JOHN SHATTUCK: Good afternoon, and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation. And on behalf of myself, our Board of Directors, and Tom Putnam
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TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, 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 Library
MS. DEBORAH LEFF: Good afternoon. And welcome to the Kennedy Presidential Library where we think that President’s Day is the most important day of the year. I’m Deborah Leff. I’m Director of the
*The 2006 PEN Hemingway keynote speaker, Joyce Carol Oates, requested that her speech not be recorded. DEBORAH LEFF: Good afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome. I’m Deborah Leff, Director of the John
SHARON FAWCETT: Thank you and welcome back to the second session on the Vietnam and the Presidency. My name is Sharon Fawcett and I’m the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries. And I have a
DEBORAH LEFF: Good afternoon. It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you a man who is the antithesis of “pack journalism.” At the Kennedy Presidential Library, we place a special value on courage
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good evening and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and together with Paul Kirk, who chairs our Board of Directors and
DEBORAH LEFF: Good afternoon. I’m Deborah Leff, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. On behalf of all of the presidential libraries and the National Archives, it is a
BRIAN WILLIAMS: The men taking the stage, the dais, are familiar to all of you. I’ve been asked to state the obvious and that is, their bios are in your packet should you need more on them as they get
MR. TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon. On behalf of Paul Kirk, Jill Ker Conway and John Shattuck, Chair, Vice Chair and CEO, respectively, of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my Library colleagues
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good evening and welcome to this wonderfully festive occasion at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. I’m John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation. And on behalf of
Wellesley professor of Asian studies and political science Katharine H.S. Moon and senior fellow for Japan studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Sheila A. Smith discussed US foreign policy issues in Asia with Ambassador (Ret.) Nicholas Burns, Harvard professor of diplomacy and international relations.
Excerpt from the President's News Conference of March 1, 1961 (News Conference 5), announcing the establishment of the Peace Corps by Executive Order 10924 on a temporary pilot basis. Date: March 1
Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
Chris Wallace, longtime journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, discusses his new book, Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World, exploring
Alan Price: Good evening. I'm Alan Price, Director of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. [applause] Thank you. It's truly an honor to serve. Along with Steven Rothstein, who is Director of the
Lizzy Cooper Davis: –for showing up. We appreciate it. And we have a lot to talk about, clearly. There's two quick remembrances that we'd like to do before we get started that we thought would be an
Steven Rothstein: –very briefly. Doug Brinkley is the chair of humanities and professor of history at Rice University, which you know, you'll hear about why tonight that's particularly important. He
Callie Crossley: Good evening. You probably saw that story about the little kid in the symphony, and it was dead silent and he just said "wow." I think that's what we should say here. Wow! Because
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
video clip: JFK: Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they
DANIEL BURBANK: Alright, well, thank you very much, and it’s a pleasure and it’s an honor to be with you today. And it’s an absolute joy to see my friend and long-term colleague, Franklin. We choose
ALAN PRICE: Good afternoon. Yeah, you're still awake after lunch. Very good. My name is Alan Price. I'm Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And along with my colleagues
Coronavirus: The Health, Medical, and Societal Challenges Ahead
Helen Branswell, senior writer on infectious disease at STAT, and David R. Williams, Harvard professor of public health, African and African American studies, and sociology, discussed challenges
Coronavirus and the 2020 Elections
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
The Electoral College
Mary Sarah Bilder, Boston College professor of law; Edward B. Foley, Ohio State University professor of constitutional law; and Jesse Wegman, author of Let the People Pick the President: The Case for