Lectures tagged "John F. Kennedy"

UN in the Era of American World Power
James Traub
February 25, 2007
01:32:55
James Traub discusses his new book The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American World Power with Gillian Sorensen, Senior Adviser at the United Nations Foundation, and Iqbal Riza, former Chief of Staff to Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Civil Rights Movement in Boston, 1960-1968: Welcome & Keynote Address
John Shattuck
November 3, 2006
01:09:55
John Shattuck of the JFK Library Foundation, Paul La Camera of WBUR radio, and Gerald Gill of Tufts University present the welcome speech and key note address for "Power and Protest", a public symposium discussing the Civil Rights movement in Boston between 1960 and 1968.
Filming JFK
Thom Powers
November 16, 2003
01:09:51
Thom Powers, documentary film professor at New York University, talks about the career of political documentarian Bob Drew.
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Presidency of John F. Kennedy
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
October 19, 2003
01:31:55
Arthur Schlesinger, Alan Brinkley and Lizabeth Cohen look back, 20 years later, at John F. Kennedy's presidency.
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1963 March on Washington: "Blowin' in the Wind" Leaders and Lawmakers
Eugene Carson Blake
August 28, 1963
01:41:08
In 1963, WGBH 89.7 broadcast the entire event as part of the National Educational Radio Network, the precursor to NPR.
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1963 March on Washington: "Freedom" The Demands, The Pledge, The Prayer
Bayard Rustin
August 28, 1963
00:15:17
In 1963, WGBH 89.7 broadcast the entire event as part of the National Educational Radio Network, the precursor to NPR.
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1963 March on Washington: "Whole World in His Hands" Speeches and Spirituals
John Lewis
August 28, 1963
00:41:10
In 1963, WGBH 89.7 broadcast the entire event as part of the National Educational Radio Network, the precursor to NPR.
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1963 March on Washington: "We Shall Overcome" History and Context
George Geesey
August 28, 1963
00:12:56
In 1963, WGBH 89.7 broadcast the entire event as part of the National Educational Radio Network, the precursor to NPR.