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Donald Trump and Enda Kenny celebrate a tense St. Patrick's Day

  • Written by David Brundage, Professor and Graduate Program Director, History Department, University of California, Santa Cruz
imageIrish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in March.AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

On March 16, political leaders from the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, along with a number of Irish-American politicians, will attend a gala St. Patrick’s Day event at the White House.

Though the White House celebration originated in the Truman era, it took on...

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