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Kennedy Library Forums are a series of public affairs programs offered by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to foster public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political and cultural topics reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy's White House years. They are conducted as conversations rather than lectures. To view a slideshow of past Kennedy Library Forum participants, image click here.

Check this website periodically over the summer to view our Fall '09 Forum line-up.

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Douglas Brinkley
 
 

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Theodore Roosevelt:  The Naturalist President

Monday, February 15, 2010 2:00-3:30 PM

Historian Douglas Brinkley discusses his new book, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America with Kathleen Dalton, Professor of History at Phillips Academy.

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Paul Kirk
 
 

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A Conversation with Senator Paul Kirk

Monday, March 1, 2010 5:30-7:00 PM

Senator Paul Kirk reflects on his long friendship with Senator Edward M. Kennedy, his experience in the United States Senate, and the state of our national politics.  Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tom Oliphant, formerly of The Boston Globe, moderates. 

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Marian Wright Edelman
 
 

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Ending Child Poverty:The Legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Sunday, March 7, 2010 2:00-3:30 PM

Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children’s Defense Fund; Shirley Sagawa, a former member of Senator Kennedy’s staff; Christina Paxson, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School and Co-Editor of The Future of Children; and others pay tribute to Senator Kennedy’s commitment to improving the lives of children living in poverty.       

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Ellen FitzpatrickRobin Young
 
 

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Condolences from a Grieving Nation

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:30-7:00 PM

After reading thousands of letters sent to Jacqueline Kennedy following the President’s death, historian Ellen Fitzpatrick selected 250 to be published for the first time.  This collection reflects a cross-section of American life at this tragic moment in our nation’s history.  She discusses the book with Robin Young, host of WBUR’s Here and Now.

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Patrick HemingwayDorothy Allison
 
 

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PEN Hemingway Awards

Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:00-4:00 PM

Join Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s sole surviving son, and Dorothy Allison, National Book Award finalist, for the 2010 PEN/Hemingway Awards ceremony honoring an American author’s first published work of fiction.  The Kennedy Library is the major repository of Ernest Hemingway's works. 

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Kennedy Library Forums,Kennedy Library Forums are a series of public affairs programs offered by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to foster public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political and cultural topics reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy's White House years. They are conducted as conversations rather than lectures.,