Both sides of JFK’s family were at the forefront of the amateur photography movement, using the burgeoning field to document their lives over the course of many decades. Today, this collection of photographs gives us an insight into the lives of these lively families, and also presents some unique challenges to archivists. JFK Library Archivist Laura Kintz tells us about her work exploring the family photo collections.

The Kennedys and Fitzgeralds: Photography and Preservation

Barbara Perry discusses her biography, Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch, with Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara in this 2013 Kennedy Library Forum.

The Life of Rose Kennedy

In the Kennedy Administration, Edward R. Murrow and a team of journalists and filmmakers produced stories about the United States’ activities and ideals for international audiences. Hollywood producer George Stevens, Jr. led the Motion Picture Service which produced more than 300 mostly short-form films for the global audience. He joins the podcast to reflect on his time in the administration.

Telling America's Stories to the World

We know much about the speeches President Kennedy gave during his time in office, but what about the ones he never gave. Speechwriter and author Jeff Nussbaum joins us to discuss his new book about how some undelivered speeches in the 1960s, including two by President Kennedy, could have changed history.

Undelivered Speeches that Could Have Rewritten History

Will Hurd, former Congressman, cybersecurity executive, and CIA officer, discusses his forthcoming book&nbsp;“American Reboot: An Idealist’s Guide to Getting Big Things Done”&nbsp;with Archon Fung, professor of citizenship and self-government at the Harvard Kennedy School.

American Reboot: An Idealist’s Guide to Getting Big Things Done

Simon Coveney TD, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defense, discusses Ireland’s foreign policy, the Irish-US relationship and key global issues with Dr. Robert Mauro, director of the Irish Institute and founding director of the Global Leadership Institute at Boston College. This program is supported in part through the Government of Ireland: Emigrant Support Programme.

A Conversation with Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Simon Coveney

Jeff Nussbaum, political speechwriter, discusses his new book "Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History," kennedy, library, history, politics, government, jfk, forum which explores the context of undelivered speeches by notable figures including Presidents Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Nixon; John Lewis, Hillary Clinton, and Condoleeza Rice. Mark Arsenault, reporter at The Boston Globe, moderates.&nbsp;

Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History

Mark Updegrove, president and CEO of the Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation and presidential historian for ABC News, discusses his new book "Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency" with Martin Dobrow, professor of communications at Springfield College.

Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency

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.

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