In 1998, as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Brooksley Born unsuccessfully tried to bring over-the-counter financial derivatives under the regulatory control of the CFTC. The
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Sheila Bair has been called a “lone voice in the wilderness” for her early warnings about the sub-prime lending crisis and for her dogged criticism of both Wall Street’s and the government’s
After watching her native Liberia devolve into a decadelong civil war in which violence, rape, and murder became part of daily life, Leymah Gbowee brought together several dozen women to pray for
An active school volunteer for years, Elizabeth Redenbaugh was sworn in as a member of North Carolina’s New Hanover County school board in December 2008. A few months after she was elected, the school
Wael Ghonim received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in the name of the People of Egypt. In June 2010, in response to the ruthless killing of Alexandria businessman Khaled Said by
Learn about John F. Kennedy's family, including his parents, Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and his eight brothers and sisters, and their spouses.
The early 1960s were tumultuous times for the United States and the world. To gain an understanding of this era, these essays provide brief discussions of the significant events that occurred during
TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon. I’m Tom Putnam, the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my
CAROLINE KENNEDY: Good afternoon. Welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library, and to this special forum on the Cuban Missile Crisis. This season of anniversary and reflection provides us all with a
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good evening and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. I must say, on days like this, I think our faithful forum audiences are like the old US Mail carrier whom neither
TOM PUTNAM: I’m Tom Putnam, the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my library colleagues
TOM PUTNAM: I’m Tom Putnam, the director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. On behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and the Friends of the Hemingway
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good afternoon and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation. And on behalf of the board of directors of the
KENNETH FEINBERG: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome. I‘m Kenneth Feinberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation, and on behalf of my
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my Library
With the generous support of John Hancock, the New Frontier Network launched the Profiles in Service series in 2015. Each event features an hour of discussion with a leader in public service and is
PAUL KIRK: Welcome everyone. A very special welcome to our guest of honor, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the brother of Senator Edward Kennedy; and Vicky, Senator Kennedy’s wife; the sister of Ambassador
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good morning and thank you all for coming. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation. And on behalf of myself, Tom Putnam, the Director of the Library, and all of our
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation and all of my
TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon. I’m Tom Putnam, the director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. On behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my
JOHN SHATTUCK: Welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and on behalf of myself and our Director, Tom Putnam, of the Library, and all our
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good evening and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and on behalf of myself and Tom Putnam and all of our colleagues
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good afternoon. Happy day after St. Patrick’s Day, and welcome to the Kennedy Library. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and on behalf of myself, our Library
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good afternoon and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library. I’m John Shattuck. I’m the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation. And on behalf of myself and Tom Putnam, the Library Director