The generous support of our underwriters of the Kennedy Library museum. The Lowell Institute in our media sponsors the boston globe and wbur. We look forward to robust questionandanswer period this evening. You will see full instructions on the screen for submitting your questions via email or in the comments on our youtube page during the program. We are so grateful to have this opportunity to explore president kennedys earlier years and depth with our distinguished speakers this evening. This is the first major work about president kennedy in many years. We have been anticipating this for some time. Much of professor legevalls research took place in the kennedy archive and we are please to look at this conference a new look at president kennedys formative years. Im now delighted to introduce tonight speakers. We are so glad to welcome Frederik Logevall back to the Kennedy Library virtually. He is lawrence the bill for professor of International Affairs and professor of history at har
Youtube page during the program. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to explore the earlier years with our distinguished speakers this evening. This is the first major work about president kennedy in the many years weve been anticipating this for some time. Much of the research took place in the Kennedy Library archives and we are pleased to learn more about this comprehensive new look at the formative years. Im now delighted to introduce tonights speakers. We are glad to welcome frederick back to the Kennedy Library virtually. He is the professor of International Affairs and professor of history at harvard university. A specialist on u. S. Foreign relations history hes the author or editor of nine books including embers of war that won the Pulitzer Prize for history. The books include our man Richard Holbrook and at the end of the American Century. To get out of the news for an hour and a half as we try to navigate one of the storm used years in our lives. I knew you as a vietn
We are so grateful to explore resident candies earlier years in depth with our distinguished speakers this evening. This is the first major work about president kennedy and many years. We have been anticipating this for some time. Much of professor Frederik Logevall took place in the kennedy archives. We are very pleased to learn more about this comprehensive new look at president kennedys formative years. Im now delighted to introduce tonight speakers, were so glad to welcome Frederik Logevall back to the Kennedy Library virtually. He is the professor for International Affairs and professor of history at harvard university. A specialist on u. S. Foreign relation history and modern International History prehe is the author or editor of nine books including jfk, coming of age and the American Century, 1917 1956 is freds newest book. I am also pleased to extend a warm welcome to george our moderator for this evening. His nonfiction books include our men, Richard Holbrook in the end of th
Capstone of sams distinguished career of which the Wilson Center was his home for over four decades. Sharing in todays celebration is sams family. Sherry, his wife of 50 years, daughter lauren and son christopher and his wife. Janeld like to a knowledge harman who will be joining us, who has provided special leadership in expanding the. Enters focus on korea todays event is cosponsored by the Wilson Center history of Public Policy program and the Hyundai Motor center. Sam has played a vital role in the history of the Wilson Center. He initially came in the mid70s as a wilson fellow on leave from his professorship from chapel hill and went on to join the staff founding the International Security studies program and serving as the Centers Deputy director. It was his harvard doctoral supervisor, ernest may, who introduced sam to the arts using history to analyze issues of current Public Policy and specifically to the multinational study of security problems. Thanks to his pioneering work,
Sharing in todays celebration is sams family. Sherry, his wife of 50 years, to whom the book is dedicated. His daughter lauren and son christopher and his wife. I would like to a knowledge jane harman who will be joining us, who has provided special leadership in expanding the centers focus on korea. Todays event is cosponsored by the Wilson Center history of Public Policy program and the Hyundai Motor center. Sam has played a vital role in the history of the Wilson Center. He initially came in the mid70s as a wilson fellow on leave from his professorship from chapel hill and went on to join the staff founding the International Security studies program and serving as the Centers Deputy director. It was his harvard doctoral supervisor, ernest may, who introduced sam to the arts using history to analyze issues of current Public Policy and specifically to the multinational study of security problems. Thanks to his pioneering work, that approach, using history as a tool of policy analysis,