Senator Elizabeth Warren discussed her new memoir, A Fighting Chance, with journalist and political commentator E.J. Dionne.
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A Conversation with Billy Collins
Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins discussed poetry with writer and former New Yorker editor, Daniel Menaker.
Transformed by Art
Authors André Dubus III ( Townie), Marianne Leone ( Knowing Jessie), and Richard Russo, ( Empire Falls, Nobody’s Fool) recounted how writing changed their lives.
Advanced Screening of "Plimpton!"
The Kennedy Library showed an advanced screening of PBS's American Masters documentary Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself. The film follows the fascinating life and career of the co-founder
The Presidency of LBJ
Mark Updegrove, Director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, discussed his new book, Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency with Daily Beast writer, John Avlon.
26.2: Beyond the Finish Line with Tom Ashbrook
With the Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013, Boston suffered a terrible loss. On April 15, 2014, Tom Ashbrook hosted a live broadcast at the John F. Kennedy Library to remember, to reflect, and to
An Evening with Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns
Renowned Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns presented a special performance and was joined by students from the University of Massachusetts Boston, who read selections from Irish literature. * This event was
A Concert of Hope and Peace
WBZ News Anchor Lisa Hughes introduced the Hawthorne String Quartet, who performed pieces from Mozart and Previn, among others; and author Richard Hoffman read a selection of poems. This concert of
2012 PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's sole surviving son, introduced the 2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, which was given to Teju Cole for his first novel Open City. In addition, the Laurence L. &
A Conversation with Carole King
Carole King discussed her new memoir, A Natural Woman, with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle.
STEVE ROTHSTEIN: Welcome, everyone. You all look great and showered after you've run your marathon today. [laughter] Glad you could come! Welcome. My name is Steve Rothstein, and I'm the Executive
Celebrating the Centennial of Fenway Park
Following a screening of Rooters: The Birth of the Red Sox Nation, Peter Nash, baseball historian and author of Boston's Royal Rooters; Richard Johnson, curator of Boston's Sports Museum; and Thomas
Globe Insider: Advance Screening of 5 Runners
Globe Insider presented a screening of the Boston Globedocumentary, 5 Runners, which was followed by a panel featuring Globe reporter and documentary producer/co-director Geoff Edgers; Emmy-winning
STEVE ROTHSTEIN: My name is Steve Rothstein, and I'm the Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. And on behalf of all of the Foundation team and the Library team, we're thrilled
50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Todd Purdum, author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964; John Stewart, chief aide to Hubert Humphrey; and civil rights activist
2014 PEN Hemingway Awards
Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s son, presented the PEN Hemingway Award for best first published work of fiction by an American author. This year's winner was NoViolet Bulawayo for We Need New
Redistricting in Massachusetts: A Community Discussion - October 28, 2001
Based on the 2000 census data, the Massachusetts Congressional map will be redrawn. State Representative Jarrett Barrios, State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, UMass Boston Professor Paul Watanabe, and
Presidential Decision-making: The U.S. Response to Terrorism - October 29, 2001
Joseph Nye, Dean of the Kennedy School of Government and former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a panel including Jessica Stern, an expert on terrorism and
Doug Most Michael Dukakis Globe Insider: A Conversation with Governor Dukakis and Doug Most
Globe Insider presents Doug Most and former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in a sweeping, thoughtful conversation about the past, present, and future of urban transportation and Boston's
The Wrong Response: Recalling the U.S. Internment of the Japanese - November 4, 2001
Congressman Robert T. Matsui shared his and his family's experience in Japanese internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and commented on the dangers of a similar backlash against Arab
[Extended series preview shown.] [Applause.] PHILLIP MARTIN: Great. I'm using the term purposely, of course. Make America great again. Make America great. This, of course, was the theme that permeated
Presidents and Foreign Policy Crises - November 7, 2001
David Gergen, advisor to four presidents and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, discussed the foreign policies of presidents he has known and comment on the military and
Race in the Military - November 11, 2001
As the country commemorated Veterans' Day and faced an unprecedented military threat, Gail Buckley, author of American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
Spying: From Eisenhower to Obama
Andrew Bacevich, author and professor at Boston University; Stephen Kinzer, author of The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles and their Secret World War; and Evan Thomas, author and professor
Bringing International Criminals to Justice - November 12, 2001
How should the world community punish those who commit crimes against humanity? Justice Richard Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor for the International Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia