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John F. Kennedy

Foto en Blanco y negro del Presidente Kennedy y su esposa rodeados de musicos.
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Musicians sit on a stage in blue lighting
Azoreans long for family abroad with this double-hearted instrument
An elderly white man in front of a white background
Global Politics
Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module is shown in the nearground with the moon's surface below it and Earth shown in the distance.
Science & Technology
12 lesser-known facts about the Apollo 11 mission
Jimmy Carter sitting down with several women standing behind him
In 2019, women’s rights are still not explicitly recognized in US Constitution
A detail from the cover of the 1962 comedy album “The First Family”
Arts
Making fun of the Kennedys
Daniela Mack and Matthew Worth as John and Jackie Kennedy in the new opera “JFK” (Nine Photography )
Arts
This opera explores JFK’s last night alive
Clyde Foster analyzing data for NASA
Justice
How JFK made NASA his secret weapon in the fight for civil rights in America
Jeanne-Paule-Marie Deckers aka The Singing Nun
Arts, Culture & Media
Here’s the music that Americans wanted to hear after JFK’s death
Global Scan
What might have happened if Kennedy had lived?
COSAT student
Development & Education
School Year Blog: What do South African kids know about JFK?
Vladimir Zhidovich
Global Politics
Here’s a rare glimpse of JFK’s assassin, from his co-workers in Minsk, Belarus
Global Politics
U.S.-Russia hotline celebrates 50th anniversary
Global Politics
Romney, Obama set to meet in first of three debates Wednesday night
Global Politics
For candidates, campaigning in foreign language can bring risks, rewards
Global Politics
VIDEO: Republicans heap praise on Ann Romney’s convention speech
Experts say foreign policy largely irrelevant when U.S. voters head to ballot box
Global Politics
Michigan primary nears, candidates press home
Global Politics
Previously unreleased audio sheds new light on Kennedy assassination
Peace Corps looking for more volunteers among AARP age group
Global Politics
On anniversary of JFK assassination, memories of his first and only trip to Ireland
Arts, Culture & Media
Crazy Horse’s death and American prejudice
Closing the Gaping Gender-Based Wage Gap
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The Unofficial, Crowd-Sourced Inaugural Poem
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Arts, Culture & Media
Son of Nikita Khrushchev Says Father Didn’t Want to Compete in Race to Moon
Arts, Culture & Media
2012 US Election: Does Foreign Policy Experience Matter?
New Book Claims Castro Knew of JFK Assassination in Advance
Global Politics
Obama Appeal to China to Restrain North Korea
The Role of Religion in Politics
Previously Unreleased Recordings From Day of JFK Assassination
Arts, Culture & Media
Graying of the Peace Corps
Reading the Republican Candidates’ Memoirs
Global Politics
Remembering US Foreign Policy and the Bay of Pigs
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Then Everything Changed’: Big Moments in American History
Arts, Culture & Media
Gore Vidal
Global Politics
John F. Kennedy inaugural address remembered
Global Politics
Berlusconi faces prostitution and corruption charges
Global Politics
Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps leader, dies at 95
Arts, Culture & Media
Peace Corps celebrates 50 years
Global Politics
Peace Corp promise of global volunteers
Conflict & Justice
Ken Feinberg’s curriculum vitae
Global Politics
Obama to deliver University of Michigan commencement speech
Conflict & Justice
Eunice Kennedy’s Legacy
Global Politics
President Obama’s place in history
Conflict & Justice
Race and the election, 48 years after MLK changed the presidential election
Lifestyle & Belief
The fracturing religious right, the growing religious left
Arts, Culture & Media
Peace Corps memories