EJ Dionne, Washington Post columnist and political commentator; Janet Hook, staff writer at The Los Angeles Times; and Ronald Brownstein, senior editor at The Atlantic, discussed implications of the
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His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham discusses his new book, His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope with Michelle Miller, co-host of CBS This Morning: Saturday and CBS News
"Mission Control: We have a problem." - April 17, 2000
Marking the 30th anniversary of Apollo 13, NASA Mission Control Director Gene Kranz discussed his new book, Failure is Not an Option, providing an insider's account of the entire manned space program
"Stories I Tell My Friends" - February 10, 2003
Bob Schieffer, chief CBS News Washington correspondent and moderator of Face the Nation, shared stories from his new book, This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV, chronicling the major public
“America United”: Finding Common Ground
Peter Coleman, Columbia professor of psychology and education and author of the forthcoming The Way Out: How To Overcome Toxic Polarization; Archon Fung, professor of citizenship and self-government
*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
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good evening. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. And on behalf of Deborah Leff, the Library Director, and our sponsors, Boston Capital, the Lowell
2005 PEN/Hemingway Awards - April 10, 2005
PEN New England and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum honored Chris Abani as the 2005 recipient of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction for
TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon. I'm Tom Putnam, the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Museum. And on behalf of all of the sponsors who are listed in your program, it's my pleasure to
2012 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards
This special ceremony honored the recipients of the 2012 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards. Each year, the Kennedy Library Foundation, in collaboration with Harvard’s Institute of Politics, presents
2012 PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's sole surviving son, introduced the 2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, which was given to Teju Cole for his first novel Open City. In addition, the Laurence L. &
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
2014 PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s son, presented the PEN Hemingway Award for best first published work of fiction by an American author. This year's winner was NoViolet Bulawayo for We Need New
2015 PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway bestowed the 2015 PEN Hemingway Award to Arna Bontemps Hemenway for Elegy on Kinderklavier. Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto, Truth & Beauty: A Friendship, and A State of Wonder
2017 PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's son, presented the 2017 PEN Hemingway Award to Yaa Gyasi for her novel Homegoing. Novelist and biographer Roxana Robinson, President of the Authors Guild
2018 PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony
Seán Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, presents the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award at this ceremony to Weike Wang for her novel Chemistry. Ricardo Cortez Cruz, author of Straight Outta Compton and
Alan Price: My Alan Price, and I'm honored to serve as Director here at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Together with my colleague, Steven Rothstein, who's Director of the Kennedy
26.2: Beyond the Finish Line with Tom Ashbrook
With the Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013, Boston suffered a terrible loss. On April 15, 2014, Tom Ashbrook hosted a live broadcast at the John F. Kennedy Library to remember, to reflect, and to
40th Anniversary PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway bestowed the 2016 PEN Hemingway Award to Ottessa Moshfegh for her novel Eileen. James Wood, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of How Fiction Works, delivered the keynote
Alan Price: Good afternoon, I'm Alan Price, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Together with my colleague, Rachel Flor, Director of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and
45th Annual PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration
Seán Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, honors the winner and finalists for the 2021 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel at this celebration. The 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award winner and finalists
46th Annual PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration
Seán Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, honors 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel finalists and winner Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby, at this celebration. Award-winning author
TOM PUTNAM: My name is Tom Putnam, Director of the Library, and on behalf of all of our Library and Foundation colleagues, including the Foundation Board members who are here with us today, I welcome
TOM PUTNAM: I thought by way of introduction to this next panel I would briefly share my next favorite passages from each of these authors‘ books. In her best seller, Grace and Power, Sally Bedell
TOM PUTNAM: Let me remind folks as you take your seats we have a number of books for sale from the authors who are here today. They will be signing those books at the end of the conference right out