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Callie Crossley moderated a discussion of the historic events of June 11, 1963. On that day two black students, James Hood and Vivian Malone, were barred entry to the University of Alabama b…

Panelists discussed the thirteen days in October of 1962, during which there were Soviet missiles in Cuba aimed at the United States. In addition, a brief film of President Kennedy addre…

March 16, 2008 marked the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s announcement of his candidacy for president of the United States. Historical film footage from the 1968 campaign was shown. …

Journalists talked about presidential audiotapes and the significance of the presidential taping systems. Among the issues they addressed were covering the presidency as reporters, the signi…

The John F. Kennedy Library hosted a panel discussion on Robert Kennedy’s life and how he might have responded to issues today. An excerpt from a 1968 film about Kennedy was shown, and the m…

Participants talked about whether the presidential tapes shed light on crucial moments in U.S. history, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. The John F. Kennedy Presidential…

The panel members reflected on the 20th century and changes that have shaped and changed our nation and the world since President Kennedy’s death. Scott Simon moderated. After their presenta…

Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to President Kennedy; Harris Wofford, President Kennedy’s chairman for the Subcabinet Group on Civil Rights; Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning author o…

Moderated by John Seigenthaler, three distinguished historians paid tribute to fellow historian Arthur Schlesinger and talked about his life and career. Mr. Schlesinger was special assistant…

Participants spoke about the life and career of Robert F. Kennedy, telling anecdotal stories and relating their personal relationships with him. Among the topics they raised were Kennedy’s p…

Presidential speechwriters discussed the art of capturing the president’s voice, communicating his ideas, and inspiring the public. They shared memories of the presidents with whom they work…

Authors spoke about presidential audiotapes and described their personal insights into the men who were president and the presidency. Mr. Reeves is the author of President Kennedy: Profile o…

Participants talked about the history of taping presidents in the White House, the significance of the taping systems, and how the tapes were used in different presidencies. Following their …

Archivists talked about re-configuring lost history from presidential audiotapes, either from the famous lost 18 minutes on the Nixon tapes or from brief unintelligible remarks. They also re…

Ms. Jamieson moderated a discussion on presidential audio tapes and their impressions of the audiotapes as members of a president’s family. They also talked about their personal recollection…

Archivists and historians talked about storage and use of presidential audio tapes at presidential libraries, access granted to researchers and the public, existing transcripts of the tapes …

Panelists discussed the events in 1963 that forced leaders to focus on the Civil Rights Movement. They talked about the continued segregation and discrimination against African-Americans, an…

Mr. Shesol talked about his book Mutual Contempt published by W.W. Norton and Co. The book details the political and personal rivalry between President Johnson and Senator Robert Kennedy, wh…

Former UMASS-Boston Professor Irving Bartlett spoke about Edward Everett’s life and career as a classical scholar, politician and orator. Jim Cooke portrayed Edward Everett, the famous orato…

Mr. Beschloss talked about political courage and risk-taking among modern political figures in the United States. He outlined ten changes that have taken place in the last forty years that h…