Presidency of John F. Kennedy
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A panel including Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., adviser to JFK, examines the impact of John F. Kennedy's presidency in retrospect. The presentation includes film excerpts from JFK's speeches.
Quincy Generations From Family to Faneuil Hall
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John Quincy, Jr., 11th-generation descendent of the New England Quincy family, traces the history of the family, a dominant force in area politics (the Boston mayorage passed from Quincy father to son for several generations).
Vietnam and the Presidency: Inside the White House II
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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A panel discussion including former U.S. secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig, special counsel to JFK Theodore Sorensen, and special assistant to LBJ Jack Valenti looks at presidential policies during the Vietnam War. This discussion follows the discussion "Vietnam and the Presidency: Inside the White House I."
Vietnam and the Presidency: Inside the White House I
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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34th president Jimmy Carter (through a taped interview) discusses his experiences with the aftermath of the Vietnam War during his presidency. A panel discussion including former U.S. secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig, special counsel to JFK Theodore Sorensen, and special assistant to LBJ Jack Valenti on presidential policies at the time follows. Daughter of JFK and JFK Library Foundation president Caroline Kennedy introduces the event.
Vietnam War and the Presidency: Media and Public Opinion
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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A panel including newsanchors Brian Williams and Dan Rather, former correspondent Steve Bell, and Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Frances Fitzgerald discusses media coverage of the Vietnam War and public opinion on the war, both during the war and today.
Vietnam War and the Presidency: Lessons Learned
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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A panel including former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark, Senator Chuck Hagel, New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, NBC newsanchor Brian Williams, and former ambassador to Vietnam and POW Pete Peterson examines perception of the Vietnam War today and what effects the war and perceptions of it have had on the U.S. and continue to have.
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Vietnam War and the Presidency: The Presidential Tapes
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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A series of professors and historians look at the presidential tape recordings of John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon B. Johnson, focusing on what these tapes reveal about the presidents' decisions and roles during the Vietnam War. The panel also discusses the significance of such recordings in general—to memory, to the press, to historians—and what they reveal about the character of individual presidents.
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Vietnam War and the Presidency: Keynote Speaker
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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Halberstam delivers the keynote address to the national conference "'Vietnam and the Presidency," describing his experiences as a reporter during and on the Vietnam War and speaking on the war and its effects from this perspective.
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Christian Appy: Vietnam War from All Sides
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Christian Appy, associate professor of history at MIT, discusses perceptions and memories of the Vietnam War from all possible sides: American civilians, antiwar protestors, and soldiers, as well as Vietnamese civilians and soldiers.
1963 March on Washington: Lewis Looks Back
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Congressman John Lewis, who at 23 spoke at the 1963 March on Washington as chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, leads a discussion on the planning, implementation, and effect the first March on Washington had on the country. The presentation includes footage of Lewis's 1963 speech at the March.