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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

  • Tribute to Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm

    Mon, Jan 16, 2006
    On Martin Luther King Day, California Congresswoman Barbara Lee, National Public Radio's senior news analyst Cokie Roberts, and former Texas Governor Ann Richards discuss the remarkable political careers of two African American women, Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm. Veteran television and documentary producer and WGBH commentator Callie Crossley moderates. Barbara Jordan, who died 10 years ago, was elected to the Texas Senate in 1966 and was the first African American woman from a southern state to serve in the US House of Representatives. Shirley Chisholm, who passed away a year ago, was the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first African American to run as a Democratic presidential candidate in 1972.
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    A Tribute to Sargent Shriver

    Mon, Dec 12, 2005
    The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum hosts a special tribute to Sargent Shriver. Family members and close associates honor Ambassador Shriver with a forum to discuss the many contributions he has made to the United States from the Peace Corps to the War on Poverty.
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  • Richard Reeves on Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan

    Mon, Feb 20, 2006
    In honor of Presidents' Day, Richard Reeves, who has written biographies of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and a new biography entitled *President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination* discusses each of these President's legacies with *The Boston Globe*'s Mark Feeney.
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  • George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin

    Mon, Jun 20, 2005
    George Stevens Jr. introduces and discusses D-Day to Berlin, the Emmy Award winning documentary he made using color footage that his father, acclaimed director George Stevens, filmed across Europe at the end of World War II. In 1943, Stevens Sr. was assigned to follow the invasion of Normandy with the 6th Army for the purpose of recording their operations for army archives. With footage discovered only after his death, the documentary captures "home" movies of George Stevens and the crew as they followed the Allied Army across Europe. This forum is moderated by Mark Feeney of *The Boston Globe*, and is the third in a series honoring America's Veterans as our nation celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II.
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  • Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

    Sun, Dec 18, 2005
    Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rose from obscurity to become one of the most significant presidents in this nation's history. Scott Simon, host of NPR's *Weekend Edition Saturday*, moderates.
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  • Presidency of LBJ

    Sun, Nov 20, 2005
    Robert Caro, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of President Johnson delivers the keynote address in the Kennedy Library's ongoing examination of 20th century presidents. He is joined by Jack Valenti, who served as Special Advisor to President Johnson; Pulitzer Prize-winning *New York Times* writer Anthony Lewis; and Boston University historian Bruce Schulman to discuss President Lyndon Baines Johnson's legacy. Harvard University historian Lizabeth Cohen moderates the discussion.
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  • Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk

    Tue, Oct 26, 2004
    Maureen Dowd draws upon her celebrated columns to probe the group she has made recognizable by their first names, middle initials, nicknames, or numbers as they seek an extreme makeover of the country and the world. For 30 years, Maureen Dowd has written about Washington, and America, in a voice that is passionate, outraged and incisive. Nothing has engaged her as powerfully as the life and politics of George W. Bush.
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  • The Art of Political Cartoons

    Sun, Oct 24, 2004
    Cartoonists Mike Peters of *The Dayton Daily News*, Mike Luckovitch of *The Atlanta Journal Constitution*, and Dan Wasserman of *The Boston Globe*, present a show-and-tell about their craft. Scott Simon, host of NPR's *Weekend Edition Saturday*, moderates.
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  • Where Has All the News Gone?

    Mon, Dec 6, 2004
    Ben Bradlee, long-time executive editor of *The Washington Post*, and Don Hewitt, creator of *60 Minutes* and executive producer of *CBS News*, talk about how print and broadcast news have changed over the last 40 years. Meredith White, executive producer of *ABC News* and former senior editor at *Newsweek*, moderates the discussion.
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  • Crisis in Darfur

    Thu, Dec 9, 2004
    Jennifer Leaning of the Harvard School of Public Health, Eric Reeves of Smith College, Alex de Waal of the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard, and William Schulz of Amnesty International discuss the crisis in Darfur. Gail Harris, a journalist for both NPR and PBS, moderates their discussion.
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