Undelivered Speeches that Could Have Rewritten History

From Moonshot to Earthshot: This Earth Day, the JFK Library Foundation announced the Earthshot Innovation Challenge: Northeast U.S. Edition. The challenge is a $100,000 prize to ignite regional innovations to address climate change. Foundation Executive Director Rachel Flor... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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A Conversation with U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan: In 1934, the National Archives and Records Administration was created to oversee the protection and dissemination of governmental and historic records of the United States. In this episode, we speak with the Dr. Colleen Shogan, the 11th Archivist of... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Hemingway's Letters: The Hemingway Letters Project seeks to publish a comprehensive edition of the writer Ernest Hemingway’s letters. In this episode, we talk with two of the project's editors, Verna Kale and Sandra Spanier, in advance of the publication of volume 6 of... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Being the President: What did President Kennedy think of the presidency himself? And what makes a president? In this episode, we hear from JFK himself and talk to historian Alexis Coe about her project at New America on the presidency, as well as her work as an historian. by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the March: On August 28, 1963, 250,000 people of different races, religions, and economic backgrounds convened on the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The man behind organizing the event – Bayard Rustin – is profiled in a... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: A Legacy Continued: In February 1963, President Kennedy said, “A man may die, but an idea lives on.” In this episode, we look at the legacy JFK left behind and how some are continuing the spirit of his work. We speak with NASA astronaut Victor Glover who represents... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: The Torch Has Been Passed: President Kennedy’s trip to Texas was meant to rally support for his programs and policies and lay groundwork for the 1964 election. But instead, something happened that changed the course of history: the president was assassinated. The world seemed... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: A New Generation of Leadership: Sixty years after President Kennedy’s administration, fewer than 1 in 5 people in the United States have a living memory of the President. But his legacy continues to live on in those generations that have come after him. In this episode, we speak... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: The Peacemakers: In 1963, President Kennedy came home to Ireland, the land of his ancestors. During that visit, he called upon the Irish to take their place among the world’s peacemakers. In the decades that followed, Ireland would experience first hand the... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: A Homecoming: On the heels of his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, JFK traveled northward to Ireland, where his great-grandparents emigrated from in the 19th century. The first Irish Catholic president, JFK’s visit was both meaningful for him personally and a... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: The Hour of Maximum Danger: In the summer of 1963, JFK arrived in a divided Germany with the recent construction of the new Berlin Wall nearly two years earlier. President John F. Kennedy spent his entire administration in a “twilight struggle” with the Soviet Union... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: Peace for All Time: In 1963, President Kennedy gave a speech at American University outlining “a strategy of peace” on how the two superpowers, the U.S. and Soviet Union, could back off the precipice of total nuclear annihilation. In this episode, we look back at the... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: A Moral Issue: Black Americans, particularly in the South, were denied their right to vote, with poll taxes, voter ID laws, literacy tests, intimidation, and mob violence. By 1963, the Kennedy administration was prepared to act to expand the access to the vote,... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Let Us Begin: President Kennedy's White House 60 Years Later: In 1963, President Kennedy would make decisions that would reflect on his lasting legacy. It would also be a year that he would never complete after becoming the fourth sitting U.S. President to be assassinated on November 22, 1963. In this special... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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The City on a Hill: Since the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established, Boston has been described as a “city on a hill” or a city to be looked to as an example for others. President Kennedy drew from the same material when he left for Washington D.C. In this episode,... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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The Television Presidency: President John F. Kennedy was the first president to take live televised questions from the press on a regular basis and he would provide the model for what would become the modern television presidency. In this episode, we’ll take a look at... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Protecting the Equal Pay Act of 1963: It has been 60 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. In this episode, we’ll hear how far the United States has come since Kennedy signed the landmark legislation, and just how far it still has to go in guaranteeing... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Making the Equal Pay Act of 1963: Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. It was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that dealt with wage discrimination on the basis of sex. While Kennedy was the man who signed the bill into law, it... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Archiving Through the Pandemic: The JFK Library plays an important role as a place where original documents, photographs, audio, film, and other artifacts from John F. Kennedy's presidency are preserved. While the pandemic interrupted some of the Library's normal activities,... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Bringing History Alive: Presidents’ Day is a day to celebrate past presidents and American history. In this episode, we speak with two “living history interpreters” who have spent years portraying historical figures to the public. Audrey Stuck-Girard portrays Abigail... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Silent Spring Revolution with Douglas Brinkley: President Kennedy faced several major environmental threats during his presidency from the widespread use of dangerous chemicals in farming to private developers buying up pristine natural habitats. Award-winning author Douglas Brinkley discusses his... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Atomic Gambit: The Challenges Ahead: Sixty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, today’s world leaders can apply lessons learned to potential future nuclear crises. Former Obama Administration Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, Executive Director of the Davis Center for... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Atomic Gambit: We Are All Mortal: After the United States and Soviet Union survived the Cuban Missile Crisis and its immediate aftermath, the next steps for the two superpowers would be critical. This episode looks at Kennedy’s "strategy of peace" speech at American University and... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Atomic Gambit: Uneasy Peace: John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev reached an agreement about the Cuban Missile Crisis on October 28, but the crisis wouldn’t end there. Fidel Castro, angered by Nikita Khrushchev’s decision, threatened a serious setback in the negotiations to... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Atomic Gambit: Black Saturday: October 27, 1962, also known as “Black Saturday," was the most dangerous day of the Cuban Missile Crisis as events began to spiral out of control. With two contrasting messages from Chairman Khrushchev, President Kennedy had to find a way to resolve... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

40 min listen

Atomic Gambit: Duck and Cover: By October 22, 1962, after days of long discussions with his advisors, President John F. Kennedy was ready to go public about the Soviet missiles in Cuba. His address to the American people laid out his plan to initiate a naval quarantine to prevent... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Atomic Gambit: A Pretty Bad Fix: In the first few days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy and his advisors faced an extremely difficult choice on whether to attack Cuba, and how to do it without engulfing the world in a nuclear war. In this episode, you’ll hear some of... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Atomic Gambit: A Very Dangerous Road: From the moment President Kennedy took office, he warned the country about the dangers of nuclear weapons that could result in the deaths of millions. It would be his decisions and actions that would keep the country from the brink of total nuclear... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Atomic Gambit: The Cuban Missile Crisis 60 Years Later: On October 16, 1962, President John F. Kennedy was told the Soviet Union was assembling nuclear warheads on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles from the Florida coastline. Over the course of the next 13 days and beyond, President Kennedy and Soviet... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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Telling America's Stories to the World: In the Kennedy Administration, Edward R. Murrow and a team of journalists and filmmakers produced stories about the United States’ activities and ideals for international audiences. Hollywood producer George Stevens, Jr. led the Motion Picture... by JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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