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John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world. Our purpose is to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to promote a greater appreciation of America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service. We accomplish our mission by: preserving and making accessible the records of President Kennedy and his times; promoting open discourse on critical issues of our own time; and educating and encouraging citizens to contribute, through public and community service, to shaping our nation's future.break

http://www.jfklibrary.org

  • Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights

    Tue, Dec 17, 2002
    In the wake of the upheavals in corporate America, Orin Smith, CEO of Starbucks; Richard K. Donahue, former President of Nike, Inc.; Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General; and Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor, discuss corporate responsibility, both in general, and as it relates to the advancement of human rights at home and abroad.
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    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Art of Political Humor

    Wed, Oct 16, 2002
    Join comedian and political satirist Al Franken in a discussion of the use, history and importance of humor in our national politics, with Helen Thomas and Senator Alan Simpson. CNN senior analyst, Jeff Greenfield, will be the moderator.
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    Partner:
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • White House Photographers

    Tue, Dec 17, 2002
    National Public Radio Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg moderates this slide presentation and conversation with a number of official White House photographers who covered the Presidents, their families, and their administrations.
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    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Search for Kennedy's PT 109

    Mon, Nov 11, 2002
    Lieutenant Kennedy was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for extremely heroic conduct as Commanding Officer of PT 109 following its sinking in the Pacific War Area on August 1-2, 1943. The JFK Library and Museum's screening of the National Geographic EXPLORER film about the recovery of PT 109 includes a panel discussion with Dr. Robert Ballard, Expedition Leader, Richard Keresey, PT 105 Captain, and Maxwell Kennedy, Expedition Crew Member. The panel discussion is moderated by Boyd Matson, host of National Geographic EXPLORER.
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    Partner:
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Presidential Tapes Conference

    Mon, Feb 17, 2003
    A panel of presidential historians examines what the recordings of presidents between Roosevelt and Ford reveal about the essence of each man. Presidential taping systems, begun under Roosevelt and discontinued by Ford, have played a unique role in our country's history. Uncovered at the Watergate hearings, the tapes have been processed over time by the National Archives and Records Administration and now serve as a treasure trove for journalists and historians.
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    Partner:
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Bystanders to Genocide

    Mon, Feb 3, 2003
    Samantha Power and Elizabeth Neuffer examine the US responses to genocide since the holocaust.
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    Partner:
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Race and Presidential Politics

    Mon, Apr 28, 2003
    Former democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis and Jeremy Meyer, author of Running on Race, Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns, 1960-2000, discuss the role of race in past and future presidential elections. Paul Watanabe, co-director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, moderates.
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    Partner:
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Bush, Foreign Policy and Religion: European Perspective

    Mon, Jun 2, 2003
    Sylvia Poggioli, NPR's senior European correspondent, engages in a conversation with WBUR's Dick Gordon on how Europeans perceive President Bush, US foreign policy, and the crisis in the American Catholic Church.
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    Partner:
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Naked in Baghdad: Covering the War in Iraq

    Mon, Sep 29, 2003
    Anne Garrels discusses her experiences in Baghdad which she has chronicled in a new book, Naked in Baghdad. Garrels is a roving foreign correspondent for NPR's foreign desk. She earned international recognition in 2003 by being one of 16 US journalists to remain in Baghdad during the initial invasion of Iraq. Her vivid, around the clock reports from the city under siege gave listeners remarkable insight into the impact of the war on Baghdad and those left in the city. As US and British forces advanced on the city, Garrels remained at her post, describing the scene on the streets and reactions from those she encountered. For her work in Iraq, Garrels was awarded a 2003 Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation.
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    Partner:
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  • Presidency of John F. Kennedy

    Sun, Oct 19, 2003
    Arthur Schlesinger, Alan Brinkley and Lizabeth Cohen look back, 20 years later, at John F. Kennedy's presidency.
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    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
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