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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has opened and made available for research the first series of the
Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. This portion of the collection features never-before-seen historic records from Mrs. Kennedy’s years as First Lady, including material relating to her efforts to restore the state rooms of the White House and her highly acclaimed televised tour of the First Family’s home, which aired on February 14, 1962.
The Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis were donated, along with other historical materials, to the Kennedy Library by Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.
“Students, scholars, and the general public continue to be fascinated by Jacqueline Kennedy and the pivotal role she played in our nation’s history,” said Tom Putnam, Library Director. “These new documents demonstrate her work as First Lady, her legendary attention to detail, and the incredible range of her understanding of art, history, and public diplomacy.”
The Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis provide new insight into the First Lady’s extraordinary hands-on efforts that led the restoration of the state rooms of the White House, as well as her extensive knowledge of the historic furnishings, artwork, and décor that would set the standard for future presidencies. Highlights of the collection include meticulously detailed handwritten notes on subjects ranging from the overall principles that would guide the P12
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“Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there. It would be sacrilege
merely to ‘redecorate’ it—a word I hate. It must be restored—and that has nothing to do
with decoration. That is a question of scholarship.” – Jacqueline Kennedy, LIFE Magazine, 1961
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Make a Difference Award
HISTORIAN AND PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR DAVID MCCULLOUGH has observed that, “You can’t be a full participant in our democracy if you don’t know our history.”
McCullough, who was inspired by President Kennedy in the early 1960s to join the U.S. Information Agency and more recently served as a member of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Committee, further asked, “How can we know who we are and where we are going if we don’t know anything about where we have come from and what we have been through, the courage shown, the costs paid, to be where we are?”
It is at the Kennedy Presidential Library where those answers are often found.
Every year, a quarter million Museum visitors from across the country and around the world learn firsthand how the American people experi-enced the complex, dangerous challenges of the Nuclear Age; the courageous and noble struggle for civil rights and racial equality; the tense 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war; the thrill of space exploration; and the hope and pride inspired by the Peace Corps volunteers.
And it is not lost on those who visit our Museum or the tens of thousands more who take advantage of our free educational and public programs that the history of the 1960s has strong relevance and meaning to the pressing issues that Americans face today.
As young students touring the Museum watch footage of black Americans being attacked by police dogs and fire hoses, or being denied admission to a public restaurant or restrooms, they are often incredulous that this is part of their nation’s history, knowing that an African American serves as their President and an African American serves as their Governor. But they are also inspired by the heroic struggle for full equality that is part of their American birthright.
Older generations attending this year’s Presidents’ Day conference on civil rights or watching its national broadcast on C-SPAN heard firsthand from Ernie Green, one of the “Little Rock Nine” who volunteered to attend Little Rock Central High School in fall of 1957 and help desegregate one of the nation’s largest all-white schools, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault,
who in 1961 became one of the first two African
American students to enroll in the University of
Georgia. From these pioneers, we learned how
individual profiles in courage are absolutely
essential in our democracy’s struggle for full
equality for all Americans, and how the lessons
learned from the civil rights movement 50 years
ago continue to inform the struggle for equal rights
today, including more recent landmarks such as
the Equal Rights Amendment, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” same sex
marriage, and immigration laws.
It is this kind of experience found at the Kennedy
Library that provides a source of inspiration for
generations young and old about the values of a
democratic society and how they can be served today.
It was Jacqueline Kennedy who first spoke of
the Library as “a vital center of education and
exchange and thought, which will grow and change
with the times … that will be not only a memorial
to President Kennedy but a living center of study
of the times in which he lived, which will inspire
the ideals of democracy and freedom in young
people all over the world.”
We are proud to have kept faith with that vision.
Tom McNaught Executive Director John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
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Kennedy Library Foundation Executive Director Tom McNaught (right) with Ernie Green, one of the original members of the “Little Rock Nine” at the Presidency and Civil Rights Conference.
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Caroline Kennedy Honors Recipients of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award
Caroline Kennedy presented the eighth annual John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards™ on November 21, 2011 to Luke
Ravenstahl, Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA, and Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unite for Sight. The ceremony was hosted at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, which co-sponsors the award with the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
“Luke Ravenstahl and Jennifer Staple-Clark are leaders on the newest frontiers of public service,” said Caroline Kennedy, President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Chair of the Senior Advisory Committee for Harvard’s Institute of Politics. “In a time of great economic challenge, Luke Ravenstahl is helping to create a sustainable future for the citizens of Pittsburgh. Jennifer Staple-Clark is mobilizing ordinary people all over the world to conquer the scourge of unnecessary blindness. By demonstrating that great opportunities are often disguised as unsolv-able problems, they are inspiring a new generation to improve our world.”
The John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards were created by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Harvard’s Institute of Politics to honor Americans under the age of 40 who are changing their communities and the country with their commitment to public service. The awards are presented annually to two exceptional individuals whose
contributions in elective office, community service, or advocacy demonstrate the impact and the value of public service in the spirit of John F. Kennedy.
