november-1963-remembering-jfkHow JFK Affected Patrick, Tsongas, OthersMany Massachusetts public servants and activists were galvanized by the Camelot era.Local CoverageNov 22, 2013Poem: 'The Colonel And The President'In memoriam of John F. Kennedy and Sir Denis Hamilton.Local CoverageNov 22, 2013The Draw Of John F. Kennedy, 50 Years LaterWhat is it in the end that still draws us? John F. Kennedy seems more like a dream drifting across the ages than a figure of history.ResumeLocal Coverage09:42Nov 22, 2013Kennedy Records Private Thoughts On VietnamOn Nov. 4, 1963, Kennedy recorded his private concerns over a military coup in South Vietnam that ousted President Diem. It was a precursor to the U.S.-Vietnam war.ResumeLocal Coverage05:52Nov 21, 2013Kennedy Remembers Frost, Champions The ArtsPresident Kennedy traveled to Massachusetts for the last time on Oct. 26, 1963. He received an honorary degree from Amherst College and spoke at the groundbreaking of the school’s Robert...ResumeLocal Coverage05:45Nov 20, 2013AdvertisementJFK's Civil Rights Reluctance Ends With AddressOn June 11, 1963, hours after Gov. George Wallace tried to block two African-American students from enrolling in the University of Alabama, President Kennedy went on national television to announce...ResumeLocal Coverage05:54Nov 19, 2013Audio Timeline: From ‘Ask Not’ To Cuban Missiles, JFK’s SpeechesA compilation of sounds from WBUR's series commemorating the death of John F. Kennedy, "November 1963."Local CoverageNov 18, 2013Commander In Chief Kennedy Calls For PeaceOn June 10, 1963, Kennedy gave a commencement address at American University — often referred to as his "Peace Speech" — that redirected the trajectory of the Cold War.ResumeLocal Coverage05:14Nov 18, 2013The Women In Kennedy's White House While John F. Kennedy's womanizing is well-documented, the women who worked for him — and the president's policies on women - are not as well-known.ResumeLocal Coverage09:53Nov 15, 2013'There Will Never Be Another Camelot': The Kennedys' White HouseAs part of our ongoing series "November 1963," we peeked inside the Kennedy White House — and the "Camelot" mystique.ResumeLocal Coverage07:54Nov 14, 2013Timeline: The Life Of President John F. KennedyThe highlights of President John F. Kennedy's life, from birth to death.Local CoverageNov 13, 2013Kennedy Narrowly Avoids Nuclear War In Cuban Missile CrisisWe go inside the Kennedy White House at the height of the Cuban missile crisis.ResumeLocal Coverage04:54Nov 13, 2013Kennedy's Public Service Legacy Still Moves Some MillennialsOne of JFK's most tangible legacies is the Peace Corps, which speaks to his commitment to public service.Local CoverageNov 12, 2013At Rice, JFK Asks Americans For The MoonIn Houston, on Sept. 12 1962, before a crowd of 35,000 people, the president made an impassioned speech outlining his goals for the nation’s space effort.ResumeLocal Coverage03:30Nov 11, 2013Violence Transformed JFK's Civil Rights PushKennedy made efforts to protect the rights of African-Americans even before he became president. But violence accompanied civil rights protests and ultimately ended Kennedy's life, radically transforming the push for...ResumeLocal Coverage09:56Nov 8, 2013Kennedy's Inaugural Call To ActionOn Jan. 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Warren. He proceeded to deliver some of his best known remarks.ResumeLocal Coverage04:33Nov 6, 2013John F. Kennedy's 'City Upon A Hill'Before an audience of legislators, officials and 700 spectators in the State House, Kennedy looked back on his political career, and ahead to the presidency.ResumeLocal Coverage04:09Nov 4, 2013John F. Kennedy, A Son Of MassachusettsWe trace JFK's Massachusetts roots, from the Brookline home where he grew up to a pithy presidential campaign speech at Harvard Law School.ResumeLocal Coverage09:17Nov 1, 2013John F. Kennedy's Final Footsteps At HomeA Harvard-Columbia football game. A graveside visit. A sundae stop. Final time with his father. We trace President John F. Kennedy's final trip home, 50 years ago Saturday.ResumeLocal Coverage08:02Oct 18, 2013
