John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Lectures

Boston, MA

Poverty and Social Justice Challenges Facing the Nation: Part I
Marian Wright Edelman
February 8, 2009
00:44:48
Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children's Defense Fund, and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, discuss the social, economic, and educational challenges facing this country. New York Times columnist Bob Herbert moderates.
Change Haiti Can Believe In: Part II
Paul Farmer
January 27, 2009
00:51:40
Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health; actor and activist Matt Damon, who recently visited Haiti to assist victims devastated by hurricanes; Massachusetts State Representative and Haitian-American Linda Dorcena Forry; and Brian Concannon, Jr., director of the Institute for Justice and Democr
Audio-only
Postcards from China
James Fallows
January 25, 2009
01:27:47
James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic, who has been living in China for the last two years, discusses his book, Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China, with the founder of Harvard University's Global Equity Initiative, Dr. Lincoln Chen.
Civil Rights in the Age of Obama: Part I
Roger Wilkins
January 19, 2009
00:41:27
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and civil rights leader Roger Wilkins reflects on the state of American race relations, the evolution of our electoral politics, and Barack Obama's historic election with journalist Callie Crossley.
Remembering Julia Child
Judith Jones
November 20, 2008
01:12:48
Julia Child's long-time editor, Judith Jones, discusses French cooking, the joys of eating, and the indefatigable Julia Child with Sheryl Julian, food editor of The Boston Globe.
Same-Sex Marriage in Massachusetts
Mary Bonauto
November 16, 2008
01:25:58
On the 5th anniversary of the landmark Massachusetts Supreme Court decision on the case that led to the legalization of same-sex marriage, lead counsel Mary Bonauto, Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and Massachusetts state senator Marian Walsh reflect on the progress that has been made and the c
Conversation with US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Stephen Breyer
September 28, 2003
01:28:49
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer engages in a discussion with NPR chief legal correspondent Nina Totenberg concerning the judicial issues facing the country today.
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2004 PEN Awards for Literature
Russell Banks
April 4, 2004
01:09:00
The 2004 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the L.L. Winship/PEN Awards are presented. Jennifer Haigh is honored as the 2004 recipient of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction for Mrs. Kimble.
Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
December 18, 2005
01:28:28
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rose from obscurity to become one of the most significant presidents in this nation's hi
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Naked in Baghdad: Covering the War in Iraq
Anne Garrels
September 29, 2003
01:22:38
Anne Garrels discusses her experiences in Baghdad which she has chronicled in a new book, Naked in Baghdad. Garrels is a roving foreign correspondent for NPR's foreign desk.
My Life with the Hemingways
Valerie Hemingway
November 8, 2004
01:30:35
After more than 40 years of virtual silence, Valerie Hemingway, the confidante of Ernest, shares stories of her years living and traveling with Ernest and Mary Hemingway.
Electing a President
Madeleine Kunin
February 18, 2008
01:30:44
Madeleine Kunin, David Yepsen, and Tom Oliphant share their insights about the unprecedented 2008 presidential campaign.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world. Our purpose is to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to promote a greater appreciation of America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service. We accomplish our mission by: preserving and making accessible the records of President Kennedy and his times; promoting open discourse on critical issues of our own time; and educating and encouraging citizens to contribute, through public and community service, to shaping our nation's future.
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