The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum became the first Presidential Library to put all of its content online. The four-year, $10 million project ultimately digitized 200,000 pages, 1,200 recordings and 300 museum artifacts, as well as reels of film and hundreds of photographs. Much of the press has been given to how JFK tweaked the signature line in his inaugural address. But, seeing as how Kennedy owed his election to Richard J. Daley's ability to swing Illinois to him, we searched the archives for any phone recordings that may be available between JFK and the Boss. What is available is a good glimpse into the power Daley wielded during his reign as Mayor. more ›

If you were wondering exactly why AMC was running about 16 straight hours of Oliver Stone's "JFK" this weekend, in addition to all the History Channel documentaries on conspiracy theories* we were awash with over the course of the past few days, it was the 45th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination. So we wondered: With all of the amazing things that the internet has to offer, was there any footage of Chicago area news breaking the story to the city that Kennedy had been shot? The short answer: No. But delving a little deeper into the times, we were reminded that Kennedy wouldn't have ever been in Dallas as President if Mayor Daley's Machine didn't turn out the vote in Cook County to put him over the top in Illinois. more ›

Palin (she's gone from "unqualified" to "Goddamn frightening" in the space of a week) have been formally nominated by the GOP, let's take a look back at previous Republican conventions. more ›