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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.

PRESIDENTS OF WAR:
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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 19 Jun 2016

    Astronaut Scott Carpenter's father sent him this letter before his Aurora 7 Project Mercury flight, May 1962:pic.twitter.com/uOwXvQExmz

    11:33 AM - 19 Jun 2016
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      1. Steve Peters‏ @petesfg 19 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        oh for the days before the text message...

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      2. Søren Lindberg‏ @AbuElBanatDK 19 Jun 2016
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        you have this, @LettersOfNote? It's wonderful

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      3. Letters of Note‏Verified account @LettersOfNote 19 Jun 2016
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        Yeah. It's a beauty. http://bit.ly/xTyIR0 

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      1. Susan Heiser‏ @Sheiser810Susan 27 Jun 2016
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        thanks to The News Hour: very glad to have discovered your unique Twitter presence

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      1. Rhoda Torres‏ @RhodaTorres1 20 Jun 2016
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        @henryfountain My father wrote letters like that to me and I've found similar letters from his father to him. Such a gift.

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        Very nice

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      1. Michael Greenfield‏ @greenfieldmj 19 Jun 2016
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        Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

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      1. Kevin Barthauer‏ @KBarthauer 19 Jun 2016
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        @JohnJHarwood Sons always carry their fathers' hopes aloft.

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      1. Billy Slobin‏ @wbslobin 19 Jun 2016
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        my goodness! Best Fathers Day letter ever

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      1. Marcia Myerberg‏ @MarciaMyerberg 19 Jun 2016
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        Thank you for your wonderful tweets of both large and small historical significance. Very worthwhile.

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