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Of Poetry and Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and by the Death of John F. Kennedy

Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan
Of Poetry and Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and by the Death of John F. Kennedy

Compiled by Erwin A. Glikes and Paul Schwaber and read by Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan, this 1965 release, Of Poetry and Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and by the Death of John F. Kennedy, features works by 52 poets. “With the exception of Abraham Lincoln, no president has inspired so much good poetry,” write Glikes and Schwaber in extensive liner notes that include the text of each of the poems appearing in this volume. They, too, appropriately note what John F. Kennedy said of poet Robert Frost: “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” This recording also includes excerpts from a speech Kennedy made at the dedication of the Robert Frost Library at Amherst College in October 1963.

Track Listing

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Irene Dailey
03:23
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102
Irene Dailey
00:54
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103
Martin Donegan
01:02
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104
Irene Dailey
00:34
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105
Martin Donegan
00:49
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106
Irene Dailey
00:37
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107
Martin Donegan
00:32
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108
Martin Donegan
01:19
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109
Irene Dailey
01:05
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110
Irene Dailey
00:41
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111
Martin Donegan
01:11
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112
Irene Dailey
01:06
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113
Martin Donegan
01:02
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114
Irene Dailey
01:56
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115
Martin Donegan
02:00
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116
Irene Dailey
01:24
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Martin Donegan
00:29
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Martin Donegan
01:13
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201
Martin Donegan
06:16
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202
Irene Dailey
01:27
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Martin Donegan
01:02
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204
Martin Donegan
01:04
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Irene Dailey
00:31
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Martin Donegan
00:33
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Irene Dailey
00:57
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Martin Donegan
00:53
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Irene Dailey
00:59
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Martin Donegan
02:49
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Irene Dailey
05:38
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Martin Donegan
01:59
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Irene Dailey
00:57
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Martin Donegan
02:11
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Irene Dailey
00:52
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Martin Donegan
01:15
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Irene Dailey
01:48
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Martin Donegan
00:25
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Martin Donegan
00:58
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Irene Dailey
04:38
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Martin Donegan
00:24
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Irene Dailey
00:38
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Martin Donegan
02:48
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Martin Donegan
01:58
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Irene Dailey
00:34
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Martin Donegan
03:48
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Martin Donegan
03:40
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Irene Dailey
01:40
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Martin Donegan
01:05
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Martin Donegan
03:29
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Irene Dailey
05:51
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406
Martin Donegan
00:46
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Martin Donegan
02:55
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Martin Donegan
00:44
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Irene Dailey
01:16
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John F. Kennedy
06:56