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TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon. On behalf of John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my library colleagues, I want to welcome you to the special Martin Luther King Day Forum
JOHN SHATTUCK: Good evening and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and on behalf of myself, our Library Director, Tom Putnam, and all
TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon. I’m Tom Putnam, the director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of my
John Shattuck: Well, good afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library for this wonderful forum with a truly authentic American hero that I will introduce to you in just a
PAUL KIRK: Good evening and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. I’m Paul Kirk, chairman of the Board of Directors, and on behalf of myself, the Board, our Library Director Tom Putnam
JACK MANNING: Good evening everyone. Welcome to the Kennedy Library. My name is Jack Manning and I am the Chairman of the Distinguished Visitors Program at the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. On
DAVID MCKEAN: Good evening. I'm David McKean, CEO of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation. And on behalf of my colleagues at the Library and the Library Foundation, I want to thank you
TOM PUTNAM: Good afternoon everyone. I‘m Tom Putnam, Director of the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. And on behalf of all my Library and Library Foundation colleagues, I thank you for
THOMAS PUTNAM: I'm Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and on behalf of all of my Library and Library Foundation colleagues, I thank you all for coming on this
DAVID MCKEAN: Good evening, welcome. I'm David McKean, the CEO of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation. And on behalf of the Library and the Library Foundation, I thank you for coming
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I’m Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and on behalf of John Shattuck, CEO of the Library Foundation, and all of my Library
The president decided that only a bold domestic program, including tax cuts, would restore his political momentum. Declaring that the absence of recession is not tantamount to economic growth, the president proposed in 1963 to cut income taxes from a range of 20-91% to 14-65% He also proposed a cut in the corporate tax rate from 52% to 47%. Ironically, economic growth expanded in 1963, and Republicans and conservative Democrats in Congress insisted that reducing taxes without corresponding spending cuts was unacceptable. Kennedy disagreed, arguing that “a rising tide lifts all boats” and that strong economic growth would not continue without lower taxes.
"The fact of the matter is that the time when President Kennedy started televised press conferences there were only three or four newspapers in the entire United States that carried a full transcript of a presidential press conference. Therefore, what people read was a distillation…We thought that they should have the opportunity to see it in full." - Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to President Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Interview
John F. Kennedy had supported a ban on nuclear weapons testing since 1956. He believed a ban would prevent other countries from obtaining nuclear weapons, and took a strong stand on the issue in the 1960 presidential campaign. On August 5, 1963, after more than eight years of difficult negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Anti-Catholic prejudice was still very much in the mainstream of American life when JFK decided to seek the presidency in 1960. JFK established an informal network of advisers on the religious issue—including speechwriter Ted Sorensen, Dean Francis Bowes Sayre Jr. of the National Cathedral and several journalists. It was clear from the outset that Kennedy had to enter the state primaries to prove to skeptical party leaders that he was a viable national candidate. In the Minnesota primary, he defeated Senator Hubert Humphrey with 56% of the vote but failed to win a majority of the Protestant vote—an ominous sign.
On October 14, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy spoke to the students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor during a campaign speech and challenged them to live and work in developing countries around the world, thus dedicating themselves to the cause of peace and development. That idea inspired the beginning of the Peace Corps.
Profile in Courage Essay Contest Press Release John Morse: Small Price to Pay By Ben Wolman Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California Colorado State Senate President John Morse
BRIAN WILLIAMS: If we can get our next session started and a few points of personal privileges-- As they say in Washington, I have a few matters of business to get through. It was suggested by a nice
CAROLINE KENNEDY: Thank you. Good morning. Good morning everyone and welcome to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the second day of the Vietnam and the Presidency Conference, the
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BRIAN WILLIAMS: A brief explanation. I now have been asked more than once, those of you here for the top of the session this morning, witnessed my thorough embarrassment when Caroline read from the
MR. JOHN SHATTUCK: We are just thrilled to have you all here tonight. And, as you can see, our speaker tonight has packed the house. And we’re in store for a very real treat. Before introducing him
MR. PAUL KIRK: Good evening, everyone. And welcome to the Kennedy Library Forum. I think it’s only fitting before we begin this program at John Kennedy’s Library that we just reflect for a minute on
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