Happy Presidents' Day, 2022 -- February 21, 2022

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Happy Presidents' Day, everyone.

Martin van Buren was an agile politician. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party. He was Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson, and then served as Jackson's Vice President. When Jackson left office, Van Buren won the 1836 election, but his term was damaged by the Panic of 1837. Van Buren was opposed to Texas joining the Union because of slavery. He lost the 1840 election to William Henry Harrison, a Whig. In 1844, Van Buren ran for president as the nominee of the Free Soil party, an abolitionist organization. He favored abolition for the rest of his life.

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Martin Van Buren was portrayed by Nigel Hawthorne in Steven Spielberg's Amistad.

Henry Jones -- June 16, 2019

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Happy Fathers' Day to all my fellow fathers. I miss my dad. And I miss my father-in-law. I haven't had anyone for whom to buy a card for a long time.

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Sean Connery played Henry Jones, the father of Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford.  Henry Jones reminded me of my dad, who was very intelligent and did not suffer fools gladly.

Douglas Slocombe, RIP -- February 27, 2016

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British cinematographer Douglas Slocombe passed away at the age of 103.  He led a full life.  He started shooting documentaries before the war.  He did many of the Ealing comedies.  He kept working through Spielberg's first three Indiana Jones movies. 

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Iconic City Hall -- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- February 24, 2016

The San Francisco Arts Commission sponsors the Art on Market Street Program, which has local artists put up a series of works on bus shelters on Market Street.  Iconic City Hall is a series by Kelli Inouye which depicts movies that have used San Francisco's beautiful City Hall.


In 1981, director Steven Spielberg released a movie made from a script by his friend, George Lucas.  Raiders of the Lost Ark introduced two-fisted archaeologist Indiana Jones.  It was inspired by  movie serials.  The conclusion has Indy and Marion at the Capitol in Washington, DC.  The Capitol was played by City Hall. 

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