Rapid changes in american life. His generation was a new generation of americans unable to witness or permit the undoing of human rights. Todays guests are president kennedys nephew, Stephen Kennedy smith, and historian douglas brinkley, brought together some of president kennedys most important speeches and some that still resonate today. Throughout the centennial year, organizations and individuals across the country will observe this milestone anniversary and reflect on kennedys legacy. The john f. Kennedy president ial library in boston has taken the lead with a major exhibition on may 26. Pen there is installed a special display of stairs about president kennedys creation of the peace corps. Hanging outside my office is a letter i wrote to jfk asking for information about the proposed peace corps. I never got a response. To find out more about these jfk centennial activities, check the jfk centennial website, jfkcentennial. Org. Today we are privileged to hear from president kenne
Welcome those who are new to the fdr president ial library and museum, our 14th annual roosevelt reading festival. We have already had 14 authors speak today. I dont want to disparage them. We kept the best for last, we will end on a high note. I appreciate you all coming. Those who are members raise your hand. Look at that. That is fantastic. I appreciate you being here and your support, two trustees today, jack goodman says supporting the library for 35 years. [applause] one of the most interesting parts of working here at the library is even though it has been 80 years, new material comes up all the time and new researchers find new things to talk about and expose new aspects of this story, this incredible story. Our incredible speaker has focused in on the final era, 12 days of the era and has written a book that will go down as one of the finest descriptions of this period. He is a pulitzer prizewinning author and one of our great journalists, serve four years as reporter, editor
Good afternoon, everyone. We had a great day so far, welcome those who are new to the fdr president ial library and museum, our 14th annual roosevelt reading festival. We have already had 14 authors speak today. I dont want to disparage them. We kept the best for last, we will end on a high note. I appreciate you all coming. Those who are members raise your hand. Look at that. That is fantastic. I appreciate you being here and your support, two trustees today, jack goodman says supporting the library for 35 years. [applause] one of the most interesting parts of working here at the library is even though it has been 80 years, new material comes up all the time and new researchers find new things to talk about and expose new aspects of this story, this incredible story. Our incredible speaker has focused in on the final era, 12 days of the era and has written a book that will go down as one of the finest descriptions of this period. He is a pulitzer prizewinning author and one of our gre
Ofh economically in terms the money that they are spending, the debt they are incurring that is bankrupting the country, but also in terms of the destruction of our liberty. I haver the years, mulled over the thought of having a conference. Many of these it many of you know we have written a lot on. He kennedy assassination staff about three years ago, i started mulling over a conference like this and i thought, if i could bring together the speakers that have had a big impact on me and my intellectual development, it would be so exciting. Finally, we decided we are going to do it. So we put this thing together, and this because i invited that you will be hearing today, everybody said yes. And i was so pleasantly surprised and excited because everyone of these people that are speaking today has been heroes to me. Inir work is been heroic terms of what we are going to be examining today. And so, it is exciting to be putting this program together, and i want to thank you for coming. We a
Michael swanson is the founder and editor of the website wall street window. Com where he writes about the financial market. That site, heded commands the hedge fund from 2003 two 2006. He has written works of 20 century American History, including danville virginia and the coming of the moderate south. One of the greatest books that you will ever read, the cold war origins of the militaryindustrial complex in the power elite. He is working on the book covering the u. S. Involvement in the vietnam war from 1945 to 1963. Just a personal anecdote we get a lot of books that people send us to look at and review. When i got to mike swanson, i did not know who he was. I thought it was another one of those books. I was stunned. I start really looking through it and i take it home at night and i was just overwhelmed with the power of this book. I contacted him and we met at a conference on the Jfk Assassination and we have become good friends. I cannot recommend this book to highly. He donated