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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'I did my duty': Mike Pence gets courage award for certifying election on Jan. 6, 2021
Former Vice President Mike Pence has received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for "putting his life and career on the line" for certifying the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021. Pence defied President Donald Trump and dozens of Republican lawmakers by refusing to halt the congressional certification process of the 2020 election results on Jan. 6. A mob of Trump supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the transfer of power to then President-elect Joe Biden, with some explicitly calling for violence against Pence. "I will always believe, by God's grace, I did my duty that day, to support the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the Untied States of America," Pence said upon accepting the award on Sunday, May 4. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the former President John F. Kennedy, and her son Jack Schlossberg, presented the award to Pence at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. They said in a statement that Pence's decision 'is an example of President Kennedy's belief that an act of political courage can change the course of history.' The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award has been given out annually since 1989 by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, to "public servants for making a courageous decision of conscience without regard for the personal or professional consequences." Past winners include former U.S. Sen. John McCain, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former President Barack Obama. More: What former VP Mike Pence said as he received the JFK Profile in Courage Award "January 6 was a tragic day," Pence said "But it became a triumph of freedom, and history will record that our institutions held when, after law enforcement secured the Capitol, leaders in both chambers in both political parties reconvened the very same day and finished democracy's work under the Constitution." Pence, a former governor of Indiana, unsuccessfully ran against Trump in 2023 for the Republican party presidential nomination and has publicly split from his former running mate over Jan. 6. Contributing: Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, and Brittany Carloni, IndyStar Kathryn Palmer is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@ and on X @KathrynPlmr. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mike Pence gets JFK courage award for Jan. 6: 'I did my duty'
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Where are the Presidents' children today... see the first children now, from Tiffany Trump to Caroline Kennedy
When a president enters the White House, they expect a certain level of publicity - and sometimes, their children aren't prepared for the intensity of fame. While some former presidents' children stay out of the spotlight after their father is done in office, others find themselves back in the limelight. Former first children have received high-profile ambassadorships, written shocking tell-all memoirs, and spoken out in op-eds against the incumbent President Donald Trump. From kids who go against their parents political beliefs to those who follow in their family's footsteps by entering politics, FEMAIL has rounded up what the surviving first children are doing today. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's daughter Caroline Bouvier Kennedy was only three when she moved into the White House in 1961 alongside her brother, John F. Kennedy Jr. Caroline, 67, went on to attend Radcliffe College and Columbia Law School. Caroline met Edwin Schlossberg while they were both working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She married the artist in 1986, and they share three children, including Rose Schlossberg, Tatiana Schlossberg, and Jack Schlossberg, who's often in the spotlight for his liberal political beliefs and viral TikTok videos. Like her family, Caroline has been incredibly politically involved ever since graduating from Harvard. Caroline served as the first female ambassador to Japan under Barack Obama. She then resigned after President Donald Trump was sworn in in 2017. The author and diplomat was appointed United States ambassador to Australia by Joe Biden and took office following her confirmation on June 10, 2022. Caroline largely stays out of the spotlight, but released a headline-making video where she called her cousin RFK Jr. a 'predator.' The philanthropist accused RFK Jr. of setting family members on a path to drug addiction and mistreating small animals ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing. Caroline is Emeritus Trustee at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, named in honor of her late father. Trump fired its board members and appointed himself as chairman. Lynda Bird and Luci Baines Johnson President Lyndon B. Johnson's and former First Lady Claudia Taylor 'Lady Bird' Johnson's eldest daughter, Lynda Bird Johnson, famously got married at the White House. Lynda attended George Washington University and is an honors graduate of the University of Texas, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Lynda, 