Barbara Perry discusses her biography of Rose Kennedy, The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch with Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/weBe9Q2OAjw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Barbara Perry discusses her biography of Rose Kennedy, The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch with Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Forum series

The Life of Rose Kennedy

On the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's dedication of the Robert Frost Library at Amherst College, the Kennedy Library hosted a tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet who passed away on August 30. Speakers included his good friend and fellow poet Rose Styron, former poet laureate Robert Pinsky and Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen. This program was a collaboration with PEN New England.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/L58jR_Ff65g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

On the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's dedication of the Robert Frost Library at Amherst College, the Kennedy Library hosted a tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet who passed away on August 30. Speakers included his good friend and fellow poet Rose Styron, former poet laureate Robert Pinsky and Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen. This program was a collaboration with PEN New England.

A Tribute to Seamus Heaney

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl shot by the Taliban last October because of her advocacy for children’s education, discusses her book, I am Malala, and her determination to continue her fight for universal education with WBUR’s Here & Now host, Robin Young.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/QMMetS5ujnk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl shot by the Taliban last October because of her advocacy for children’s education, discusses her book, I am Malala, and her determination to continue her fight for universal education with WBUR’s Here & Now host, Robin Young.

A Conversation with Malala Yousafzai

A discussion of the book, "Joe Moakley’s Journey: From South Boston to El Salvador" with author Mark Robert Schneider and Congressman Jim McGovern. Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe reporter Kevin Cullen moderates.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/XfNg9uWU_64" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

A discussion of the book, "Joe Moakley’s Journey: From South Boston to El Salvador" with author Mark Robert Schneider and Congressman Jim McGovern. Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe reporter Kevin Cullen moderates.

The Legacy of Joe Moakley

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the final months of JFK’s presidency, Thurston Clarke discusses his new book, JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President, with historian Ted Widmer<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/EzXf4nsSkVo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the final months of JFK’s presidency, Thurston Clarke discusses his new book, JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President, with historian Ted Widmer

JFK's Last Hundred Days

Congressman John Lewis commemorates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with an in-depth discussion with veteran journalist Callie Crossley.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/GfWFEyY1GjQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Congressman John Lewis commemorates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with an in-depth discussion with veteran journalist Callie Crossley.

A Conversation with John Lewis

Jonathan Alter will discuss his second book about the Obama presidency, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies, with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tom Oliphant.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/FrQ98f_H15M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Jonathan Alter will discuss his second book about the Obama presidency, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies, with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tom Oliphant.

The Obama Presidency

Jeffrey Sachs will discuss his new book, To Move The World, about President Kennedy’s efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons and achieve world peace, with Boston radio host Christopher Lydon.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/adcCjZTf4YM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Jeffrey Sachs will discuss his new book, To Move The World, about President Kennedy’s efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons and achieve world peace, with Boston radio host Christopher Lydon.

JFK's Quest for Peace

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens discusses his long career on the bench and his views of American jurisprudence with Harvard Law professor (and former law clerk) David Barron.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/bwWN6qowI1o" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens discusses his long career on the bench and his views of American jurisprudence with Harvard Law professor (and former law clerk) David Barron.

A Conversation with Justice John Paul Stevens

Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s son, presents this year's PEN Hemingway Award to Kevin Powers for The Yellow Birds. Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn and The Testament of Mary, delivers the keynote address.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/irZR2dLob08" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s son, presents this year's PEN Hemingway Award to Kevin Powers for The Yellow Birds. Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn and The Testament of Mary, delivers the keynote address.

2013 PEN Hemingway Awards

Boston Globe journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy discuss their book, Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice. WBUR reporter David Boeri moderates.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/FnyKCd0k8_w" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Boston Globe journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy discuss their book, Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice. WBUR reporter David Boeri moderates.

A Conversation with Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy

Award-winning CNN correspondent John King discusses his career, Dorchester roots, and the state of our national politics with Boston Globe Editor in Chief Brian McGrory.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/yJWdEiUqkfs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Award-winning CNN correspondent John King discusses his career, Dorchester roots, and the state of our national politics with Boston Globe Editor in Chief Brian McGrory.

A Conversation with John King

John Irving discusses his latest novel, In One Person, with novelist Tom Perrotta.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/LQruO1JhBBo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

John Irving discusses his latest novel, In One Person, with novelist Tom Perrotta.

A Conversation with John Irving

Rose Styron, wife of the late William Styron, and their daughter, Alexandra, discuss the publication of his letters to leading artists of his day, including several describing time spent with President and Mrs. Kennedy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/GggjaKwInIQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Rose Styron, wife of the late William Styron, and their daughter, Alexandra, discuss the publication of his letters to leading artists of his day, including several describing time spent with President and Mrs. Kennedy.

Selected Letters of William Styron

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discusses Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JfkLibraryAudioPodcast/~4/XrP7UFqJ0g0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discusses Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle.

Thomas Jefferson the Politician

Kennedy Library Forums are a series of public affairs programs offered by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to foster public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political and cultural topics reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy's White House years. They are conducted as conversations rather than lectures.

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