One of the New Frontier Awards, called the Fenn Award in honor of Dan Fenn, the Kennedy Library’s first director and a former member of President Kennedy’s staff, recognizes an elected official whose work demonstrates the importance of elective service as a way to address a public challenge or challenges. The other New Frontier Award honors an individual whose contributions in the realm of community service, advocacy, or grassroots activism have had a positive impact on a broad public- policy issue or challenge.
LUKE RAVENSTAHL MAYOR, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
In 2003, at the age of 23, Luke Ravenstahl became the youngest person ever elected to the Pittsburgh City Council. In 2005, he became City Council president, and 10 months later, after the untimely death of then-mayor Bob O’Connor, Ravenstahl was sworn in as Pittsburgh’s
New Frontier Award recipient, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.
Caroline Kennedy (center) with 2011 New Frontier Award recipients Jennifer Staple-Clark and Luke Ravenstahl.
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58th mayor. He was 26 years old, and Pittsburgh was on the brink of bankruptcy.
Now 31, Ravenstahl has worked to shepherd Pittsburgh through a challenging economic climate made worse by a declining population and a shrinking tax base. He has pursued funds for economic development, streamlined city services, and made cuts to the city’s work force. Through 2010, Pittsburgh posted a year-end surplus in each of the four consecutive years after Ravenstahl took office, and the city has improved its bond rating several times since his election.
Ravenstahl has supported key reforms in Pittsburgh’s public schools, including a landmark $40 million grant from the Gates Foundation aimed at maximizing teacher effectiveness. He also co-founded the Pittsburgh Promise, a scholarship fund launched in 2008 and supported by corporate and philanthropic pledges. The fund promises Pittsburgh public school students up to $40,000 to pursue higher education.
JENNIFER STAPLE-CLARK FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, UNITE FOR SIGHT
In 2000, then a 19-year-old sophomore at Yale, Jennifer Staple-Clark took a summer work position as a clinical researcher of glaucoma in the office of her childhood ophthalmologist in New Haven, Connecticut. She was shocked by what she saw there: scores of low-income and homeless patients whose glaucoma had needlessly progressed into blindness. She felt compelled to do something.
Staple-Clark started Unite for Sight, and began sending college volunteers into the New Haven community to educate people about the importance of regular eye exams and the availability of free screening programs. Within a couple of years, Staple-Clark expanded the model to other universities across the country. Unite for Sight now supports over 1,000 volunteers in more than 50 university chapters throughout North America.
Staple-Clark then established partnerships with local ophthalmologists in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to coordinate outreach to rural communities for patients unable to find or afford eye care. To date, Unite for Sight has provided eye care for more than 1.2 million people around the world, including nearly 50,000 sight-restoring surgeries.
The 2011 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards Committee was chaired by Tom McNaught, Executive Director, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and Trey Grayson, Director, Institute of Politics. Committee members are: Ranny Cooper, President & COO, Weber Shandwick Public Affairs and former Chief of Staff for Senator Edward M. Kennedy; Dan Fenn, former member of President John F. Kennedy’s staff and former Director of the John F. Kennedy Library; Tina Flournoy, Assistant to the President for Public Policy, American Federation of Teachers; Carol Fulp, former Senior Vice President, Brand Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility, John Hancock Financial Services; Vivien Li, Executive Director, The Boston Harbor Association; Kica Matos, Program Executive and Head, U.S. Program, Reconciliation and Human Rights, The Atlantic Philanthropies and recipient, 2005 New Frontier Award; Kristin McSwain, Chief of Program Operations, Corporation for National and Community Service; Rick Musiol, former Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray; The Honorable Doug Palmer, former Mayor, Trenton, New Jersey (1990–2010); and Barbara Souliotis, former State Director, Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
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New Frontier Award recipient, Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite for Sight.
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The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation is partnering with the global law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP in presenting
JFK50: Justice For All, a 50th anniversary commemoration and celebration of the Kennedy presidency that examines the core ideals that propelled the civil rights movement of the 1960s and continue to be of vital importance today.
The first event, Leading with Diversity in a Global Economy, was held on January 18, 2012 at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in New York City and examined why diversity is a key to increased competitiveness and how diversity strategies are critical for developing and retaining a work force in a global market-place. Caroline Kennedy, President of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation, hosted the event along with Bingham chairman Jay Zimmerman.
The panel of distinguished leaders was moderated by Tom Brokaw and included Jill Abramson, executive editor of the New York Times; Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and CEO, Merck; Thurgood Marshall Jr., partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP; Ambassador Susan Rice, United States permanent representative to the United Nations; Hilda L. Solis, United States Secretary of Labor; and Ronald Williams, retired Chairman and CEO, Aetna.
“Fifty years ago, the struggle for civil rights defined my father’s presidency. Today it remains the unfinished business of our society,” said Caroline Kennedy. “This national program will help new generations focus on the continuing challenges we face to keep America true to its ideals.”
