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JFK Family Tree - Ancestry of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Discover
the ancestors and descendants of President John F. Kennedy, ... of eight
Irish immigrants, John Fitzgerald Kennedy is best known for his time as

http://genealogy.about.com/library/family_trees/bl_jfk.htm


John F. Kennedy and Ireland - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ...
John F. Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants and the first
and only Irish-Catholic American elected as President of the United
States. ...

http://www.jfklibrary.org / Historical+Resources / JFK+in+History /
John+F.+Kennedy+and+Irel...


Kennedy Library Offers Unique Irish Connection - John F. Kennedy ... Mar
13, 2008 ... It was during that historic visit that President Kennedy
remarked to the ... In December, 1998, the John F. Kennedy Library
Foundation and the ... be St. Patrick’s Day to take pride in
one’s Irish ancestry. ...

http://www.jfklibrary.org / JFK+Library+and+Museum / News+and+Press /
Kennedy+Library+Offers+U...


Irish Townland Maps of JFK's Ancestors

John F. Kennedy's Ancestors ... JFK was proud of his Irish ancestry and
even took his oath of office as President of the U.S using the Fitzgerald
family ...

http://www.pasthomes.com/info/jfk.php


Amazon.com: O'Kennedy's Ireland: John F. Kennedy: Movies & TV The
documentary O'Kennedy's Ireland is a rather short biographical look at
President John F. Kennedy's Irish ancestry and the following that he
commanded

http://www.amazon.com/OKennedys-Ireland-John-F-Kennedy/dp/B000KHYOU0


Irish Genealogy CD Store - Your Irish Roots

... Research and the John F. Kennedy Trust of Wexford County, Ireland. ...
Sail across the Atlantic with your Irish ancestors using an all-new volume
of ...

http://www.youririshroots.com/cdstore.htm


Irish Ancestors /Co. Wexford

John F. Kennedy was descended from Wexford stock. Some of the surnames
commonly found in the county include Bolger, Dempsey, Roche, Rossiter,
Fanning, ...

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/leinster/index_wd.htm


Irish ancestry by city - ePodunk

Irish ancestry map and data. ... Famous Irish Americans: · Andrew
Jackson, president · John F. Kennedy, president · Davey Crockett,
frontiersman ...

http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Irish.html


Mick Maurer.com > John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, probably relished his Irish heritage
as much as any ... Signers of the Declaration of Independence with Irish
Ancestors

http://mickmaurer.com/JohnFKennedy.html


10 U.S. presidents had Irish ancestors

Mar 17, 2000 ... According to Gary Boyd Roberts, author of "Ancestors of
American ... John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, probably relished his
Irish ...

http://www.post-gazette.com/magazine/20000317irish9.asp


>> Irish Genealogy: Trace Your Roots

Thinking about tracing your Irish ancestry? Read our guide and find out
tips ... some Irish connection, in fact, did you know that all of John F.
Kennedy's ...

http://www.goireland.com/BLOG/Article/Irish-Genealogy-Trace-Your-Roots.html


Homestead Search

President John F. Kennedy came to the old Kennedy homestead in ...
President Nixon visited the home place of his Quaker ancestors in County
... This section will tell the stories of those who searched for and found
their Irish homestead

http://www.irishroots.ie/Homestead%20Search.htm


A Journey Home - John F. Kennedy and Ireland: Exhibit Held Over by ... Mar
6, 2007 ... President Kenendy's ancestors were immigrants from Ireland.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on a ten
acre ...

http://www.associatedcontent.com / article / 159720 /
a_journey_home_john_f_ke...


John F. Kennedy, jr

The known ancestry of the late John F. Kennedy claims Irish roots, ... is
that of the Scottish Clan Kennedy of which the late President and his
family could

http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-01/kennedy1.html


Irish diaspora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is estimated that about 80% of Newfoundlanders have Irish ancestry on
at least one .... Éamon de Valera, Prime Minister/President of Ireland-
born in New York City. .... Lee Harvey Oswald, Presumed assassin of John
F. Kennedy, Irish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_diaspora


McCain, Obama, Palin and Biden all a wee bit Irish - Bangor Daily News

Nov 3, 2008 ... Sarah (Heath) Palin, has Irish ancestry through one of her
... John F. Kennedy’s Irish heritage, both because it was so recent and
even ... You’d have thought Kennedy was the first president ever to have
Irish forebears. ...

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/92455.html

Peter Fokes

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Mar 18, 2009, 12:04:04 AM3/18/09
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On Mar 17, 8:17 pm, claviger <historiae.fi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> JFK Family Tree - Ancestry of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Discover
> the ancestors and descendants of President John F. Kennedy, ... of eight
> Irish immigrants, John Fitzgerald Kennedy is best known for his time as
>
> http://genealogy.about.com/library/family_trees/bl_jfk.htm
>
> John F. Kennedy and Ireland - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ...
> John F. Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants and the first
> and only Irish-Catholic American elected as President of the United
> States. ...
>
> http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Historical+Resources / JFK+in+History /

> John+F.+Kennedy+and+Irel...
>
> Kennedy Library Offers Unique Irish Connection - John F. Kennedy ... Mar
> 13, 2008 ... It was during that historic visit that President Kennedy
> remarked to the ... In December, 1998, the John F. Kennedy Library
> Foundation and the ... be St. Patrick&#8217;s Day to take pride in
> one&#8217;s Irish ancestry. ...
>
> http://www.jfklibrary.org/ JFK+Library+and+Museum / News+and+Press /
> http://www.goireland.com/BLOG/Article/Irish-Genealogy-Trace-Your-Root...