80, married Chuck Robb, who later served as the governor of Virginia and a state senator, in the East Room in 1967. Now, the oldest living child of a US president advocates for equal rights for women and works to continue the civil rights movement. Lynda's younger sister, Luci Baines Johnson, 77, also had a White House wedding in 1966. Luci - who's name was originally spelled Lucy until she changed the spelling in her teens as an act of rebellion - married Patrick Nugent in 1966 in a gown designed by Priscilla Kidder. Luci and the Air National Guardsman had four children before divorcing in 1979 after 13 years together. She then married Scottish-born banker Ian J. Turpin in 1984. Luci, who's a part of the Texas Democrats, chairs LBJ Wealth Advisors, the private holding company her mother founded. Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon's daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, 79, followed the tradition of White House weddings and held hers in the White House Rose Garden when she married Edward Finch Cox in 1971. Tricia met Edward at a high school dance in 1963 and they dated throughout college before tying the knot. They have one son, Christopher. Ed served as the New York State Republican chairman and the national coordinator of the Trump Victory 2020 re-election campaign. Now, Tricia lives an under-the-radar life in Manhattan after campaigning with her father. She also serves as a trustee of the Richard Nixon Foundation. Julie Nixon volunteered as a White House tour guide during her father's presidency and supported him after the Watergate scandal. The author has written several biographies and serves as a trustee of her father's presidential library. Julie Nixon married President Dwight Eisenhower's grandson David Eisenhower in 1968. Michael, John 'Jack' Gardner, Steven and Susan Ford Mike Ford married Gayle Ann Brumbaugh before his father, President Gerald Ford, took office, so he didn't have the opportunity to have a White House wedding. Michael was a student at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts and went on to oversee campus life at Wake Forest University before retiring in 2017 after 36 years. Jack Gardner Ford, 72, studied at Utah State University and worked as a park ranger at Yellowstone National Park during the summers. He became an entrepreneur and helped launch Outside magazine. Jack appeared at multiple Republican National Conventions and served as executive director of the San Diego host committee for the RNC in 1996. In 1989, he married Juliann Felando. Steven, who was 18 when his father became president, worked as a ranch hand in Utah, Montana, and Idaho. Later, Steven, 68, was a soap star in The Young and the Restless and appeared in Armageddon, Black Hawk Down, and Transformers. As the youngest of the Ford children, Susan took advantage of her father's presidency by holding her senior prom at the White House in 1975. Fittingly, she was elected prom queen. Susan, 67, became a photojournalist and worked for the Associated Press and Newsweek. Susan went on to write two novels set in the White House and succeeded her mother as chairwoman of the Betty Ford Center. In 1978, she married Charles Vance, one of her father's former secret service agents and they had two children before divorcing in 1988. She later wed attorney Vaden Bales. The only daughter of the former Republican president endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. John William 'Jack,' James Earl 'Chip,' Donnel Jeffrey 'Jeff' and Amy Carter Jack Carter, 77, is President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter's eldest son. Jack and his then-wife Judy had a young son of their own, Jason James, when his dad took office. In 2006, Jack ran for US Senate in Nevada but did not win in the general election. He spent most of his career working in finance. Chip Carter worked for his family's peanut farming business and later participated in the Democratic National Committee. He also famously admitted to 'lighting up' with singer Willie Nelson on the roof of the White House. Jeff Carter and his wife, Annette, were newlyweds when they moved into the White House for the first few years of their marriage. The couple met at Georgia Southwestern University and married in 1975 during his father's presidential campaign. Jeff has been living with Parkinson's Disease. Amy Lynn Carter, the couple's only daughter, was only nine years old at the start of her father's presidency and was said to roller skate through the White House hallways. She attended Brown University but was academically dismissed in 1987 when she reportedly failed to keep up with her schoolwork. She switched to Memphis College of Art where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, before going on to receive her masters in art history from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1996. Amy became a political activist who attended many protests and was once arrested at a CIA recruitment protest. Amy married computer consultant James Wentzel in 1996 and at her wedding she was not given away because she said she did not belong to anyone. The couple had a son named Hugo James Wentzel. They later divorced, and she married John Joseph 'Jay' Kelly in 2007. They share son Errol Carter Kelly. Despite