The next JFK50: Justice for All event will be held on November 15, 2012 at the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California. A panel of distinguished leaders, including Kennedy Library Foundation board member William Swanson, Chairman & CEO of Raytheon; Sherry Lansing, current Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of California and former Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group; and Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Abraxis Health, will discuss the importance of diversity in a global marketplace.
JFK50: Justice for All Focuses on Civil Rights Today
Hilda L. Solis, Thurgood Marshall Jr., Ronald Williams, Jill Abramson, Kenneth C. Frazier, Susan Rice, and Tom Brokaw at the Leading with Diversity in a Global Economy forum on January 18.
Conference Examines Civil Rights and the Role of the Presidency
ON PRESIDENTS’ DAY, February 20, 2012,
the Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy,
and Johnson presidential libraries convened a
symposium at the John F. Kennedy Presidential
Library on key moments in the civil rights
movement during five American presidencies—
from Roosevelt to Johnson—with a final panel
examining contemporary civil rights struggles.
“The Presidency and Civil Rights” featured
leading historians, journalists, public intellectuals,
and activists who examined presidential action
and the citizen protests that led to landmark
civil rights legislation being introduced in the
Kennedy administration and signed into law by
President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Panelists included historians Allida Black, David
Nichols, Carol Anderson, and Kenneth Mack;
Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine; Callie
Crossley, an award-winning documentarian and
journalist; Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the first
African-American to attend the University of
Georgia; Roger Wilkins and Harris Wofford who
worked in the Kennedy and Johnson adminis-
trations; and Ray Suarez, PBS Newshour senior
correspondent. The conference was underwritten
by Bingham McCutchen LLP as part of its JFK50:
Justice for All grant for civil rights programming
to the Kennedy Library Foundation.
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault (center) discussed current civil rights issues during the final panel of the conference.
I n January, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced that it had declassified and made available the final 45 hours of White House recordings
that were secretly taped during President John F. Kennedy’s time in office. In all, President Kennedy recorded over 248 hours of meeting conversations and 12 hours of dictabelt telephone conversations on a system that remained a closely held secret even from his top aides.
“The Library has been systematically reviewing and opening these secretly recorded tapes since 1993,” stated Tom Putnam, Kennedy Library Director. “We are thrilled to have completed the process and know researchers will be fascinated with these recordings from John F. Kennedy’s final days as President.”
The tapes cover a range of important topics, events, and moments, including Vietnam, the 1964 presidential campaign, and the last recordings made before the President left on his final trip to Texas.
VIETNAM
During a meeting on September 10, 1963 regarding the civil war in Vietnam, President Kennedy expressed frustration with the conflicting reports provided to him by his military and diplomatic advisors. General Victor Krulak and State Department Advisor Joseph Mendenhall were reporting to the President on their four-day fact-finding mission to South Vietnam. Krulak’s view, based on his visits with military leaders, was generally optimistic, while Mendenhall, a Foreign Service Officer, shared his impressions of widespread military and social discontent.
These vastly different viewpoints caused President Kennedy to pause and then comment: “You both went to the same country?”
After nervous laughter, the President continued, “I mean how is it that you get such different—this is not a new thing, this is what we’ve been dealing with for three weeks. On the one hand you get the military saying the war is going better and on the other hand you get the political (opinion) with its deterioration is affecting the military…What is the reason for the difference—I’d like to have an explanation what the reason is for the difference.”
1964 CONVENTION PLANS
On November 12, 1963, the President met with a team of political advisors for several hours to discuss details of the 1964 convention and the issues that might define the upcoming campaign. President Kennedy asked:
“But what is it that we can [do to] make them decide that they want to vote for us, Democrats and Kennedy—the
Democrats, not strong in appeal obviously as it was twenty
years ago. The younger people, party label—what is it that’s
going to make them go for us? What is it we have to sell them?
We hope we have to sell them prosperity but for the average
guy, the prosperity is nil. He’s not unprosperous but he’s not
very prosperous; he’s not going [to] make out well-off. And
the people who really are well-off, hate our guts. … We’ve got
so mechanical an operation here in Washington that it doesn’t
have much identity where these people are concerned.”
FINAL MINUTES OF TAPING
On November 20, 1963, President Kennedy can be heard
commenting on his plans for the following week, stating: “I’ll
tell you what, I’m gonna get whatever I need for these—they
were going to have a briefing book for me by Saturday. I
think I ought to be back here ’til maybe 7:00, then I have to
see Cabot Lodge on Sunday and then have to get in touch
with him on Monday. So you ought to have something to
take to Texas with me.”
This recording was the last secret White House tape made
during the Kennedy Administration. President John F. Kennedy
was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
The White House recordings are available for research use
in the Library’s Research Room. Appointments may be made
by calling 617-514-1629.
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In the last secret recordings made during the Kennedy Administration, President Kennedy made plans for the 1964 campaign (shown here in New Hampshire during the 1960 campaign).
