JFK Library Forum

Rose Kennedy's Family Album | December 16

Submitted by RChambers on Mon, 12/09/2013 - 9:30pm
Mon, 12/16/2013 - 6:00pm
 
On Monday December 16 between, 6- 7 p.m. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Thomas Fitzgerald share stories of Rose and Joe Kennedy (Townsend's grandparents and Fitzgerald's aunt and uncle) to launch the new book, Rose Kennedy's Family Album, featuring the Kennedy matriarch's personal photos spanning more than 60 years, from 1878 to 1946. Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara moderates.
 
This forum will be held at the:
 
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum 
Point 
Boston, MA 02125 
 
This event is free but you must call 617-514-1643 to reserve a seat.
 
 

JFK Library Forum: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams | December 8

Submitted by RChambers on Mon, 12/02/2013 - 10:29am
Sunday, December 8 at 2pm 12/08/2013 - 2:00pm, In honor of the Red Sox 2013 World Series Championship win, Ben Bradlee Jr. discusses his new biography of Ted Williams, The Kid, with former Boston Globe sports writer Bob Ryan. Bradlee is the winner of this year's PEN New England Cerulli Award for Excellence in Sports Writing.
 
All forums are free and open to the public. Reservations for forums are strongly recommended. They guarantee a seat in the building but not the main hall. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to the main hall open one hour before the program begins.
 
Click here to make a reservation or call 617- 514-1643.

A Tribute to Mayor Menino | December 3

Submitted by RChambers on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 10:20am
Tuesday December 3, Peter Meade, Director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority; Brian McGrory, Editor of The Boston Globe; and Jack Beatty, WBUR's On Point commentator, pay tribute to outgoing Boston Mayor Tom Menino.
 
The forum will take place at the 
The John F. Kennedy Presidential
Library and Museum 
Columbia Point
                        Boston, MA 02125 
 
All forums are free and open to the public. Reservations for forums are strongly recommended. They guarantee a seat in the building but not the main hall. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to the main hall open one hour before the program begins.
 

JFK Library Forum: The Legacy of JFK | October 24

Submitted by RChambers on Wed, 10/23/2013 - 3:13pm

Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PBS' American Experience and The Atlantic, and the contributors Robert Dallek, Timothy Naftali, Nicolas Lemann, Thomas Mallon and Andrew Young will discuss the legacy of President Kennedy. Film clips will be shown from the upcoming American Experience documentary, JFK.

All forums are free and open to the public. Reservations for forums are strongly recommended. They guarantee a seat in the building but not the main hall. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to the main hall open one hour before the program begins.

For more information, visit www.jfklibrary.org

JFK Library Forum: The Legacy of Joe Moakley | September 24

Submitted by RChambers on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 3:38pm

Tuesday, September 24 at 6pm, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass Boston, in partnership with the Kennedy Library will present a discussion of Joe Moakley Journey: From South Boston to El Salvatore. This event is free to the public, although reservations are HIGHLY recommended. Seats are a first come first serve basis. Entry will open to the public one hour before the forum begins.

For additional information visit www.jfklibrary.org

 

 

 

 

Kennedy Library Forums | Spring 2013

Submitted by W on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:24pm

The JFK forums are free and open to the public. Reservations for forums are strongly recommended. They guarantee a seat in the building but not the main hall. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to the main hall open one hour before the program begins. For a complete list of the forums, click HERE.

Dates:

March 6

March 19

March 21

March 24

April 28

May 20

JFK Library Forum: Thomas Jefferson, The Politician | Jan 16

Submitted by Gabrielle Joffe on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 6:37pm
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discusses his latest book, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle. This forum will be held on Wednesday, January 16 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Stephen Smith Hall at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Dorchester.

All forums are free and open to the public. To make reservations and for further information, visit the Kennedy Presidential Library web page at www.jfklibrary.org or call 617-514-1643.

 

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