any previous tensions, Amy worked with her dad on the 1995 children's book The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, based on a story he told her as a child. Michael, Patricia 'Patti' Davis, and Ron Reagan Jr. The 40th US President Ronald Reagan was a father of five. Michael was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, before the couple divorced and later became a political radio talk-show host after working in aerospace. The retired Californian is a Newsmax contributor and serves as president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. Like her father, who was an actor before he was president from 1981 to 1989, Patti Davis became an actress and appeared in TV movies. Patti went on to write a tell-all about her parents that revealed her contentious relationship with them. However, in 2023 she wrote an op-ed for The New York Times where she said she regretted opening 'the gates of our troubled family life.' Patti married yoga teacher Paul Grilley in 1984 and they divorced in 1990. The longtime critic of the Republican party has been open about struggling with drug addiction starting at 15, self-harm, and an eating disorder. Patti said her late father would not recognize or approve of the political landscape today and would be 'appalled.' She said he 'didn't understand lack of civility,' 'attacking another person,' or 'cruelty,' and 'would be really scared for our democracy.' Ron, 66, who calls himself an 'an unabashed atheist,' dropped out of Yale to become a professional ballet dancer and a member of the Joffrey Ballet. The commentator provided political analysis as an MSNBC contributor. Like his sister, he has expressed strong opposition to Trump. He married Doria Palmieri, a clinical psychologist, in 1980. She died in 2014, and he married Federica Basagni in 2018. George W., John Ellis 'Jeb,' Neil, Marvin and Dorothy Bush Koch President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush had six children, with their oldest son George W. Bush, 78, serving as president from 2001 to 2009. The former governor, who went to Yale and worked in the oil business, is famously a painter in his retirement and is known for his friendship with Michelle Obama. Jeb, 72, became chairman of the Dade County Republican Party and then the governor of Florida. He was a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and then taught a class at Texas A&M before being named presidential professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania. He married Mexican-American philanthropist Columba Garnica Gallo in 1974 and they have three children. Jeb unsuccessfully ran for president in 2015 and Donald Trump mocked him throughout his campaign for being 'low-energy.' Neil Bush's experience with dyslexia inspired Barbara Bush's focus on childhood literacy programs as first lady. Neil went to Tulane University in New Orleans for his bachelor's degree and MBA. The businessman chairs the board of directors at Points of Light, the philanthropic group his father founded. He also co-founded and chairs the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. Neil, 70, married Sharon Bush and they share three children. In 2003, they divorced and he married Maria Andrews. Marvin Bush, 68, nicknamed 'Marvelous' by his family, attended the University of Virginia and worked in insurance. During the 2016 presidential election when he endorsed Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson over Trump after his brother Jeb's exit from the race. He married Margaret Conway in 1981 and they adopted two children. Dorothy 'Doro' Bush Koch married former Democratic aide Robert 'Bobby' Koch in a private ceremony at Camp David in 1992. They live in Bethesda, Maryland. Dorothy, 65, published the memoir My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush, which details 'how her father confronted challenges, responded to crises, and kept his humor and personality through it all.' The Boston College graduate, who helped found the wellness company Bright Bold & Real, is also the Honorary Chairman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Clinton was only one month away from turning 13 when her father Bill Clinton became president. While her parents asked the media to give her privacy, she famously faced intense public scrutiny and relentless bullying. 'Sometimes I really wanted to fade into the background because I didn't want as many people looking at me, or as many bright lights glaring at me,' she said during a joint interview with her mother, Hillary Clinton. She began studying at Stanford University in 1997. She earned a master's degree in international relations from Oxford and one in public health from Columbia University. The children's book author now serves as vice chair of the Clinton Foundation and has defended Barron Trump against attacks from the media. Chelsea, who has hinted at a future in politics, shares three children with her husband Marc Mezvinsky, who works in private equity. Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager President George W. Bush's older twin daughter, Barbara Pierce Bush, graduated from Yale during his presidency and moved to New York City. Barbara and her twin sister, Jenna, 43, campaigned for their father and gave a speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Barbara, an activist who's not a member of the Republican party, supported Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and supports same sex marriage. In 2017, she and Jenna released the memoir Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life in 2017. Then, in 2018, she married screenwriter Craig Coyne in an intimate ceremony at the Bush family's Maine compound. The mom of two campaigned for Kamala and leads the social responsibility department at the NBA. Jenna Bush Hager, who was arrested for underage drinking at 20, went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 with a degree in English. Jenna began working in a DC charter school as a teacher's aide. She then started her career in journalism by working as a correspondent for NBC News in 2009. She was announced as the host of the Today show in 2019. She and her husband Henry share three children. Malia and Sasha Obama Malia, now 26, was only 10 when her dad, Barack Obama, became president in 2009. She attended the illustrious Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., where President Theodore Roosevelt's son Archibald, President Richard Nixon's daughters, and Chelsea Clinton also went. Malia graduated from Harvard in 2021 and started working with Donald Glover and Lena Dunham as a TV writer. In 2024, she made her directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival as Malia Ann with a short film called The Heart. Sasha Obama was the youngest child to live in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. at only seven years old. She attended Sidwell Friends School, and became close friends with President Joe Biden's granddaughter Maisy Biden. Sasha started college at the University of Michigan and later transferred to the University of Southern California before graduating in 2023 with a degree in sociology. Recently, she's been spotted in Los Angeles. Ashley and Hunter Biden Joe Biden welcomed welcomed his first three children, sons Beau and Hunter and daughter Naomi, with his late wife Neilia Hunter. Joe had his fourth child, daughter Ashley, during his second marriage to first lady Jill Biden. Ashley Biden, 43, attended Tulane University and received her Bachelor's Degree in Cultural Anthropology. The social worker briefly dabbled in the fashion industry and released a line of hoodies that worked to help battle income inequality. Ashley now lives and works in Philadelphia with her husband, plastic surgeon and businessman Howard Krein. Robert Hunter Biden, 55, is an attorney who worked as a lobbyist. Hunter, who attended Georgetown and Yale, was often in hot water during his father's presidency. The father of five struggled with drug addiction, financial issues, and legal proceedings. He released Beautiful Things, a memoir detailing his family's journey. President Trump controversially removed Hunter and Ashley's Secret Service detail after learning the cost to taxpayers. Their father gave them six months of protection after he left office, which is typical of former presidents. In fact, Trump did the same for his children after he left office. However, Trump called the number of people assigned to their detail 'ridiculous' and called for them to be removed immediately on his Truth Social account. Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, and Barron Trump President Trump has five children, including his eldest, Don Jr., who served as executive vice president for the Trump organization and has been incredibly involved in his father's campaign. Don Jr., 47, shares five children with his ex-wife Vanessa. After they split in 2018, he moved on with former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle and they were engaged until he began dating Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson. Ivanka Trump, 43, served as an official advisor to her father in the White House during his first term. The former fashion designer and Georgetown University graduate modeled for brands including Tommy Hilfiger and Versace. Ivanka, who attended, Choate, married real estate developer Jared Kushner, 44, and they share three children. They live in a $24 million mansion in Miami overlooking Biscayne Bay. In 2014, Fox News regular Eric Trump married Lara Lea Yunaska and they share two children. Tiffany Trump, 31, is the only daughter from the president's second marriage to southern actress Marla Maples. When Tiffany was 14, she released the song Like A Bird. The former socialite graduated from Georgetown University law school in 2020. She now lives in Miami with husband Michael Boulos, 27, and they just welcomed their first child, a son. She shared a black-and-white snapshot of the baby's foot on Instagram to announce the birth, alongside a caption that read: 'Welcome to the world our sweet baby boy, Alexander Trump Boulos.' The newborn is Donald's 11th grandchild. Donald and Melania Trump's only son Barron first moved into the White House in June 2017 after finishing school while living in Trump Tower in Manhattan. The 6'9 video game fanatic then attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Maryland followed by Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida. Barron, 18, is currently attending New York University, where the Secret Service even accompanies him when he uses the rest room.