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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library has made available
online President Kennedy’s pre-presidential campaign files, which cover the time leading up to his election as President of the United States.
The files offer an early glimpse into the key issues from the 1960 campaign, underlining concerns over JFK’s young age, religion, and the civil rights move-ment. In addition to photos, highlights include correspon-dence between headquarters and surrogates for the campaign, congratulatory telegrams, and personal letters from Kennedy to supporters around the country.
In much of his correspondence with constituents, JFK regularly took the time to answer personal questions and criticism of his campaign. In one letter to a Michigan supporter, JFK responded to the question of whether he would ever select a female running mate, stating, “Women have served and served well in almost every kind of elected as well as appointive office, and I see no reason why the vice presidency should be any exception.”
The Kennedy Library’s digital archives is the nation’s largest online collection of presidential material, providing unprecedented global access to the most important papers, records, photographs, and recordings of President John F. Kennedy’s thousand days in office.
1960 Campaign Files Now Available in Digital Archives
Photograph of Lila Johnson wearing a hat and sash for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.
Children pose in front of the campaign sign for the Kennedy-Johnson 1960 presidential campaign in Dayton, Kentucky.
COMING THIS FALLLISTENING IN: THE SECRET WHITE HOUSE RECORDINGS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY
In September 2012, Hyperion Books,
in partnership with the John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library and Foundation,
will publish Listening In, a collection
of the most engaging excerpts from
President Kennedy’s secret White
House recordings. Featuring an
introduction by Caroline Kennedy
and annotations by historian Ted
Widmer, Listening In will give readers
unparalleled access to President Kennedy’s decision-making
process and his thoughts on the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil
rights movement, Vietnam, and the many other historical events
that marked his presidency.
EAVESDROPPING ON HISTORY: JFK AND THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
To mark the 50th
anniversary of what
many consider the
greatest test of
John F. Kennedy’s
presidency, the
Kennedy Library
and the National
Archives are
developing a
national exhibition
on the Cuban
Missile Crisis. Selections from the secret tape recordings of
President Kennedy’s meetings with his closest advisers form
the centerpiece of the exhibit. Other highlights include
chairs used by President Kennedy and Soviet Premier
Khrushchev during the June 1961 Vienna Summit, secret
correspondence between President Kennedy and Premier
Khrushchev, and the synopsis of a speech never delivered
by President Kennedy, which announces an attack to
“destroy the nuclear build-up in Cuba.” The exhibit will be
presented at the National Archives in Washington, DC from
October 12, 2012 to February 3, 2013. It will open at the
Kennedy Presidential Library in April 2013.
President Kennedy meets with Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the U.S. Embassy residence in Vienna.
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THE HEMINGWAY COUNCIL seeks to elevate and support the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by raising resources needed for the preservation and promotion of the Collection. We thank our Council members:
P atrick Hemingway, son of Nobel Prize-winning writer Ernest Hemingway, presented the 2012 PEN/Hemingway Award to Teju Cole, author of Open City
(Random House), during a ceremony on April 1, 2012 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Written in a deceptively quiet voice, Teju Cole’s remarkable and penetrating debut novel achieves what Kafka said art should; it chops the frozen sea within us,” said novelist and Hemingway Foundation/PEN award judge Andre Dubus III.
In accepting the award, Cole said: “To have been chosen as a winner feels like a tremendous stroke of good luck. To have been chosen as a nominee feels like a recognition of merit. I am terribly honored to have been chosen as a nominee for this prize, and I feel very, very lucky to have emerged as the winner.”
Dubus delivered the keynote address for the ceremony, reflecting on the importance of Hemingway’s work today:
“In this digital present, where so many human faces are lit with the glow of one screen after anoth-
er, at a time when the notion of individuality and the truly real is beginning to blur, more than ever before we need the life’s work of Ernest Hemingway—a writer
whose daily surrendering
of himself to his novels and stories and the lives being lived inside them achieves precisely what he hoped it would: to make it alive.”
The PEN/Hemingway Award is given annually to a novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a book of fiction. Past recipients include Ha Jin, Edward P. Jones, and Jhumpa Lahiri.
The Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library spans Hemingway’s entire career, and contains ninety percent of existing Hemingway manuscript materials, making the Kennedy Library the world’s principal center for research on the life and work of Ernest Hemingway.
The PEN/Hemingway Award presentation is sponsored by the Kennedy Library Foundation, the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, PEN New England, Cerulli Associates, the Friends of the Ernest Hemingway Collection, The Boston Globe Foundation, the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/Society, and the Ucross Foundation.
