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The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy is a podcast series of the most memorable and historical speeches delivered by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Each episode features a brief introduction by former Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Curator Frank Rigg, who gives the historical context of each speech.
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Kennedy Library Forums are a series of public affairs programs offered by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to foster public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political and cultural topics reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy's White House years. They are conducted as conversations rather than lectures.
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John Banks- An Artist's Strategies For Adapting To Technological Change
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In a time when technology is advancing faster than you can swipe, the old ways we were initially taught to think, learn, and create may no longer be serving us. How can a modern business succeed in the technological wild west? Better yet, how can a modern business thrive off the onslaught of possibility?According to John Banks, artist, Chair of the…
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Andrea MacRae: Political Activism At The Local Level
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So, you have an issue. You are upset about something. You see an injustice and you see nothing being done about it. The leadership in your country or state are failing to address an issue that affects the wellbeing of the people. You feel helpless. What can you do, especially if it’s just you?“The answer,” says Andrea MacRae, local grassroots organ…
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Barbara Perry discusses her biography of Rose Kennedy, The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch with Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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On the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's dedication of the Robert Frost Library at Amherst College, the Kennedy Library hosted a tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet who passed away on August 30. Speakers included his good friend and fellow poet Rose Styron, former poet laureate Robert Pinsky and Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen. …
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Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl shot by the Taliban last October because of her advocacy for children’s education, discusses her book, I am Malala, and her determination to continue her fight for universal education with WBUR’s Here & Now host, Robin Young.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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A discussion of the book, "Joe Moakley’s Journey: From South Boston to El Salvador" with author Mark Robert Schneider and Congressman Jim McGovern. Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe reporter Kevin Cullen moderates.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the final months of JFK’s presidency, Thurston Clarke discusses his new book, JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President, with historian Ted WidmerJFK Last Hundred Days による
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Congressman John Lewis commemorates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with an in-depth discussion with veteran journalist Callie Crossley.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Jonathan Alter will discuss his second book about the Obama presidency, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies, with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tom Oliphant.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Jeffrey Sachs will discuss his new book, To Move The World, about President Kennedy’s efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons and achieve world peace, with Boston radio host Christopher Lydon.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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A Conversation with Justice John Paul Stevens
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Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens discusses his long career on the bench and his views of American jurisprudence with Harvard Law professor (and former law clerk) David Barron.Justice John Paul Stevens による
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Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s son, presents this year's PEN Hemingway Award to Kevin Powers for The Yellow Birds. Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn and The Testament of Mary, delivers the keynote address.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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A Conversation with Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy
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Boston Globe journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy discuss their book, Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice. WBUR reporter David Boeri moderates.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Award-winning CNN correspondent John King discusses his career, Dorchester roots, and the state of our national politics with Boston Globe Editor in Chief Brian McGrory.A Convseration with John King による
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John Irving discusses his latest novel, In One Person, with novelist Tom Perrotta.A Conversation with John Irving による
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Rose Styron, wife of the late William Styron, and their daughter, Alexandra, discuss the publication of his letters to leading artists of his day, including several describing time spent with President and Mrs. Kennedy.Selected Letters of William Styron による
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discusses Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle.Thomas Jefferson, the Politician による
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Biographer David Nasaw discussed his new book, The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy, with veteran journalist and radio host, Christopher Lydon.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Caroline Kennedy presented the New Frontier Award to Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and social entrepreneur Veronika Scott, founder of an innovative humanitarian project in Detroit.John F. Kennedy Library Foundation による
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New Yorker writer and legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin, discussed his new book, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court with Harvard Law professor David Barron.John f. Kennedy Library Foundation による
