Kim Jong-Pil Remembers A long series of articles was recently completed by the JoongAng Daily Newspaper, offering very personal insights into modern Korean history Kim Jong-Pil was involved in almost all the major events of modern Korean history at the highest level over the decades. The numbering of the articles is not always exact in the newspaper's archive. 1. Mar 03,2015 In the tumult of post-war Korea, one man was always there 2 Mar 04,2015 On the eve of a coup that would transform Korea 3 Mar 05,2015 A revolutionary road commences 4 Mar 06,2015 The day I met Park Chung Hee 4 Mar 11,2015 Planning a ‘revolution’ in only 90 days 5 Mar 13,2015 Election fixing provoked ‘revolution’ 6 Mar 16,2015 Plans for revolution take place quietly 7 Mar 18,2015 Fortune teller sees future, gets it right 8 Mar 20,2015 Complacent top brass allowed coup to proceed 9 Mar 24,2015 The promise that Park didn’t keep 10 Mar 26,2015 The night the coup began and Park got shot at 11 Mar 27,2015 Coup pivots on a tense standoff at military HQ 12 Mar 31,2015 Military coup sees a successful end 14 Apr 03,2015 Getting a grip on all three branches of government 15 Apr 07,2015 How the KCIA was born - in deep shadows 17 Apr 10,2015 A slight, an exile and a day of Korean pride 18 Apr 14,2015 Success comes after a series of struggles, loss 19 Apr 21,2015 War separates but also inspires 20 Apr 23,2015 How revolution discovered its need of business 21 Apr 24,2015 The mysterious visitor from the North 23 Apr 30,2015 Park’s quandary over an old friend 24 May 08,2015 Addressing shared history in a clear and direct way 25 May 12,2015 Aiming to restore diplomatic ties with an old foe 26 May 19,2015 Compensation talks with the ‘slow cow’ 27 May 21,2015 How Dokdo became a non-issue 28 May 22,2015 Recalling the courage of Korea’s comfort women 29 May 27,2015 Selling the case for relations with Japan 30 May 28,2015 The dire need for normalization 31 June 03,2015 A resolve to win U.S. support for the revolution 32 June 05,2015 A political base to back Park Chung Hee 33 June 09,2015 Revolutionary party brought in brightest minds 34 June 11,2015 Setting the record straight on old rumors 35 June 12,2015 When Park had trouble deciding whether to run 36 June 18,2015 South Korea stays in mind, even in exile 37 June 20,2015 My role in starting Korean migrations 38 June 25,2015 Recalling the push into Vietnam 39 June 26,2015 How TK Group squeezed me out 40 June 27,2015 TK Group falls from grace 41 June 30,2015 Paintings and politics are signs of our times 42 July 02,2015 ‘Wild Pig’ KCIA chief turned on me and Park 43 July 07,2015 Lies told about me to the boss 44 July 08,2015 Former revolutionary, KCIA chief falls from grace 45 July 09,2015 Music’s role in the revolution 46 July 10,201 Leaving inner circle and being asked to return 47 July 16,2015 A constitutional revision gets the go-ahead at last 48 July 22,2015 At war’s start, disorganization results in chaos 49 July 23,2015 Constitutional revision slowly wins support base 50 July 24,2015 Old connections help form a new administration 51 July 28,2015 How Lee Hu-rak did 1972 end run to North Korea 52 July 30,2015 The start of the Yushin era brings pushback with it 53 Aug 04,2015 Park’s tight-knit circle begins to unravel 54 Aug 05,2015 Korea considers new defense aims 55 Aug 10,2015 Korea plays cat-and-mouse with nukes 56 Aug 11,2015 KCIA kidnaps DJ, and Park scrambles to react 57 Aug 12,2015 How Korea got free Phantoms 58 Aug 13,2015 Trying to avert a tragic end for Syngman Rhee 59 Aug 19,2015 When Korea lost a first lady, I lost an in-law, friend 60 Aug 21,2015 First lady’s death alters politics 61 Aug 25,2015 A prime minister and a mysterious shooting 62 Aug 27,2015 Working for Park takes its physical toll 63 Sept 03,2015 Industry innovators aid growth 64 Sept 07,2015 How Park came to love exports, businessmen 65 Sept 10,2015 President’s assassin struggled for power 66 Sept 15,2015 KCIA wanted Park as president-for-life 67 Sept 25,2015 The man who could have stopped Park’s killing 68 Sept 30,2015 Chief security officer’s authority extends too far 69 Oct 02,2015 President’s inner circle takes security to extreme 70 Oct 06,2015 Korea’s statues without limitations 71 Oct 08,2015 NDP chairman’s ouster upends political stability 72 Oct 14,2015 The murder of Park and return of his remains 73 Oct 15,2015 Park’s sacrifices made in bid to better the nation 74 Nov 03,2015 The inside story of the Park Chung Hee killing 75 Nov 04,2015 Park’s death ends tumultuous chapter in history 76 Nov 05,2015 Remembering the good sides of Park Chung Hee 77 Nov 06,2015 After Park’s death, new order takes form 78 Nov 10,2015 With the nation vulnerable, a new force takes hold 79 Nov 11,2015 Chun Doo Hwan’s influence had time to develop 80 Nov 13,2015 Start of new era brings high hopes for democracy 81 Nov 18,2015 Chun Doo Hwan and 1980’s night of long knives 82 Nov 19,2015 My 46 days in Napoleon-like forced seclusion 83. Nov 21,2015 My tears after Chun’s gang calls me corrupt (on death of YS) Nov 26,2015 My five decades with Kim Young-sam 84 Nov 27,2015 My lesson to Roh on power games 85 Dec 02,2015 Returning home with the resolve to change politics 86 Dec 03,2015 Determined to take a different path in a new era 87 Dec 08,2015 Exiled abroad, seeing the world in a new light 88 Dec 10,2015 Moving on from a military government 89 Dec 15,2015 Doing my best for Northward Policy for Korea 90 Dec 18,2015 Three parties come together to go forward 91 Dec 22,2015 After merger, political divides begin to surface 92 Dec 23,2015 Ruling party prepares for the next president 93 Jan 04,2016 Under new government, Korea’s history questioned 94 Jan 05,2016 New legislation is put forth to set history straight 95 Jan 06,2016 Abandoning one political journey to start on another 97 Jan 12,2016 The three Kims battle it out 98 Jan 15,2016  Putting aside political ideologies 99 Jan 19,2016 Putting interests aside to look after the nation 100 Jan 21,2016 In life as in politics, clothes often make the man 101 Jan 21,2016 A lifelong love of books 102 Jan 22,2016 Why Sunshine Policy was never going to succeed 103 Jan 27,2016 Wisdom inherent in the words of our ancestors 105 Jan 30,2016 Push and pull in ties with Washington 106 Feb 02,2016 Roh Moo-hyun had heart, vulnerabilities 109 Feb 03,2016 Korean spirit seen in Seoul’s best landmarks 110 Feb 04,2016 China’s winding path to success 111 Feb 05,2016 Golf proves a life-affirming sport 112 Feb 11,2016  After 43 years, a political career comes to a close 113 Feb 12,2016  One man’s story, from comrade to prime minister