Teju Cole Honored with the 2012 PEN/Hemingway Award
Patrick Hemingway with 2012 PEN/Hemingway Award winner Teju Cole in the Hemingway Room at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
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The Hemingway Council
Sean and Colette Hemingway, Co-Chairs
Patrick and Carol Hemingway, Honorary Members
Russell Banks
Margaret H. Child
Jill Ker Conway
Nader F. Darehshori
Alex Fanjul
Marivia and Andy Garcia
Elizabeth and Roberto Goizueta
Diane Johnson
Dawn and Tommy Lee Jones
Stacy Keach
Caroline Kennedy
Phil Knight
Susan Moldow
Barbara and Richard Russo
John Seigenthaler
Scott Simon
Micho Spring
Corey Stoll
Rose Styron
David Weinstein
“Teju Cole’s remarkable and penetrating debut
novel achieves what Kafka said art should; it chops
the frozen sea within us.” – Andre Dubus III
Andre Dubus III delivers his keynote address at the ceremony.
(Listing current as of April 2012)
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F ifteen letters written by Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway to his close friend Gianfranco Ivancich have been made available to scholars by
the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Hemingway met Ivancich and his sister, Adriana, who became the author’s muse, while visiting Venice in 1949. The letters provide a glimpse into Hemingway’s life in Cuba and his travels around the world.
“These extraordinary letters offer new insight into Hemingway during the last years of his life,” said Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. “Since many of the letters have never been seen before, they are a treasure trove for new scholarship.”
Spanning the years 1953 to 1960, the fifteen pieces of correspondence written by Ernest Hemingway were purchased from Gianfranco Ivancich by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in November 2011. The letters, twelve of which have never before been published, are both handwritten and typed, many with signatures and handwritten notes in the margins. Hemingway wrote to his Venetian friend from Cuba, where he was living during this period, and also while in Ketchum, Idaho; Kilimanjaro; Nairobi; Paris; and Madrid. These new letters complement the twenty-three letters and cables from Ivancich and five from Hemingway to Ivancich that are already in the Hemingway Collection at the Kennedy Library.
Gianfranco Ivancich first met Ernest Hemingway in January 1949 at the bar of the Gritti Palace Hotel in Venice, where they bonded over common war experiences (both had been badly wounded in the legs). Despite their age difference of over twenty years, the two struck up an unlikely friendship. In November of 1949, Ivancich announced that he would take up work at a shipping agency in Cuba, and Hemingway hosted him in a guest room at the Finca Vigia for an extended stay. Ivancich eventually purchased his own home near Ranco Boyeros, where he lived on and off until 1958, when he sold the property. Up until Hemingway’s death, the pair maintained a close friendship
through letter writing, and Ivancich was one of the few people present at Hemingway’s private funeral.
Hemingway’s affection for Ivancich is apparent throughout the letters, which are both frank and personal. In one letter dated February 22, 1953, Hemingway describes the painful event of having to shoot his cat Willie after the animal was struck by a car. When a group of tourists arrived at his home the same day, he writes, “I still had the rifle and I explained to them they had come at a bad time and to please understand and go away. But the rich
Cadillac psycho said, ‘We have come at a most interesting time. Just in time to see the great Hemingway cry because he has to kill a cat.’”
In many of the letters, Hemingway inquires about Adriana, whose visit to Cuba in 1950 he credited with inspiring the creative period during which he wrote much of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Old Man and the Sea.
In addition to the Hemingway letters, the Kennedy Library Foundation has also acquired from Ivancich’s collection a manuscript of The Faithful Bull, a fable that Hemingway wrote for Adriana. The story is from a period of Hemingway’s work that he referred to as the “Venetian Fables,” and a final version was eventually published in the now defunct Holiday magazine.
The Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library spans Hemingway’s entire career and
represents ninety percent of existing Hemingway manuscript
materials, making the Kennedy Library the world’s principal
center for research on the life and work of Ernest Hemingway.
Unpublished Letters by Ernest Hemingway Released
The Hemingways with friends at the Floridita in Havana, Cuba. (L-R) Roberto Hererra, unidentified, Gianfranco Ivancich, Mary Hemingway, unidentified, Ernest Hemingway, and Adriana Ivancich. C.1950s.
In a letter to Gianfranco Ivancich, Hemingway writes, “We have come at a most interesting time. Just in time to see the great Hemingway cry because he has to kill a cat.”
This past February, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation was honored to host a reception for the 9th Annual President’s
Council. The President’s Council gathered to celebrate the success of the Access to a Legacy Digital Archives campaign, through the dedication of a special, new plaque in the Museum’s Legacy Room, acknowledging the leading partners in this unprecedented work. The Digital Archives launched in January 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s inauguration. This project was propelled by a historic partnership between the Kennedy Library, leading corporations, and financial support from private donors. The campaign’s success demonstrates the power of the Council’s support for this institution.
The President’s Council of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation brings together philanthropic leaders who honor President Kennedy’s legacy and spirit by sustaining and broadening the work of the Kennedy Library through significant annual gifts of $25,000 or more. Their leadership champions the ideals President Kennedy believed in—civil rights, the pursuit of peace, the advancement of science, celebration of the arts, public service, and belief in politics as a noble endeavor—and provides a guiding light for the next generation of citizens.
