True Compass: The Life of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

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December 3, 2009
Victoria Reggie Kennedy introduces historians Michael Beschloss, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, who will discuss Senator Kennedy’s memoir, True Compass, his role in history and his legacy with political analyst, Mike Barnicle.Mrs. Kennedy will sign copies of True Compass (which will be on sale in our museum store) following the forum.This special forum is being co-sponsored by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.

The Future of Cuba

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November 17, 2009
Jorge Dominguez, Professor of Latin American Politics at Harvard University; Adriana Bosch, writer and director of the PBS documentary Fidel Castro; and Carlos Saladrigas, co-chair of the Miami based Cuban Study Group, talked about the history of Cuba-U.S. relations and what lies ahead. Tom Gjelten, NPR correspondent and author of Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause, moderated.

Covering Obama

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November 2, 2009
Journalists Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker; Lynn Sweet Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times and columnist for Politics Daily; and, Richard Wolffe of Newsweek and author of Renegade: The Making of a President, analyzed the media’s coverage of President Obama’s first year in office. Commentator Callie Crossley of WGBH’s Beat the Press moderated. *Ryan Lizza was unable to participate due to illness.

Justice with Michael Sandel

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October 21, 2009
Professor Michael Sandel discusses his new book, Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do? (based on his legendary and influential Harvard course), with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne.

A Tribute to I.M. Pei

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October 18, 2009
To mark the 30th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the Kennedy Library hosted a tribute to its architect and visionary, I.M. Pei. Family, colleagues and critics reflected on his extraordinary career with PBS host, Charlie Rose.

Presidency in the Nuclear Age

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October 12, 2009
A one-day conference – sponsored by the nation’s 13 Presidential Libraries – that examined how the Presidency and U.S. foreign policy have been reshaped by the advent, use and spread of nuclear weapons.

A Conversation with Madeleine Albright

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October 1, 2009
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discussed her new book, Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box, with former Governor of Vermont and author of Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead, Madeleine Kunin.

A Moveable Feast

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September 20, 2009
Sean Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson; Adam Gopnik, New Yorker writer and author of Paris to the Moon; and, Diane Johnson, author of Le Mariage and Le Divorce, discussd the restored edition of Hemingway’s Parisian classic, A Moveable Feast, with Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Saturday Weekend Edition.

A Conversation with Lillian Ross

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June 9, 2009
To mark the 110th anniversary of Hemingway’s birth, Lillian Ross reflected on her famous 1950 New Yorker profile of the Nobel-prize winning author and what she has learned about writing and writers throughout her career. Ms. Ross was joined by her New Yorker editor Susan Morrison.

A Tribute to John Updike

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June 7, 2009
Authors Nicholson Baker, Samuel Shem (pen-name of Dr. Stephen Bergman) and Anne Bernays; editor and journalist Charles McGrath; critic and scholar William Pritchard; and family members paid tribute to John Updike, who passed away on January 27, 2009 at the age of 76. Radio/internet host Christopher Lydon was Master of Ceremonies. This program was presented in conjunction with PEN New England.