John Shattuck, former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and current CEO of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, discussed his new book Freedom on Fire: Human Rights
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Space Exploration: Then and Now - December 2, 2003
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, and Dr. Harrison Schmitt, the pilot for Apollo 17, led a discussion of the United States' efforts in space exploration from the Kennedy
A Conversation with Mariane Pearl
Mariane Pearl discussed her new book, The Brave Life and Death of Danny Pearl, and the changing role of international journalism in the wake of this tragedy with host of WBUR's Here and Now Robin
Integrating the University of Alabama - November 17, 2003
Robert Drew's documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment chronicles the confrontation between President Kennedy and Governor Wallace in Alabama. Following the film, Nicholas Katzenbach and
Filming JFK - November 16, 2003
In his films Primary and New Frontier, Robert Drew revolutionized documentary film making -- capturing the 1960 campaign and the first year of the Kennedy administration as never before. After a
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I‘m Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. On behalf of all of my colleagues, I welcome you to tonight‘s special Forum and thank you all
American Values: Understanding Patriotism in Our Time - October 29, 2003
Caroline Kennedy introduced a panel discussion with Jill Ker Conway, Louis Menand, Robert Pinsky, Daniel Schorr, and Roger Wilkins that explored the ideals upon which our country was founded and how
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Politics - October 26, 2003
ABC Senior News correspondent Martha Raddatz moderated this far-ranging conversation with Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Governor Jane Swift about their experiences in the national political arena.
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I'm Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and on behalf of Tom McNaught, Executive Director of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all
PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration
Seán Hemingway , Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, honors finalists for the 2024 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel at this celebration. Award-winning author Joan Silber delivers the keynote address. The
President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s. Just eight years after his directive, the Apollo Lunar Module settled onto the Moon's surface on