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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

  • Tom Brokaw and Chronicling the Greatest Generation

    Fri, May 20, 2005
    Tom Brokaw discusses his chronicling of
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  • Recovering from 9/11

    Fri, Sep 10, 2004
    Senator Edward M. Kennedy introduces Kenneth R. Feinberg, the special master administering the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Mr. Feinberg discusses his efforts to compensate the families of victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Jack Rosenthal, president of The New York Times Company Foundation and founder of the 9/11 Neediest Fund, moderates this discussion with Mr. Feinberg.
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  • Welfare Reform: Did it Work?

    Mon, Sep 20, 2004
    Jason DeParle, *New York Times* senior writer and author of *American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare*; David Ellwood, Dean of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; and Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, examine our nation's policies regarding poor people. William Julius Wilson of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government moderates.
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  • Presidents at War

    Mon, Oct 4, 2004
    Former JFK advisor and historian Arthur Schlesinger, journalist Tom Wicker, and veteran political analyst and former Nixon staffer Kevin Phillips explore the varying legacies of our wartime presidents. David Gergen of the Kennedy School of Government, and a former Reagan staffer, moderates.
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  • Robert C. Byrd: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency

    Tue, Oct 12, 2004
    West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd discusses his new book *Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency* with Dick Gordon, host of WBUR's The Connection.
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  • Ellen Goodman: Common Sense in Uncommon Times

    Sun, Feb 29, 2004
    *Boston Globe* columnist James Carroll moderates a conversation with syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman about her new book, *Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times*.
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  • Celebrating America's National Pastime: Baseball

    Tue, Mar 30, 2004
    ABC *Good Morning America's* Charles Gibson moderates this discussion about baseball's enduring hold on our national imagination with Boston Red Sox CEO and President Larry Lucchino, *New Yorker* writer Roger Angell, Dan Shaughnessy from The Boston Globe, and NECN Red Sox announcer, Jerry Remy.
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  • Evolution of Political Advertising

    Mon, May 3, 2004
    Washington Post columnist David Broder and others discuss the role of political advertising in presidential campaigns and review some of the most effective and notorious ads in recent times.
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  • Conversation with World War II PT Boat Veterans

    Mon, Jun 27, 2005
    Dick Keresey, Paul "Red" Fay, and Bill "Bitter" Battle share their stories of serving on PT Boats in the Solomon Islands at the same time as John F. Kennedy during World War II. The torpedo craft (PT) USS PT 109, which was commanded by Lieutenant, Junior Grade, John Kennedy, was struck by the Japanese warship Amagiri in August of 1943, and sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean off the Solomon Islands. This forum is the fourth in a series honoring America's Veterans as our nation celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II. In conjunction with this forum series, the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is featuring an exhibit, "JFK in World War II", which focuses on John F. Kennedy's military service in the US Navy in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, including his service on PT 109.
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  • New Frontier Awards and Conversation with Walter Cronkite

    Wed, Oct 26, 2005
    Walter Cronkite discusses his long career in broadcast journalism with Caroline Kennedy, who presents the second annual John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards. The discussion is moderated by *CBS News Sunday Morning* anchor Charles Osgood.
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