the US entering the war and a looming recording strike. (1/2)

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. James Jorden‏ @parterre Sep 9
        Replying to @parterre @BeschlossDC

        FS settled his contract by paying $75K to Dorsey at a time when FS was making $400 a week. As a a solo act he would be placing himself in direct competition with Bing Crosby, then the most popular singer in the world. This is Napoleon-level self-confidence.

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. Karen D‏ @karesf Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Now I have to Google St. Swithin...

        2 replies 0 retweets 33 likes
      3. KippaxBill‏ @KippaxBill Sep 9
        Replying to @karesf @BeschlossDC

        Careful, you'll make it rain.

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      4. Karen D‏ @karesf Sep 9
        Replying to @KippaxBill @BeschlossDC

        Coals to Newcastle at this point!

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. TheMominatrixx ⏰TickTock... it’s #MuellerTime!‏ @TheMominatrixx Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Fame is a lot more toxic— and fleeting— nowadays, and privacy nearly non-existent with the Internet, hackers, camera phones, etc. It would’ve been awesome if ‘The Chairman of the Board’ lived in the age of Twitter— he’d be standing up for Justice + roasting trolls on the daily!

        1 reply 4 retweets 32 likes
      3. This Easton Life  🇦🇼‏ @ThisEastonLife Sep 9
        Replying to @TheMominatrixx @BeschlossDC

        His daughter @NancySinatra is on Twitter & she's great! Very politically active.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. Donna Jantz‏ @parrotkind Sep 10
        Replying to @ThisEastonLife @TheMominatrixx and

        Yeah, but not so sure her dad would have been so great. This letter shows he lacked empathy, IMO.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. TheMominatrixx ⏰TickTock... it’s #MuellerTime!‏ @TheMominatrixx Sep 11
        Replying to @parrotkind @ThisEastonLife and

        Frank was old-school + he’s sayin’, yeah, fame can be a hassle, but be grateful for your success + the fact that you get to share your gifts with an audience— there are lots of other talented people out there that don’t get the chance. (Well, this was before YouTube+Instagram)

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Aimee‏ @culturedork Sep 9
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Thanks for the bit of history. I can’t help but imagine that part of the “strain of celebrity” for George Michael was the strain of living in the closet. mr Sinatra isn’t wrong here, but there’s another layer to this story.

        2 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      3. Steve Mock‏ @SteveMock1961 Sep 9
        Replying to @culturedork @BeschlossDC

        The press covered up Sinatra's worst excesses while hounding George for decades. I'm sure fame looked a lot more fun from Frank's point of view.

        0 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
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