President’s Council Reception Celebrates Foundation’s Lead Supporters
Vice Chairman of the Board William H. Swanson leads a toast honoring the supporters of the Digital Archives campaign.
Council members Jill Ker Conway, Carol Fulp, William Tueber of EMC, and his wife Anne Marie Teuber.
Digital Archives supporters stand by the new plaque in the Museum’s Legacy Room that recognizes this historic project.
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New President’s Council member Robert Epstein.
Maryellen Kelley, Kennedy Library Foundation Executive Director Tom McNaught, and Ironshore CEO Kevin Kelley.
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation’s 2011–2012 President’s Council
AT&TAdrienne ArshtBank of AmericaJosh and Anita
BekensteinPeter and Kay BernonBingham McCutchenBNY MellonBoeingBoston Capital/Jack
Manning and Lyle Howland
The Boston FoundationBrown Brothers HarrimanCamrose & Kross, L.L.C.Carnegie Corporation of
New YorkCBS CorporationCitizens Financial
Group, Inc.The Coca-Cola FoundationComcastConnell Limited
Partnership/Margot C. Connell
Eileen and Jack Connors, Jr.
Jill Ker ConwayJoan Ganz Cooney and
Peter PetersonRichard K. and Nancy L.
DonahueEMC CorporationEMD Serono, Inc.Robert L. Epstein Family
FoundationESPN, Inc.Feinberg Rozen, LLPFidelity InvestmentsRichard and Nancy
FriedmanFrieda and Roy FurmanGeneral DynamicsGoogleAgnes GundPatrick and Carol
HemingwayHighland Street
Foundation
Ted Hoff and Kathleen O’Connell
The Institute of Politics, Harvard University
IronshoreJohn F. Kennedy Irish
Abroad Legacy Gift from the Government of Ireland
John Hancock FinancialMichele and Howard
KesslerPhilip H. KnightRobert and Myra Kraft &
The Kraft GroupL-3 CommunicationsJoanna Lau of Lau
Technologies Ralph and Ricky Lauren Liberty Mutual GroupThe Lowell InstituteJacqueline MarsCarl J. MartignettiNational Amusements/
Shari E. RedstoneNational Football LeagueNews CorporationNSTARP.I. Garden Fund Peter and Minou Palandjian
(Intercontinental)Clive F. PalmerMichael and
Elizabeth PerikRussell and Norma RamseyRaytheon CompanyDavid and Alice
RubensteinSchooner Foundation/Vin
Ryan and Carla MeyerGerald and Elaine
Schuster Stephen and Christine
Hearst SchwarzmanThe Honorable Jean
Kennedy SmithSony Corporation of
AmericaTheodore and Gillian
Sorensen
Staples, Inc. State Street Corporation Suffolk Construction’s Red
and Blue FoundationLaurie TischViacom, Inc. and MTV
NetworksWeil, Gotshal &
Manges LLPDavid C. WeinsteinWeitz & Luxenberg PC Yawkey Foundation IIAnonymous (1)
Media SponsorsThe Boston GlobeWBURWCVB-TV
Ex-OfficioCaroline Kennedy,
President Kenneth R. Feinberg,
Chairman, Board of Directors
William H. Swanson, Chair, Development Committee
James Brett, Vice Chair, Development Committee
Gerard Doherty, Co-Chair, 2012 May Dinner
Peter and Carolyn Lynch, Co-Chairs, 2012 May Dinner
Richard and Sally Phelps, Co-Chairs, Victura Society
The Honorable Paul G. Kirk, Jr., Chairman Emeritus
Tom McNaught, Executive Director, Kennedy Library Foundation
Tom Putnam, Director, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
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Victura Society Spotlight: Phyllis Pullman
THE VICTURA SOCIETY recognizes individuals and families who have included the Kennedy Library Foundation in their charitable estate plans. Their generous gifts ensure that the legacy of John F. Kennedy and the work of the Kennedy Library Foundation continue to inspire future generations.
Retired math teacher Phyllis Pullman taught in the New York Public Schools District for over thirty years and is a proud Victura Society member. A long-time member of the Kennedy Library Foundation, Phyllis has recently chosen to name the Foundation as a recipient of her estate’s charitable donations. Always interested in the Kennedy Library since the day she first heard of its groundbreaking, Phyllis felt it was important to be involved and shared her connection to the Foundation:
“I feel that President John F. Kennedy was very special. I believed in him and what he stood for. He brought out the best in people and made them proud of their country. He made people want to become involved. Since I was too young to vote for him, when the Library was built, I knew this was my chance to do something. Including the Kennedy Library Foundation in my estate plans is an extension of doing my part to help preserve the legacy of JFK for future students.”
Currently enjoying retirement, Phyllis lives in Queens, New York, and travels extensively. If you have included the Kennedy Library Foundation in your estate plans, or would like more information on how you can make a legacy gift to the Foundation, please contact Maura Hammer at 617-514-1580 or [email protected]. The Kennedy Library Foundation looks forward to welcoming those individuals and families who wish to make such a gift to the Victura Society.
