Screenwriter and author Mark Bailey, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist Kevin Sullivan, and poet and UMass Boston professor Jill McDonough discussed their new book, Nine Irish Lives
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy
Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith discussed her new book The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy with her son Stephen Smith. Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara moderated.
Towards a Safer Community
Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans, the Rev. Mark V. Scott, Associate Pastor at the Azusa Christian Community and member of the City of Boston's Streetworker Team, and the Rev. Jeffrey L
JFK’s Visit to Ireland with Ryan Tubridy and PJ Lynch
Acclaimed Irish broadcaster and Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridyand Ireland's current laureate for children's literature, illustrator P.J. Lynch, discussed President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland with author and Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe journalist Kevin Cullen.
A Conversation with HUD Secretary Julián Castro
US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro discussed social justice issues and current initiatives to expand opportunity for all Americans. Renée Loth, editor of
The Road to Camelot: JFK's Five-Year Campaign
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington columnist for the Boston Globe, Tom Oliphant, and former Boston Globe reporter and professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi, Curtis
The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For
David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, discusses his new collection of speeches, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For
In 1999, at the age of 30, Karen Carter beat out a diverse field of candidates to fill the legislative seat of Louisiana civil rights legend Rev. Avery C. Alexander. Her legislative district encompasses the heart of New Orleans and during her first year as a legislator, her colleagues selected Representative Carter as “Rookie of the Year.”
When she took her oath of office in 2003, Lisa Madigan became the first woman ever to hold the position of Illinois Attorney General. At the age of 39, she serves as the state’s chief consumer advocate and law enforcement officer.
While still an undergraduate at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp outlined her idea for Teach for America in her college thesis. Frustrated by the poor quality of America’s public school system, Ms. Kopp decided to create a national corps of energetic young teachers by using funds from corporate sponsors to recruit top college graduates to teach in the nations’ most desperate school districts.
The Dan Fenn Award for Political Leadership was established by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 1987 to honor a Massachusetts elected official aged 35 years or younger who demonstrated outstanding and effective political leadership in addressing or resolving a public policy issue or need. The award is named in honor of Dan Fenn, the first director of the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and a former member of President Kennedy's staff.
Hemingway's Brain
Dr. Andrew Farah, Chief of Psychiatry, High Point Division, University of North Carolina Healthcare System, discussed his new book, Hemingway's Brain with Dr. Linda Miller.
JFK: A Vision for America
Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley, co-editors of JFK: A Vision for America, discuss President Kennedy's legacy with Harvard University professor Fredrik Logevall.
Tulsi Gabbard is one of the first two female combat veterans to serve as a member of the US Congress. An advocate for environmental policy, Gabbard first ran for the Hawaii state legislature in 2002, where at 21 she became the youngest person ever to serve in that body.
Charles Best is Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that enables individuals to provide direct support to teachers and students in public schools. Best founded DonorsChoose.org at Wings Academy, a public high school in the Bronx where he taught social studies for five years. He came up with the idea during a conversation in the teachers’ lunch room, and his students volunteered to help start the organization.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. Use of its grounds and facilities are governed by federal rules and regulations. In
Boston and the Civil Rights Movement - March 19, 1998
In 1900, relations between black and white citizens in Boston were fairly good, in part because of the city's leading role in the abolitionist movement. African Americans did not yet live in distinct
A Conversation on Healthcare
Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders and Dr. James O'Connell, President of Boston Health Care for the Homeless,discussed key healthcare issues, as well as challenges
A Conversation with Ernest Moniz
Former US Secretary of Energy and MIT Professor of Physics Ernest J. Moniz discussed key issues related to climate, clean energy, and nuclear security with David Gergen, senior political analyst for
The Struggle for Civil Rights - April 28, 1998
Elaine Jones, head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, moderated a panel discussion of the events in the early 1960s that led to the Civil Rights Act. The panel included civil rights leaders and
13th Annual Presidents' Day Festival (In-Person and Virtual)
Join us for a day of presidential storytelling, musical performances, and more that brings history to life for all ages. The Festival will feature performances of Kennedy campaign songs and Museum tours will highlight President Kennedy’s time in the White House, with additional elements focusing on democratic values and the importance of civic participation to complement this election year.
About the Exhibit This exhibit highlights Jacqueline Kennedy’s early life, as well as her substantive achievements as First Lady. Her contributions to the field of historic preservation, her advocacy
"We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier, the Frontier of the 1960's, a Frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, a frontier of unfilled hopes and threats." — John F. Kennedy, Democratic
JFK Library · Presidents and the Bully Pulpit MATT PORTER: The JFK35 podcast is produced by the JFK Library Foundation and made possible with the help of a generous grant from the Blanche and Irving
Alan Price: Good evening, I'm Alan Price, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. On behalf of my Library and Foundation colleagues, I'm delighted to welcome all of you who