News24
10-05-2025
- Politics
- News24
JFK's legacy lives on in his grandson, Jack Schlossberg – but he's carving his own path
With his chiselled jawline, shock of dark hair and camera-ready smile, there's no doubt about it – he's a Kennedy. As the only grandson of former president John F Kennedy, it was inevitable that Jack Schlossberg would draw a lot of attention – and the fact that he looks so much like JFK's handsome son, John Kennedy Jnr, who died tragically in a plane crash in 1999, only adds to his appeal. And like other members of the famous family, Jack (32), the son of Caroline Kennedy (67) – JFK and Jackie Kennedy Onassis' only surviving child – is blessed with natural charisma and loves being in the spotlight. His Instagram and X accounts have become must-follow destinations for those fascinated by the intersection of American political royalty and millennial outspokenness. One day he's posing shirtless in workout videos, the next he's launching critiques of political figures – including, most controversially, members of his own extended family. Jack has made no secret of the fact he's horrified by the outspoken devotion his mom's cousin, Robert F Kennedy Jnr, bestows on President Donald Trump. The family have always been staunch supporters of the Democratic Party so it was a shock when Robert (71) – the son of Robert F Kennedy who was assassinated in 1968 during his own run for president – threw his weight behind the Republicans when he abandoned his run for the presidency. Since Trump appointed Robert Jnr his secretary of health, Jack has become even more vocal on social media about how disgusted he is by his relative's politics. In a scathing series of posts earlier this year, Jack called him a 'liar' and a 'guru shaman', taking particular issue with Robert's views on abortion, chronic diseases and his belief that childhood vaccines trigger autism. 'My family has always stood for science, for truth, for moving forward,' Jack declared in one heated video. 'Using our name to spread misinformation isn't just wrong – it's a betrayal of everything we've built.' In April he threw down the gauntlet in another video tirade. 'RFK Jnr . . . I have got a challenge for you,' he said. 'Me and you, one-on-one, locked in a room, we hash this out. Nobody comes out until one of us has autism. What do you say?' The feud marks a dramatic departure from the way the family have traditionally handled disagreements. 'The Kennedys were always known for their dignity in public,' says political commentator Eleanor Hayes. 'There was this unspoken code – you might disagree fiercely in private, but you maintained a certain decorum before the cameras. Jack's throwing that playbook out the window.' READ MORE | From zombie slayer to troll fighter: The Last of Us actress Bella Ramsey on fan backlash As a three-year-old Jack endeared himself to millions when he served as ring bearer at JFK Jnr and Carolyn Bessette's 1996 wedding. But other than this, his mom and father Edwin Schlossberg, a museum curator and author, largely kept Jack – whose full name is John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg – and his sisters, Rose (36) and Tatiana (35), out of the spotlight. But behind the scenes, Jack, who grew up in New York, was developing a keen interest in politics. In high school he was a committed member of the Young Democrats club and helped canvass for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. When he was in Grade 8 he co-founded ReLight New York, a non-profit organisation that installed energy-efficient lightbulbs in low-income households. After graduating from Yale University in 2015 with a degree in history, he went to Harvard to do a law degree and an MBA. After passing his bar exam, he had a brief stint working as a political correspondent at Vogue magazine ahead of the 2024 US election. 'I am inspired by my family's legacy of public service,' he said at the time. 'I take that very seriously and I want to contribute in my own way. I have big dreams but I also know that I'm trying to make a positive impact today.' Growing up as a bearer of America's most mythologised political surname has shaped Jack's world view in complex ways, insiders say. In interviews he describes his grandfather, who was assassinated in 1963, as his hero. 'The first thing I ever got really nerdy about was him.' But being a Kennedy also presents challenges. 'You grow up with this incredible privilege but also this weight of expectation,' he says. 'Everyone's waiting to see if you'll run for office, if you'll get in trouble, if you'll live up to the legacy or crash and burn.' The comparisons to his uncle JFK Jnr, who served as editor of political magazine George before his death, have followed Jack all his life. Beyond the physical resemblance that's inspired countless side-by-side photo compilations, friends say he shares his uncle's easy charm and humour. 