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project, down to the particulars of historic preservation standards.
In one of the documents, for example, Mrs. Kennedy outlines plans for the numbering system that would be used for cataloguing artifacts in the collection, considering even the smallest details of the markings themselves: “Special red marking pen is fine for china—as long as it doesn’t wash off. I know the red paint the Met uses can only be removed with a certain chemical—so if marking pen is washable—surely someone could learn how to use the little brush.”
Additional highlights of the collection include fabric samples, wall covering mock-ups, and original sketches by Mrs. Kennedy, which became the basis for the design of the Oval Room curtains. Galley copies of the White House
Guidebook, which was first commissioned by Mrs. Kennedy, show the First Lady’s deep involvement in every part of the publication, from the text to the photographs and layout.
Early in 1962, as the restoration project neared completion, Mrs. Kennedy agreed to conduct a televised tour of the Executive Mansion for CBS Television. First broadcast on February 14, 1962 and eventually syndicated worldwide, a record audience of 80 million viewers tuned in to hear the First Lady as she guided them through the White House and its newly restored rooms.
Archival material featured in the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis collection, including correspondence between CBS producers and the White House, Mrs. Kennedy’s original notes on historical details of each room, and several reworked drafts of the script, provide a behind-the-scenes look into the lengthy preparations that were made by the First Lady and her staff leading up to the tour.
The tour was so well received that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Mrs. Kennedy an honorary Emmy Award™ for her achievement. The Emmy statue is currently on display in the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, along with the red wool dress that Mrs. Kennedy wore on the tour and other artifacts relating to the restoration.
The newly opened series of the Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis can be accessed through the Research Room of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
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Mrs. Kennedy’s hand-drawn designs for the curtains in the Oval Room restoration.
Mrs. Kennedy had a hand in every detail of the White House restoration. These notes outline how White House artifacts should be marked for historical record.
Mrs. Kennedy speaks to reporter Charles Collingwood while filming the tour of the White House for CBS Television.
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Iconic fashion designer Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky, have generously donated $100,000 to the Kennedy
Library Foundation towards the preservation of the Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Their critical support comes as the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library works to process and make available for research this important piece of history.
“Jacqueline Kennedy redefined what it meant to be the First Lady with her courage, style, discipline, and creativity,” said Lauren. “I have always had the utmost respect and affection for her, and Ricky and I are proud to help preserve her legacy for generations.”
The Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis collection is a treasure trove of documents, drawings, photographs, and scrapbooks from
Mrs. Kennedy’s public and private life while in the White House and beyond. Covering topics ranging from her historic preservation efforts to hosting such notable performers as the mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry and cellist Pablo Casals, the materials in the collection are a testament to the substantial role that Mrs. Kennedy played as First Lady of the United States.
The Laurens’ gift will help ensure that future generations are able to learn about Jacqueline Kennedy’s extraordinary contributions to the nation’s civic and cultural life through the Kennedy Library’s rich archival primary-source materials. To find out more about supporting the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers, please contact Maura Hammer at [email protected].
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Ralph Lauren Gift Helps Preserve Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Papers
Thanking Jill Ker Conway
Thanking Jill Ker Conway
A sketch that famed hairdresser Alexandre de Paris drew for Mrs. Kennedy’s 1961 trip to Paris is one of the many treasures in the Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Outgoing Development Committee Chair Jill Ker Conway with her successor, William H. Swanson.
LEAD KENNEDY LIBRARY FORUM SPONSOR Bank of America has generously renewed its support of the Library’s flagship free public programming series. Bank of America’s commitment of $300,000 over the next three years will ensure that these popular events continue to foster important public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political, and cultural topics.
“The Kennedy Library Forums offer a free, dynamic opportunity for citizens to participate in civic conversations with influential leaders from around the globe and across the street,” said Anne Finucane, Bank of America’s Global Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer and member of the Kennedy Library Foundation’s Board of Directors. “We are proud that Bank of America’s part-nership with the Kennedy Library allows these wonderful programs to reach an even larger audience—through webcasts, podcasts, as well as radio and television broadcast.”
Bank of America Renews Forum Support
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation thanks Board Vice-Chair Jill Ker Conway for her outstanding years of service as Development Committee Chair. Her many accom-
plishments in this role include overseeing such landmark milestones as: raising over $11M for the Profile in Courage Trust; launching the Victura Society and the Hemingway Council; and overseeing fundraising for the nation’s largest digital presidential archives. Board member William H. Swanson has succeeded her as chair of the committee.
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One hundred middle school students from across Massachusetts were honored with the John F. Kennedy
Make a Difference Award on March 15th at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in recognition of the volunteer work they have performed in their communities.