>
> Homestead Search
>
> President John F. Kennedy came to the old Kennedy homestead in ...
> President Nixon visited the home place of his Quaker ancestors in County
> ... This section will tell the stories of those who searched for and found
> their Irish homestead
>
> http://www.irishroots.ie/Homestead%20Search.htm
>
> A Journey Home - John F. Kennedy and Ireland: Exhibit Held Over by ... Mar
> 6, 2007 ... President Kenendy's ancestors were immigrants from Ireland.
> The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on a ten
> acre ...
>
> http://www.associatedcontent.com/ article / 159720 /

> a_journey_home_john_f_ke...
>
> John F. Kennedy, jr
>
> The known ancestry of the late John F. Kennedy claims Irish roots, ... is
> that of the Scottish Clan Kennedy of which the late President and his
> family could
>
> http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-01/kennedy1.html
>
> Irish diaspora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
> It is estimated that about 80% of Newfoundlanders have Irish ancestry on
> at least one .... Éamon de Valera, Prime Minister/President of Ireland-
> born in New York City. .... Lee Harvey Oswald, Presumed assassin of John
> F. Kennedy, Irish
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_diaspora
>
> McCain, Obama, Palin and Biden all a wee bit Irish - Bangor Daily News
>
> Nov 3, 2008 ... Sarah (Heath) Palin, has Irish ancestry through one of her
> ... John F. Kennedy’s Irish heritage, both because it was so recent and
> even ... You’d have thought Kennedy was the first president ever to have
> Irish forebears. ...
>
> http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/92455.html

JFK in Ireland, DVD

42 minutes

"This documentary depicts the euphoric mood of those memorable three days
and features never-before-seen footage. It tells the stories of both the
Irish and the Americans who were present at the time and follows the
president's journey from Dublin to provincial towns of New Ross, Wexford,
Cork, Galway and Limerick."

http://estore.websitepros.com/1652646/Detail.bok?no=990

Regards,
Peter Fokes,
Toronto

Coondog

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Mar 19, 2009, 7:39:21 PM3/19/09
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On Mar 17, 9:04 pm, Peter Fokes <boreal4...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 17, 8:17 pm, claviger <historiae.fi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > JFK Family Tree - Ancestry of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Discover
> > the ancestors and descendants of President John F. Kennedy, ... of eight
> > Irish immigrants, John Fitzgerald Kennedy is best known for his time as
>
> >http://genealogy.about.com/library/family_trees/bl_jfk.htm
>
> > John F. Kennedy and Ireland - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ...
> > John F. Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants and the first
> > and only Irish-Catholic American elected as President of the United
> > States. ...
>
> >http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources / JFK+in+History /

> > John+F.+Kennedy+and+Irel...
>
> > Kennedy Library Offers Unique Irish Connection - John F. Kennedy ... Mar
> > 13, 2008 ... It was during that historic visit that President Kennedy
> > remarked to the ... In December, 1998, the John F. Kennedy Library
> > Foundation and the ... be St. Patrick&#8217;s Day to take pride in
> > one&#8217;s Irish ancestry. ...
>
> >http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum / News+and+Press /
> >http://www.associatedcontent.com/article / 159720 /
> Toronto- Hide quoted text -
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I’m reminded of the frankly racist quote by one of the Johnson boys in
the epic politically incorrect movie, “Blazing Saddles”.
Quote on. “We’ll take the niggers and the chinks but we won’t take
the Irish”! “Aw what the hell, we’ll take the Irish too”. Quote off.
Bill Clarke

bigdog

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Mar 19, 2009, 10:50:00 PM3/19/09
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On Mar 19, 7:39 pm, Coondog <billcla...@live.com> wrote:
> On Mar 17, 9:04 pm, Peter Fokes <boreal4...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 17, 8:17 pm, claviger <historiae.fi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > JFK Family Tree - Ancestry of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Discover
> > > the ancestors and descendants of President John F. Kennedy, ... of eight
> > > Irish immigrants, John Fitzgerald Kennedy is best known for his time as
>
> > >http://genealogy.about.com/library/family_trees/bl_jfk.htm
>
> > > John F. Kennedy and Ireland - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ...
> > > John F. Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants and the first
> > > and only Irish-Catholic American elected as President of the United
> > > States. ...
>
> > >http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/ JFK+in+History /

> > > John+F.+Kennedy+and+Irel...
>
> > > Kennedy Library Offers Unique Irish Connection - John F. Kennedy ... Mar
> > > 13, 2008 ... It was during that historic visit that President Kennedy
> > > remarked to the ... In December, 1998, the John F. Kennedy Library
> > > Foundation and the ... be St. Patrick&#8217;s Day to take pride in
> > > one&#8217;s Irish ancestry. ...
>
> > >http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/ News+and+Press /
> > >http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/ 159720 /
> Bill Clarke- Hide quoted text -

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> - Show quoted text -

One of my all time favorite lines in movie history. And I'm part Irish.

