One time he dined with soldiers and regaled them with tales of Crimea and of the General who outsmarted the enemy. The General tried to give him a medal—tho he had demurred. “Oh, that was long ago. Bone spurs kept me out of the thickest patch, you know.”—#TolstoysTalesofTrump
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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