Russell Banks delivered the keynote address at the PEN Hemingway Awards ceremony, hosted annually by the Kennedy Library. Mr. Banks has won numerous awards and prizes for his work, including
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TOM PUTNAM: I’m the director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of all of my Library and Library Foundation colleagues, I welcome you to this very special Forum. We
A Conversation with Paul Krugman - March 31, 2004
New York Times columnist and economist Paul Krugman discussed his book, The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century, with WBUR's Tom Ashbrook.
A Conversation with Paul "Red" Fay - June 15, 2003
Paul "Red" Fay, who served as Undersecretary of the Navy in the Kennedy administration, recounted his friendship with John F. Kennedy, beginning as PT-109 crew mates in World War II.
Celebrating America's National Pastime: Baseball - March 30, 2004
On the eve of a new season, ABC's Good Morning America host Charles Gibson moderated a conversation about baseball's enduring hold on our national imagination with The New Yorker's Roger Angell, Red
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of Ken Feinberg, Chair of the Kennedy Library Foundation Board of Directors
Writers on War - March 21, 2004
Sean Hemingway, who edited a collection of his grandfather's writings titled Hemingway on War, shared his insights with Paul Fussell, author of The Great War and Modern Memory, and James Webb Jr
A Conversation with Stephen Breyer - September 21, 2003
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer engaged in a discussion with NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg concerning the judicial issues facing the country today.
A Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton - March 14, 2004
NPR Senior Correspondent Juan Williams moderated a conversation with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of all of my colleagues and members of our Foundation’s Board of Directors
Covering the War in Iraq - September 29, 2003
NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrels discussed her recent experience covering the war in Iraq with WBUR's Dick Gordon.
The Common Sense of Ellen Goodman - February 29, 2004
Boston Globe columnist James Carroll moderated a conversation with syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman about her new book Paper Trial: Common Sense in Uncommon Times.
The Presidency of John F. Kennedy - October 19, 2003
The Kennedy Library continued its examination of 20th century presidents with a look 40 years later at John F. Kennedy featuring historians Alan Brinkley, strong>Arthur Schlesinger, Michael Kazin
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of all my Library and Kennedy Library Foundation colleagues, I express my
JOHN STEWART: Good evening. I’m John Stewart, Director of Education at the Kennedy Library, and I want to welcome all of you to our forum this evening. I also want to welcome C-SPAN. We’re always
The Fog of War - December 14, 2003
Following a screening of The Fog of War, Frank Rich of the New York Times will moderated a discussion between the filmmaker, Errol Morris, and the subject of his documentary, Robert McNamara.
Human Rights Wars and America's Response - December 9, 2003
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
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