The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be a temporary moderate consensus came to govern the country.
But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.
Arthur Capper, Politician (1865) |
Gerald Finzi, Composer (1901) |
Gerald R. Ford, President (1913) |
Laurieann Gibson, Director (1969) |
Natalia Ginzburg, (1916) |
Claudia Kennedy, Soldier (1947) |
Patrick J. Kennedy, Politician (1967) |
Arthur Laurents, Playwright (1918) |
Jerome Lawrence, Playwright (1915) |
Edward Fitzgerald, Poet (1883) |
Lawrence Hargrave, Scientist (1915) |