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- adjective Reminiscent of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), former
president of theUnited States .
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Examples
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But that said, it'll be the media passing judgement ... hint: he'll have them eating out of his hand if he manages to come across as "Kennedyesque," it'll be a BIG problem if they determine his reactions to be "Kerryesque."
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Articulate, energetic, with the kind of Kennedyesque profile to which men of a certain age aspire, Bremer has the look of a man used to success.
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It should be collectively blush-making for the press to remember the newsmagazine covers, the fawning TV sitdowns, the op-ed boostings Edwards garnered in the course of his years as a crowd-pleasing, "Kennedyesque" candidate who supposedly cared for the underdog and coined the "Two Americas" catchphrase.
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By claiming that the Kennedyesque combination of liberal social policies and "strong national defense" no longer has a comfortable home in today's "partisan political boxes" -- which is to say, in today's Democratic Party -- Lieberman will be unapologetically sounding the note that so angered liberals one last time as he heads into retirement.
Lieberman to invoke JFK Democrats and decry "partisan boxes" in farewell presser Greg Sargent 2011
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Warning: Never forget that Jack Kennedy might have been Bogartesque on occasion, but Bogart was never Kennedyesque.
Cool Is as Cool Was Henry Allen 2011
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Not for them the Kennedyesque agreement to allow the elder a chance before giving way to the younger.
Indra Adnan: How New Leader Ed Miliband Can Restore the Labour Family Indra Adnan 2010
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Not for them the Kennedyesque agreement to allow the elder a chance before giving way to the younger.
Indra Adnan: How New Leader Ed Miliband Can Restore the Labour Family Indra Adnan 2010
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It seems exactly right that this most cerebral of presidents would gravitate toward this most cerebral of television entertainments, with its glamorous Kennedyesque milieu, heightened awareness of social issues, and keen ear for office politics.
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Think of it as a Kennedyesque vision of leadership; the inspiration that moves people beyond narrow self-interest ( "Ask not what ...").
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It seems exactly right that this most cerebral of presidents would gravitate toward this most cerebral of television entertainments, with its glamorous Kennedyesque milieu, heightened awareness of social issues, and keen ear for office politics.
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