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The fictional character [[Thurston Howell III]] of [[Gilligan's Island]], a graduate of [[Harvard University]], typifies the old Yankee elite in a comical way.   

The fictional character [[Thurston Howell III]] of [[Gilligan's Island]], a graduate of [[Harvard University]], typifies the old Yankee elite in a comical way.   

In the 21st century the systematic Yankee ways had permeated the entire society through education. Although many observers from the 1880s onward predicted that Yankee politicians would be no match for new generations of ethnic politicians, the presence of Yankees at the top tier of politics in the 21st century was typified by Presidents [[George H. W. Bush]], Democratic National Chairman [[Howard Dean]] and Democratic presidential nominee Senator [[John Forbes Kerry]], scion of the old colonial Forbes family.

In the 21st century the systematic Yankee ways had permeated the entire society through education. Although many observers from the 1880s onward predicted that Yankee politicians would be no match for new generations of ethnic politicians, the presence of Yankees at the top tier of politics in the 21st century was typified by Presidents [[George H. W. Bush]], Democratic National Chairman [[Howard Dean]] and Democratic presidential nominee Senator [[John Forbes Kerry]], scion of the old colonial Forbes family. President Obama is a Yankee on his mother's side, and attended Yankee prep schools and colleges.

==Contemporary uses==

==Contemporary uses==