'They both have this quality of being completely comfortable in their own skin,' an insider says. 'John had that magical ability to make everyone feel special when he spoke to them, and Jack has that same gift.' Despite this, Jack, who had a cameo role in the eighth season finale of Blue Bloods in 2018, has been careful not to position himself as his uncle's successor. 'I respect his memory enormously but I'm walking my own path.' That path has increasingly involved forays into television and digital media. In August 2024 Jack delivered a widely praised speech at the Democratic National Convention and he recently announced plans to launch a live news programme. Meanwhile, he continues to stir up controversy with his social media posts. 'The internet is a place where it's difficult to break through,' he says. 'Especially if you're not saying something that's controversial. I use my judgement to make posts that I think are funny or silly but have a purpose.' One subject he does shy away from is his love life. For several years he was involved with fitness influencer Krissy Jones but kept their relationship under the radar. They broke up last year and there hasn't been any sign of anyone new in his life. Meanwhile he seems determined to rewrite the rules, whether that means a future in politics or media. And one thing seems certain – he won't be doing it quietly.
Sydney Morning Herald
27-04-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Twiggy branches out with VIP plus-one at society shindig
The years of turning up to climate events such as COP, Davos and the International Energy Agency has paid benefits for mining billionaire Dr Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest. Sorry, that should read 'technology, energy and metals' billionaire Dr Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, who is 'accelerating commercial decarbonisation of industry, rapidly, profitably and globally'. Alas, not because the executive chairman of Fortescue has achieved his dream of green hydrogen, but because it allowed him late last week to step out in style at the Time 100 Most Influential People Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Centre in New York as the list's sole Australian entry. His plus one for the red carpet was former US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, although some media outlets including Yahoo News saw fit to make her the main event. CBD hears that Twiggy, who was afforded a Time cover story in February pictured in R. M. Williams clobber (owned by his investment company Tattarang), got on the magazine's radar through his connections with US climate influentials John Kerry and Al Gore. Loading The mag listed Forrest as a 'transformative titan' in an appreciation penned by Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency. 'Not content with building one of the world's biggest mining companies, he's now in the process of turning it from a major emitter into a clean-energy powerhouse,' Birol wrote. Emphasis on the process here folks.
The Age
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Age
Twiggy branches out with VIP plus-one at society shindig
The years of turning up to climate events such as COP, Davos and the International Energy Agency has paid benefits for mining billionaire Dr Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest. Sorry, that should read 'technology, energy and metals' billionaire Dr Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, who is 'accelerating commercial decarbonisation of industry, rapidly, profitably and globally'. Alas, not because the executive chairman of Fortescue has achieved his dream of green hydrogen, but because it allowed him late last week to step out in style at the Time 100 Most Influential People Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Centre in New York as the list's sole Australian entry. His plus one for the red carpet was former US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, although some media outlets including Yahoo News saw fit to make her the main event. CBD hears that Twiggy, who was afforded a Time cover story in February pictured in R. M. Williams clobber (owned by his investment company Tattarang), got on the magazine's radar through his connections with US climate influentials John Kerry and Al Gore. Loading The mag listed Forrest as a 'transformative titan' in an appreciation penned by Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency. 'Not content with building one of the world's biggest mining companies, he's now in the process of turning it from a major emitter into a clean-energy powerhouse,' Birol wrote. Emphasis on the process here folks.
