Juan Williams moderated a discussion of civil rights activism in the 1960s and the efforts by James Meredith and lawyers to integrate the University of Mississippi. They talked about their p…
607 viewsRobert Dallek talked about his book An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917- 1963, published by Little, Brown and Company. The author described the extent of President Kennedy’s illness, …
1,637 viewsPanelists talked about the topic “How We Got In: The United States, Asia, and Vietnam.” Allen Weinstein moderated the panel which focused on U.S. involvement in Vietnam and Asia from the t…
666 viewsPanelists talked about Ernest Hemingway’s war writings, as well as other notable authors' works on war. They discussed the influence that Hemingway had on other war writers and his influence…
590 viewsMr. Weinstein moderated a town hall meeting of the directors of the presidential libraries on educational and outreach programs at the libraries, as well as public education programs and res…
219 viewsThe directors of 10 of the twelve presidential libraries talked about the latest developments at their libraries, preserving and using presidential papers and memorabilia, and the operation …
229 viewsDavid Halberstam gave the keynote address at a conference on Vietnam and the presidency. In his remarks he focused on the decision to go to war, his experiences as a war and foreign correspo…
498 viewsA panel of photojournalists spoke about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and displayed pictures they took of him during his career. Afterward, the panelists took questions from the audience.
102 viewsMeredith White, formerly of ABC News and Newsweek magazine, moderated a discussion with Don Hewitt, creator of "60 Minutes", and Ben Bradlee, vice president of the Washington Post, on the st…
129 viewsCurrent and former White House photographers talked about their experiences. Susan Stamberg moderated the panel. Following prepared presentations, panelists responded to questions from the a…
148 viewsParticipants talked about the history of taping presidents in the White House, the significance of the taping systems, and how the tapes were used in different presidencies. Following their …
410 viewsParticipants talked their personal recollections of conversations taped in the White House by presidential recording devices, the importance of presidential tapes, and the historical signifi…
155 viewsMarian Wright Edelman, founder & president of the Children’s Defense Fund, spoke about the number of children living in poverty, saying that an unheeded state of emergency existed in America…
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