Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey discussed her first year in office and legal challenges facing the Commonwealth with Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow.
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Building a Better World: Empowering Women and Girls
Melanne Verveer and Kim Azzarelli, co-authors of Fast Forward: How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose, discussed ways that some of the world's most inspiring women are using economic power to create
Thomas Jefferson, the Politician
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discussed Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Community Chamber Concert
The Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a Community Chamber Concert with compositions by Verdi, Still, and Previn, featuring the Hawthorne String Quartet and Thomas Martin, clarinet.
Selected Letters of William Styron
Rose Styron, wife of the late William Styron, and their daughter, Alexandra, discussed the publication of his letters to leading artists of his day, including several describing time spent with
A Conversation with John Irving
John Irving discussed his latest novel, In One Person, with novelist Tom Perrotta.
A Conversation with Al Gore
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Al Gore discussed his new book, The Future, with Harvard professor Graham Allison.
A Conversation with John King
Award-winning CNN correspondent John King discussed his career, Dorchester roots, and the state of our national politics with Boston Globe Editor in Chief Brian McGrory.
*Canceled* The 50th Anniversary of the Feminine Mystique
**Due to inclement weather, this forum has been canceled and will be rescheduled. Please check back soon for a new date.** On the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s groundbreaking
Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy on Whitey Bulger
Boston Globe journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy discussed their new book, Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice, and what this history
2013 PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s son, presented this year's PEN Hemingway Award to Kevin Powers for The Yellow Birds. Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn and The Testament of Mary, delivered the
The Life and Times of Tim Hetherington
Filmmaker and journalist Sebastian Junger (author of The Perfect Storm) will premiere a new HBO documentary on the life and career of photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who died in 2011 covering the
A Ripple of Hope
As the nation marks the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s death, the Kennedy Library will screen the documentary, A Ripple of Hope, about Robert Kennedy’s extemporaneous speech before an
JAMES ROTH: –especially glad to see all of the young people here this afternoon. On behalf of my colleague Steven Rothstein, who's right over there, Executive Director of the Kennedy Library
A Conversation with John Paul Stevens
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens discussed his long career on the bench and his views of American jurisprudence with Harvard Law professor (and former law clerk) David Barron.
Speeches That Changed the World: JFK at American University and in Berlin
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's speeches at American University and in West Berlin, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, veteran journalist Marvin Kalb, Sergei Khrushchev, Adam
JFK's Quest for Peace
Jeffrey Sachs discussed his new book, To Move The World, about President Kennedy’s efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons and achieve world peace, with Boston radio host Christopher Lydon.
WBUR Special Event: Elephant Company
Vicki Croke, host of WBUR's blog The Wild Life, discussed her New York Times bestseller, Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World
The Obama Presidency
Jonathan Alter discussed his second book about the Obama presidency, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies, with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tom Oliphant.
The Life of Rose Kennedy
Barbara Perry discussed her biography of Rose Kennedy, The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch with Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara. JFK Library · The Life of
A Conversation with Robert Redford
Robert Redford discussed his career and lifelong commitments to the environment, civil rights and the arts with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The Kennedy Library hosted an afternoon conference on the March on Washington. The speaking program began at 1:00, but we were pleased to show a documentary entitled The March beginning at 12:30 p.m
A Conversation with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand discussed her memoir, Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World, with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.
A Conversation with John Lewis - The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The Kennedy Library hosted an afternoon conference on the March on Washington. The speaking program began at 1:00, with a showing of a documentary entitled The March beginning at 12:30 p.m. Following
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Join filmmaker Ken Burns, who will show excerpts from his upcoming PBS documentary on the Roosevelt family, followed by a discussion with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.