The Midterm Elections: A Look Ahead
Jonathan Capehart, associate editor for The Washington Post and anchor of MSNBC’s The Sunday Show, and Ali Vitali, Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News and author of Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put A Woman in the White House…Yet, explore key issues in advance of the midterm elections with Lisa Desjardins, correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
First Look: Atomic Gambit - The Cuban Missile Crisis 60 Years Later
In October 1962, the world came perilously close to nuclear annihilation when JFK learned of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Our new podcast series, Atomic Gambit: The Cuban Missile Crisis 60 Years Later, explores the 13 days and beyond starting 10/13.
Listen at: https://www.jfklibrary.org/AtomicGambit
Roland Mesnier on Becoming a White House Pastry Chef
This week, we remember White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier who died Saturday. He worked for five different presidents from Presidents Carter to George W. Bush. At a 2019 #JFKForum, he told visitors he didn’t want the job initially, but was convinced by First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
Beyond the New Frontier: Climate Change Innovation
President Kennedy called on American innovators to find new technologies to solve the biggest problems of the World. Solving the Climate Crisis requires finding tomorrow's solutions today.
Dr. Donald Sadoway and his team at MIT and Ambri, Inc. have developed liquid metal battery which can store energy at an industrial level safer and cheaper than today's lithium-ion batteries. The future of this technology will allow solar and wind farms store their energy when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing making it possible for renewable resources to provide even more power for our clean energy future.
Our Changing Electorate
What does the changing U.S. electorate mean for future elections?
Kendra Davenport Cotton, chief operating officer at the New Georgia Project; Robert Griffin for the Voter Study Group at Democracy Fund; Taeku Lee, UC-Berkeley professor; Gabriel R. Sanchez, University of New Mexico professor of political science and The Brookings Institution fellow; and Tova Wang, fellow at Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, join award-winning journalist and author Larry Tye for a virtual forum on "Our Changing Electorate."
Forum: Fighting Hunger with José Andrés
Join José Andrés, chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, and David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, as they discuss current actions and responses to hunger and malnutrition with Laura Reiley, reporter for The Washington Post covering the business of food.
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy and distinguished professor and chair at Texas Tech University, discusses her forthcoming book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World with Reyhaneh Maktoufi, host, co-producer, and illustrator of PBS/NOVA’s Sciencing Out, Rita Allen Foundation Civic Science Fellow in Misinformation, and science communication researcher.
Enter the 2022 Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Every year, we look forward to reading stories submitted to our Profile in Courage Essay Contest. Each essay tells the stories of courage through the eyes of tomorrow’s leaders—our students.
Do you know a high school student who should enter? Share the contest details with them! ⬇️
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest
The Earthshot Prize: 15 Finalists
Earlier this week, we announced that the JFK Library Foundation is partnering with Prince William and The Earthshot Prize to bring the spirit of President Kennedy’s moonshot to help repair the planet.
Today, The Earthshot Prize has unveiled its first-ever 15 Finalists, a global set of innovators and leaders with ground-breaking solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges. All of the 15 Finalists will receive support to scale their work, but only five will win The Earthshot Prize at the inaugural Awards Ceremony on October 17th.
Watch as Prince William introduces the Finalists to the world and read about their extraordinary work: www.earthshotprize.org
Enter the 2021 Profile in Courage Essay Contest
The Profile in Courage Essay Contest is an opportunity for high school students to share stories of political courage that can teach, offer hope, and inspire.
Tell a student you know to submit an essay for a chance to win up to $10,000 for college. JFKLibrary.org/essay
A Virtual Conversation on Netflix Film Worth
Watch Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton, actor Laura Benanti; and screenwriter Max Borenstein as they join former JFK Library Foundation Chair and attorney Ken Feinberg and his colleague and Head of Operations, Camille Biros to discuss the new Netflix film "Worth." The panel will be moderated by film critic Nell Minow and Ambassador Caroline Kennedy will introduce the discussion.
Serving up a scoop of ice cream as July aka #NationalIceCreamMonth ends!
🍨🍦 What’s your favorite flavor?
📽: JFK Jr. hands JFK an ice cream cone on the Honey Fitz, excerpt of PPP-40
"Kennedy on Telstar: Europe Sees News Conference" (IFP-86D)
Telstar 1 - the world's first active communication satellite - transmitted the first live transatlantic broadcast #otd in 1962. Airing in the US on ABC, CBS, and NBC; in Canada on CBC; and in Europe on the Eurovision network, one of JFK's live press conferences was part of that transmission.
A Message from JFK Library Director Alan Price
We're reopening! Starting July 3, the JFK Library will be open on weekends with reduced hours. View a message from Library Director Alan Price.
Tickets will be FREE in July and August and must be reserved online in advance at: https://buy.acmeticketing.com/events/273/list
"Ich bin ein Berliner" USG-02-B-1
After a stop at the Berlin Wall, JFK delivered his now-famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech to a crowd of more than 100,000 people at the Rudolph Wilde Platz, #otd on June 26, 1963.
He saw West Berlin - controlled by western allies and surrounded by Soviet-controlled Eastern Germany - as an important symbol of freedom in the Cold War, and he encouraged West Berliners to remain hopeful despite the imposing presence of the Berlin Wall.
He ended his speech with the words: “All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner.’”
It's the first full day of summer.
It's Monday.
Here's the First Lady waterskiing with John Glenn.
📽 JFKPPP-19, July 1962
Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White
Patricia Sullivan, professor of history at the University of South Carolina, discusses her new book Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White, which draws on government files, personal papers, and oral interviews to examine Robert F. Kennedy’s life and legacy. Kenneth Mack, professor of law and history at Harvard University, moderates.
Kennedy Library education and public programs on civil rights and social justice are supported in part by AT&T.
Celebrating Courage: The Profile in Courage Award and Profiles in COVID Courage Awards
Join us for the virtual event, Celebrating Courage, where we’ll present this year’s #ProfileinCourage Award to Senator Mitt Romney and the special Profiles in COVID Courage Awards to seven frontline heroes.
Hear from COVID Courage Honoree Lauren Leander
Lauren Leander, an ICU nurse caring for critically ill patients in Arizona, stood up for life saving stay-at-home orders against thousands of protestors.
Learn more about her story and celebrate the bravery of frontline workers tonight at 6pm ET at http://www.jfklibrary.org/watch
Sen. Claire McCaskill on Sen. Mitt Romney as a Profile in Courage
Never before in history had a senator voted to impeach a president from their party. As Claire McCaskill says best, Senator Mitt Romney chose his principles over politics. Join us as we celebrate this #ProfileinCourage on Wednesday at 6pm ET. RSVP at http://www.jfklibrary.org/rsvp
Hear from COVID Courage honoree Burnell Cotlon
Burnell Cotlon, owner of Burnell’s Market in the Lower 9th Ward of News Orleans, is one of our special Profile in COVID Courage honorees. What’s his story of courage and sacrifice? Tune in on Wednesday at 6pm ET to learn more. RSVP at http://www.jfklibrary.org/rsvp
Join Us on May 26 to Honor COVID Courage
On May 26, 2021 at 6pm ET, we're presenting the special Profiles in COVID Courage Awards to pay tribute to all of those on the frontlines of the pandemic. RSVP now and tune in at www.jfklibrary.org/rsvp to hear the stories of these courageous honorees.