I believe it was either TCM or FMC that declared Young Frankenstein to be
the funniest movie of all time, but for my money, it was Blazing Saddles,
another Mel Brooks production with Gene Wilder in a lead role. With
Richard Pryor co-writing and Slim Pickens and Harvey Corman co-starring,
how could it have missed. For what it's worth, my top 3 comedy movies
ever:

1. Blazing Saddles
2. Dr. Strangelove (also with Slim Pickens)
3. Young Frankenstein

Coondog

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Mar 20, 2009, 11:10:41 AM3/20/09
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On Mar 19, 7:50 pm, bigdog <jecorbett1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 19, 7:39 pm, Coondog <billcla...@live.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 17, 9:04 pm, Peter Fokes <boreal4...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Mar 17, 8:17 pm, claviger <historiae.fi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > JFK Family Tree - Ancestry of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Discover
> > > > the ancestors and descendants of President John F. Kennedy, ... of eight
> > > > Irish immigrants, John Fitzgerald Kennedy is best known for his time as
>
> > > >http://genealogy.about.com/library/family_trees/bl_jfk.htm
>
> > > > John F. Kennedy and Ireland - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ...
> > > > John F. Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants and the first
> > > > and only Irish-Catholic American elected as President of the United
> > > > States. ...
>
> > > >http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History /

> > > > John+F.+Kennedy+and+Irel...
>
> > > > Kennedy Library Offers Unique Irish Connection - John F. Kennedy ... Mar
> > > > 13, 2008 ... It was during that historic visit that President Kennedy
> > > > remarked to the ... In December, 1998, the John F. Kennedy Library
> > > > Foundation and the ... be St. Patrick’s Day to take pride in
> > > > one’s Irish ancestry. ...
>
> > > >http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/News+and+Press /
> > > >http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/159720 /
> 3. Young Frankenstein- Hide quoted text -

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It will be hard to beat Slim Pickens riding that bomb down. I still
get tickled thinking about it.
Bill Clarke

Ritchie Linton

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Mar 26, 2009, 12:16:43 AM3/26/09
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well to remember that Greer was Irish protestant in ancestry whereas
Fitzgerald Kennedy was catholic.

claviger

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Mar 26, 2009, 6:00:36 PM3/26/09
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On Mar 25, 11:16 pm, "Ritchie Linton" <rlin...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> well to remember that Greer was Irish protestant in ancestry whereas
> Fitzgerald Kennedy was catholic.

One more ridiculous theory. Greer got along just fine with the
President and was deeply sorry he didn't react quicker. We must all
keep in mind the shooting took place in a fraction of a minute.

bigdog

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Mar 26, 2009, 9:45:28 PM3/26/09
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Bill, a little trivia on Dr. Strangelove. The original plan was for Peter
Sellers to play the bomber pilot in addition to his three other roles in
the movie, the President, RAF officer Mandrake, and of course, Dr.
Strangelove. In the end, someone decided that was just too much and opted
for Slim Pickens for that role. A great choice. It's hard to imagine
anyone else in that role. Another bit of trivia. In the scene where Dr.
Strangelove seemingly loses control of his artificial right arm, the actor
playing the Russian ambassador couldn't keep from cracking up and they had
to do some film editing to hide that. If you watch him closely, you can
see he is having a hard time keeping a straight face.

Ritchie Linton

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Mar 26, 2009, 11:30:51 PM3/26/09
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"claviger" <histori...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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=========well,U know, the limo came almost to a complete halt during the
shooting.More than a few witnesses reported that fact and if UR familiar
with the film of Orville Nix U can see how close the follow-up car came to
impacting the rear of the limo because of that fact.Perhaps most tellingly
against Greer are the 'nose witnesses' who uniformly reported the smell of
gunsmoke/powder down on the street where Greer was and by telling contrast
no where else.

Ritchie

claviger

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Mar 26, 2009, 11:38:13 PM3/26/09
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Without Slim Pickins its just not the same movie. Sellers was brilliant.
So was George C. Scott, who said his role was so much fun he felt guilty
for accepting money to play the part!

claviger

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On Mar 26, 10:30 pm, "Ritchie Linton" <rlin...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> "claviger" <historiae.fi...@gmail.com> wrote in message

Howard Donahue noticed that most witnesses who smelled gunsmoke were
either in the parade or standing on the sidewalk. To him this was
further evidence that a weapon was fired somewhere on the street. His
conclusion was a bodyguard riding in the following car behind the
Limousine accidently fired his rifle. The gunpowder from the
accidental discharge may have spread down the street as the vehicle
moved on or was blown by the wind.

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