MacArthur Fellow and Senior Economic Advisor at the Brookings Institute, Alice Rivlin; former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and Professor of Social and Economic Policy at Brandeis
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A Conversation with Robert C. Byrd - October 12, 2004
Senator Robert C. Byrd discussed his new book Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency with Dick Gordon, host of WBUR’s The Connection.
Presidents at War - October 4, 2004
Former JFK advisor Arthur Schlesinger, veteran political analyst Kevin Phillips, and journalist Tom Wicker explored the legacies of our wartime presidents. Political advisor, author, and professor at
A Conversation with I.M. Pei - September 26, 2004
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Kennedy Library, architect I.M. Pei discussed the evolution and implementation of his design for the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum with Boston Globe
Welfare Reform - September 20, 2004
Jason DeParle, New York Times senior writer and author of American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation’s Drive to End Welfare; David Ellwood, Dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of
Recovering from 9/11 - September 10, 2004
Senator Edward M. Kennedy introduced Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, who discussed efforts to compensate the victims' families of the 2001 terrorist
A Conversation with Norman Lear - July 30, 2004
Acclaimed television producer Norman Lear discussed the “Declare Yourself Project,” a non-partisan effort to promote youth voting. Mr. Lear's copy of the Declaration of Independence was on display in
Foreign Policy and the 2004 Campaign - July 25, 2004
One of the defining issues of President Kennedy's administration was his "internationalist" foreign policy. As the 2004 presidential election unfolded, one of the debates that likely defined the race
TOM PUTNAM: Good Evening. I’m Tom Putman, Director of the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation and all of my Library
50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education - May 17, 2004
On the 50th anniversary of this landmark ruling rejecting "separate but equal" education for the races, Ernest Green, a member of the Little Rock Nine; Yale University Law Professor Drew Days; and
Averting "The Final Failure" - May 16, 2004
Sheldon M. Stern, former Kennedy Library historian, discussed his book, Averting The Final Failure, a first-ever narrative account of the secret ExComm meetings among President Kennedy and his most
JOHN STEWART: We have a little different setup this afternoon. I’m John Stewart, Director of Education at the Kennedy Library. And I want to welcome all of you to our program this afternoon. We’re in
The Evolution of Political Advertising - May 3, 2004
Washington Post columnist David Broder, White House Press Secretary under President Clinton Dee Dee Myers, and national political analyst and commentator Mark Shields discussed the role of political
A Conversation with Frank McCourt - April 26, 2004
Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes and 'Tis, discussed his 45 year career as a high school English teacher in New York City. Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition
RFK Remembered - April 25, 2004
Evan Thomas, author of Robert Kennedy: His Life, and Jack Newfield, author of RFK: A Memoir, discussed the life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy with CNN's Jeff Greenfield, a former speechwriter for
TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon. I’m Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of all of the sponsors who are listed in your program, it’s my pleasure to
Is Iraq Vietnam? - April 18, 2004
Pulitzer Prize winning author David Halberstam and the New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson (via phone from Baghdad) compared the current occupation of Iraq with the war in Vietnam. Host of WBUR's The
A Conversation with Sam Nunn - April 5, 2004
Senator Sam Nunn discussed the threat of nuclear proliferation with Graham Allison of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
PEN Hemingway 2004 Awards - April 4, 2004
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
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