June 24, 2021
About This Episode
President Kennedy often spoke of the universality of artistic expression, and its ability to transcend national borders, and in the White House, he and Mrs. Kennedy were lovers of the arts, supporting writers and artists during the administration.
The JFK Library has carried on this literary tradition for the past 35 years in collaboration with PEN America and Ernest Hemingway’s family with the PEN/Hemingway Award. In this episode, Dr. Hilary Justice gives us the background on this collaboration, and we speak with the 2021 PEN/Hemingway winner, Kawai Strong Washburn.
View the transcript for this episode.
What We Talked About
- Watch the 45th Annual PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration
- See the full list of past PEN/Hemingway winners
- Learn more about Kawai Strong Washburn