By Pascal Dennis
Powerful piece by Caitlin Flanagan in the Atlantic this month.
"Jackie and the Girls" - about JFK's bizarre & uncontrollable womanizing.
Visual thinking and the power of images are central themes in this blog.
Caitlin's piece reinforces them.
Despite overwhelming evidence that JFK was a creep, the iconic John-Jackie-and-the-kids photos, hooks us every time.
"John-John has found a new an adorable new hiding spot. His devoted father, the most powerful man in the world, is clapping his hands with delight..."
So JFK continues to get a free ride, as it were, while contemporaries like LBJ and Nixon are judged harshly.
Their resentment is understandable, no?
Any learning points, besides "images are powerful"?
Let's see:
Life's not fair.
Be careful to be born rich...
Any others?
What would Socrates have thought?
Best,
Pascal
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