The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a forum looking back six decades at the August 28, 1963, March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speec…
160 viewsEconomic Policy Institute’s Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and American Federation of Teachers' Randi Weingarten talked about their efforts for Guaranteed Retirement Savings Accounts (GRAs) to he…
620 viewsGeorgetown University hosted several panel discussions marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movements in Northern Ireland and the shared experiences found in the parallel movemen…
293 viewsNot long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel. He had just delivered a victory speech after winn…
3,961 viewsKathleen Kennedy Townsend and Michael Cohen talked about liberal politics in 1968, including former President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” and and assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr…
1,793 viewsThe National Press Club in Washington, D.C. and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation marked the centennial of the 35th president’s birth with a discussion of his life, work and legacy.
462 viewsKathleen Kennedy Townsend spoke about the Obama administration’s rule on contraceptive and preventative health care insurance provided by religious institutions to employees.She also respond…
553 viewsStudents enrolled at Catholic universities spoke in support of the Obama administration ruling on a provision of the 2010 health care law. It required church-affiliated employers to cover co…
16,267 viewsParticipants in Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination discussed the campaign. They spoke about campaign experiences, Kennedy’s message to the Ame…
1,790 viewsFamily, friends and colleagues of the of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honored his memory and legacy at an event commemorating his swearing-in as attorney general January 21, 196…
1,394 viewsFormer Pennsylvania Senator Harris Wofford and former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend spoke at an event commemorating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and his poss…
1,127 viewsMarch 16, 2008 marked the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s announcement of his candidacy for president of the United States. Friends, relatives, and aides shared memories of the campa…
1,339 viewsKathleen Kennedy Townsend and Peter Lillback talked about the role of religion in government and the influence of religious conservatives in politics. Professor Townsend argues that for too …
351 viewsKathleen Kennedy Townsend, former lieutenant governor of Maryland, talked about her book Failing America’s Faithful: How Today’s Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way, p…
177 viewsParticipants 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…
297 viewsKathleen Kennedy Townsend talked about her book Failing America’s Faithful: How Today’s Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way, published by Warner Books. She asserted th…
180 viewsParticipants spoke to reporters about a report on religious women and efforts towards equality for women, children’s rights, improved education and racial equality. Following their remarks t…
127 viewsDemocratic officials spoke to supporters about the upcoming 2000 election. They urged voters to support Vice President Al Gore.
1,189 viewsMaryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend greets supporters at a Democratic party reception in Greenbelt, Maryland. Lt. Gov. Townsend urges supporters to help in her efforts to …
142 viewsGubernatorial candidates debated one another in front of a live audience in an auditorium. They were joined on stage by several journalists who directed the questioning.
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