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University of Washington history professor William Rorabaugh talked about the 1960 presidential election. He discussed the candidates, and how Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice…

From the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival, Joseph Esposito detailed the White House dinner on April 1962 with 49 Nobel Prize winners, including Robert Oppenheimer, James Baldwin, Mary Welsh…

Fort Worth’s General Worth Square is the place where President John F. Kennedy gave an impromptu speech to thousands of spectators the morning he was assassinated. Andy Taft, president of Downtown Fort…

The 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.

Chris Matthews talked about the state of contemporary journalism and his new book, Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, on the 50th anniversary of former Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s 1968…

The University of Virginia’s Miller Center convened scholars for a two-day conference looking at the complicated history between U.S. and Russian leaders over the last century. The…

Professor Richard Aldous talked about his book Schlesinger, in which he recounts the life of Arthur Schlesinger, historian and special assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Mr. Aldous spoke with…

Martha Murphy, head of the Special Access and Freedom of Information Act staff at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, talked about the collection of artifacts related to the assassination of…

Lawrence Schiller talked about the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection of dozens of images that chronicle the life of President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy was born on May…

Kerry Tymchuk gave a tour of the exhibit, "High Hopes: The Journey of John F. Kennedy. He talked about JFK’s presidency and achievements during his time in office, and showed some of the original items that…

Edward Widmer and Fredrik Logevall reflected on President Kennedy’s legacy as the nation marked the centennial of his 1917 birth. John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Executive Director…

Alexandra Zapruder talked about her book, Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film. Abraham Zapruder filmed President Kennedy’s Dallas motorcade and assassination in 1963…

Philip Shenon talked about the October 26 ,2017, deadline for the release of government documents on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Mr. Shenon is the author of A Cruel and…

Panelists talked about President John F. Kennedy. Panelists included Steven Levingston, author of Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle Over Civil Rights; Kathy McKeon, author of…

Curtis Wilkie and Thomas Oliphant talked about their book, The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK’s Five-Year Campaign. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum hosted this program, which…

Scott Farris talked about his book on the life of Inga Arvad, Inga: Kennedy’s Great Love, Hitler’s Perfect Beauty, and J. Edgar Hoover’s Prime Suspect, including her love affair with John F. Kennedy and her…

Historians and authors talked about national security during John F. Kennedy’s presidency. Topics included President Kennedy’s “Peace Speech” at American University, and the growth in power of…

Oliver Stone joined two authors to examine President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and what the panelists called the “national-security state.” They also discussed America’s involvement…

Historians, authors, and former U.S. Representative and presidential candidate Ron Paul talked about the consequences of what they call America’s “security state” since the end of World War Two. Topics included the…

John Bohrer, author of The Revolution of Robert Kennedy: From Power to Protest After JFK, and Steven Levingston, author of Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over…