Lectures tagged "Kennedy"

The Colorful Politician, James Michael Curley
William Bulger
January 20, 2010
00:41:58
William Bulger, who served as president of both the Massachusetts Senate and the University of Massachusetts, author of James Michael Curley: a Short Biography, explains why the "rascal" politician James Michael Curley was such and inspiration to the generation that followed him.
Charlotte Dennett: The People v. Bush
Charlotte Dennett
January 20, 2010
00:54:44
Journalist-turned-lawyer Charlotte Dennett discusses her new book, The People v. Bush: One Lawyer's Campaign to Bring the President to Justice and the National Grassroots Movement She Encountered Along the Way.
Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: 1938 - 1940
Will Swift
June 12, 2008
01:25:11
Will Swift discusses his new book, The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938 - 1940. During this brief but crucial period, the Kennedys emerged as the political dynasty we know today, setting the stage for all their future successes and tragedies.
Vietnam War and the Presidency: Keynote Speaker
David Halberstam
March 10, 2006
00:58:27
David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, gives the opening lecture at "Vietnam and the Presidency", a national conference where leading historians, key policymakers of the Vietnam War er
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Richard Reeves on Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan
Richard Reeves
February 20, 2006
01:28:55
In honor of Presidents' Day, Richard Reeves, who has written biographies of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and a new biography entitled President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination discusses each of these President's legacies with The Boston Globe's Mark Feeney.
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RFK Remembered
Jack Newfield
April 25, 2004
01:24:06
Veteran journalist Jack Newfield, who authored Robert Kennedy: A Memoir and Newsweek's Evan Thomas, who wrote Robert Kennedy: His Life, discuss the life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy. CNN's Jeff Greenfield, a former speechwriter for Robert F. Kennedy, moderates.
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American Values: Patriotism Today
Daniel Schorr
October 29, 2003
01:29:36
Join Caroline Kennedy as she introduces a panel discussion moderated by Derek Bok, former president of Harvard University, that explores the ideals upon which our country was founded and how they can best be fulfilled at home and abroad in today's world.