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Before an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, President Kennedy made clear the need for a nation to represent itself not only through its strength but also through its art.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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JFK appeared on television to inform Americans of the recent Soviet military buildup in Cuba including the ongoing installation of offensive nuclear missiles, and informed the people of the US of the "quarantine" placed around Cuba by the Navy.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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President Kennedy delivered a speech describing his goals for the nation’s space effort before a crowd of 35,000 people in the football stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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In a television address announcing the nuclear test ban agreement, Kennedy claimed that a limited test ban “is safer by far for the United States than an unlimited nuclear arms race.”John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Kevin Bleyer, Emmy Award–winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart will discuss his new book, ME THE PEOPLE: One Man's Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America, with Meghna Chakrabarti, host of WBUR's Radio Boston.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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At an Independence Day celebration in historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy delivered an address on the importance of the Declaration of Independence to contemporary Americans.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Full of references to Irishmen who fought in the American War of Independence, President Kennedy championed the important role of small nations in the pursuit of world peace.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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President Kennedy appeared on the podium after having made a visit to Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Wall. JFK told the cheering crown that the rest of the world was with them, and that "We are all Berliners."John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Mark Shriver discussed his new book, A Good Man, about his late father, R. Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps with Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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President Kennedy made the decision to give a televised evening speech announcing his civil rights bill proposal. Thought he delivered part of the talk extemporaneously, it was one of his best speeches--a heartfelt appeal in behalf of a moral cause.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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On June 11, 1962, President Kennedy received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale University. Using his speech as a platform, JFK used the opportunity to focus on the state of America’s economy.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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President Kennedy called on the Soviet Union to work with the United States to achieve a nuclear test ban treaty and help reduce the considerable international tensions and the specter of nuclear war at that time.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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David McCullough discussed his latest book, The Greater Journey, about prominent 19th-century Americans’ formative years in Paris.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Maurice Isserman joined Peter Edelman, author of So Rich, So Poor, and Harvard professor Jennifer Hochschild to discuss the politics and persistence of poverty in the US.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Conan O’Brien discussed the art of comedy with Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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President Kennedy added his weight to the federal government’s preparation for the impending clash with the state of Alabama over the integration of the University of Alabama.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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LBJ: From Senate Majority Leader to President, 1958-1964
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro discussed the fourth volume in his biography of LBJ, The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, with Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe writer Mark Feeney.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Alan Brinkley, the Allan Nevins Professor of American History at Columbia University, discussed his new biography in The American Presidents Series, John F. Kennedy: The 35th President, 1961-1963, with historian Ellen Fitzpatrick.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Madeleine Albright discussed her memoir, Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948, with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Peter Nash, baseball historian; Richard Johnson, curator of Boston's Sports Museum; and Thomas Fitzgerald, grandson of mayor "Honey Fitz," discussed Fenway and its passionate fans. Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys closed with a rendition of "Tessie."John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Carole King discussed her new memoir, A Natural Woman, with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's sole surviving son, introduced the 2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, which was given to Teju Cole for his first novel Open City.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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An Evening with Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns
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Renowned Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns presented a special performance and was joined by students from the University of Massachusetts Boston, who read selections from Irish literature.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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The 2012 Awards for Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence, presented to Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen. Special guests: Caroline Kennedy, Richard Hoffman, Tom Perrotta, Bill Flanagan, Salman Rushdie, Shawn Colvin, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, & Keith Richards.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Ray Suarez, Allida Black, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, and Roger Wilkins discuss how the lessons learned from the civil rights movement 50 years ago inform the struggle for equal rights today.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Roger Wilkins and Harris Wofford, who worked with and for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, discussed the struggle for civil rights in the early 1960's with Harvard historian Kenneth Mack.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine and historians David Nichols and Carol Anderson discussed Truman's decision to desegregate the Armed Forces and Eisenhower's handling of the crisis at Little Rock High School with moderator Callie Crossley.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Civil Rights Forum
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Historian Allida Black examines how civil rights issues were handled in the Roosevelt administration and the Roosevelts' role in the watershed event that featured Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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A screening and discussion with White House curator William Allman of Mrs. Kennedy’s famous televised tour where she describes her work on the restoration of the White House.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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Jim Lehrer, former host of PBS Newshour, discussed his book, Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain, with PBS Newshour senior correspondent Ray Suarez.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library による
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