How JFK Affected Patrick, Tsongas, OthersMany Massachusetts public servants and activists were galvanized by the Camelot era.Local CoverageNov 22, 2013
Poem: 'The Colonel And The President'In memoriam of John F. Kennedy and Sir Denis Hamilton.Local CoverageNov 22, 2013
The Draw Of John F. Kennedy, 50 Years LaterWhat is it in the end that still draws us? John F. Kennedy seems more like a dream drifting across the ages than a figure of history.ResumeLocal Coverage09:42Nov 22, 2013
Kennedy Records Private Thoughts On VietnamOn Nov. 4, 1963, Kennedy recorded his private concerns over a military coup in South Vietnam that ousted President Diem. It was a precursor to the U.S.-Vietnam war.ResumeLocal Coverage05:52Nov 21, 2013
Kennedy Remembers Frost, Champions The ArtsPresident Kennedy traveled to Massachusetts for the last time on Oct. 26, 1963. He received an honorary degree from Amherst College and spoke at the groundbreaking of the school’s Robert...ResumeLocal Coverage05:45Nov 20, 2013
JFK's Civil Rights Reluctance Ends With AddressOn June 11, 1963, hours after Gov. George Wallace tried to block two African-American students from enrolling in the University of Alabama, President Kennedy went on national television to announce...ResumeLocal Coverage05:54Nov 19, 2013
Audio Timeline: From ‘Ask Not’ To Cuban Missiles, JFK’s SpeechesA compilation of sounds from WBUR's series commemorating the death of John F. Kennedy, "November 1963."Local CoverageNov 18, 2013
Commander In Chief Kennedy Calls For PeaceOn June 10, 1963, Kennedy gave a commencement address at American University — often referred to as his "Peace Speech" — that redirected the trajectory of the Cold War.ResumeLocal Coverage05:14Nov 18, 2013
The Women In Kennedy's White House While John F. Kennedy's womanizing is well-documented, the women who worked for him — and the president's policies on women - are not as well-known.ResumeLocal Coverage09:53Nov 15, 2013
'There Will Never Be Another Camelot': The Kennedys' White HouseAs part of our ongoing series "November 1963," we peeked inside the Kennedy White House — and the "Camelot" mystique.ResumeLocal Coverage07:54Nov 14, 2013
Timeline: The Life Of President John F. KennedyThe highlights of President John F. Kennedy's life, from birth to death.Local CoverageNov 13, 2013
Kennedy Narrowly Avoids Nuclear War In Cuban Missile CrisisWe go inside the Kennedy White House at the height of the Cuban missile crisis.ResumeLocal Coverage04:54Nov 13, 2013
Kennedy's Public Service Legacy Still Moves Some MillennialsOne of JFK's most tangible legacies is the Peace Corps, which speaks to his commitment to public service.Local CoverageNov 12, 2013
At Rice, JFK Asks Americans For The MoonIn Houston, on Sept. 12 1962, before a crowd of 35,000 people, the president made an impassioned speech outlining his goals for the nation’s space effort.ResumeLocal Coverage03:30Nov 11, 2013
Violence Transformed JFK's Civil Rights PushKennedy made efforts to protect the rights of African-Americans even before he became president. But violence accompanied civil rights protests and ultimately ended Kennedy's life, radically transforming the push for...ResumeLocal Coverage09:56Nov 8, 2013
Kennedy's Inaugural Call To ActionOn Jan. 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Warren. He proceeded to deliver some of his best known remarks.ResumeLocal Coverage04:33Nov 6, 2013
John F. Kennedy's 'City Upon A Hill'Before an audience of legislators, officials and 700 spectators in the State House, Kennedy looked back on his political career, and ahead to the presidency.ResumeLocal Coverage04:09Nov 4, 2013
John F. Kennedy, A Son Of MassachusettsWe trace JFK's Massachusetts roots, from the Brookline home where he grew up to a pithy presidential campaign speech at Harvard Law School.ResumeLocal Coverage09:17Nov 1, 2013
John F. Kennedy's Final Footsteps At HomeA Harvard-Columbia football game. A graveside visit. A sundae stop. Final time with his father. We trace President John F. Kennedy's final trip home, 50 years ago Saturday.ResumeLocal Coverage08:02Oct 18, 2013