Some of the student projects included helping fellow students with disabilities, working at local food pantries and senior centers, organizing recycling and “green” environmental initiatives, developing anti-bullying campaigns, volunteering for the Red Cross, and participating in relief efforts to support local tornado victims. The students hailed from schools across the state including, among others, Attleboro, Burlington, Dracut, Falmouth, Medford, Quincy, Reading, Rehoboth, Roxbury, Somerville, Springfield, Taunton, Winchester, and Worcester.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s Make a Difference Award is given to students who are nominated by a teacher or principal for an outstanding contribution they have made to their school, neighborhood, town, or the global community.
“President Kennedy believed that every person can make a difference and each of us should try,” said Library Director Tom Putnam. “These students are an inspiring example of JFK’s timeless call to service.”
At the ceremony, each student received a personalized certificate recognizing their work on the project for which they were nominated.
Special guest speakers at the ceremony included Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman; Mark Reilly, Comcast Senior Vice President for Government & Regulatory Relations; and Isy Mekler of the Solomon Schechter Day School in Newton, who was honored with a special award for his fundraising project for Reach Out and Read.
The John F. Kennedy Make a Difference Award program is sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and is made possible with generous support from Comcast.
Middle School Students Honored for Community Service
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A Make a Difference award honoree describes her service project during the ceremony.
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Two student recipients of the Make a Difference Award with Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman.
Kennedy Library Director Tom Putnam congratulates a Make a Difference Award honoree.
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THIS SUMMER will see the launch of
the Kennedy Library Foundation’s first-
ever Annual Fund. An Annual Fund is
an organized effort to secure annual,
ongoing philanthropic support from
a core group of donors, while also
introducing new potential donors to
the institution’s fundraising needs and
efforts. The goal for the 2012 launch is
to raise $75,000 by the end of the year.
Spearheaded by Director of
Development Maura Hammer, the
Kennedy Library Foundation’s Annual
Fund seeks to secure unrestricted
gifts of any size to fund key initiatives,
such as the development of new
education and public programs, and
museum exhibit improvements. The
Annual Fund will be led and guided by
Board Member Jill Ker Conway. The
first Annual Fund appeal will be sent
in early summer, introducing donors
to the urgent need to bolster general
support for the Foundation’s education
programming.
If you would like to contribute to the
Annual Fund, please contact Kristin
Bonelli, Member and Donor Services
Manager, at 617-514-1659 or
The John F. Kennedy New Frontier Network brings together young leaders committed to advancing President Kennedy’s ideals of civic engagement and public service to new generations. Led by Co-Chairs Jeannie Kedas
of Viacom Music & Logo Group, and Steve Kerrigan, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, New Frontier Network members serve as ambassadors for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Foundation. In addition, they contribute and raise funds in support of the Library’s award- winning education programs. Throughout the year, members are presented with
unique opportunities to connect with the Library, including invitations to exclusive events with fellow civic and business leaders, Foundation Board Members, and high-profile visitors. Late-night talk show host and Kennedy Library Foundation Board Member Conan O’Brien has recently accepted the role of Honorary Chair of the New Frontier Network and shares in the commitment to engage young leaders in President Kennedy’s legacy. To learn more about membership in the New Frontier Network, contact Sara Kanawati at 617-514-1673 or [email protected].
Introducing the New Frontier Network
Foundation Launches Annual Fund
Honorary ChairConan O’Brien
Co-ChairsJeannie KedasStephen J. Kerrigan
Steering CommitteePatrick BrennanTerence BurkeJulie BurnsBrent and Carla CarneyTim ConnellYasmin Cruz Dylan DonahueLeslie FeinbergMary Liz GanleyDavid Gasson
David GuarinoKiki HelffensteinJulie LammersJay McGrathNoreen McMahonJoanna Shea O’BrienLacy and Jack RooseveltLeigh SimonsMarquis TaylorB.J. Wiley
New Frontier Network Leadership
New Frontier Network Members B.J. Wiley, Yasmin Cruz, and Leslie Feinberg with Foundation Chairman Emeritus The Honorable Paul G. Kirk, Jr., and wife Gail (far right).
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On February 17, 2012, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland, visited the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum as part of his three-day
trip to the United States. Prime Minister Kenny was
welcomed by Jack Manning, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Capital and Chairman of the Kennedy Library Foundation’s Distinguished Visitors program; Board member Stephen Smith, nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith; and Joseph Kennedy III, grandson of Robert F. Kennedy.
After a private tour of the Museum, Prime Minister Kenny addressed 150 business leaders at a luncheon hosted by Enterprise Ireland, the Trade and Technology Agency of the Government of Ireland, and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
On November 17, 2011, the U.S. Army Special Forces, known as the Green
Berets, conducted a wreath-laying ceremony at President Kennedy’s Arlington National Cemetery gravesite in honor of their chief. U.S. Army Second Lt. Christopher Kennedy McKelvy, great nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of Kennedy Library Foundation Board Member Sydney Lawford McKelvy, was asked by Brig. Gen. Edward M. Reeder, Jr., and Army Secretary John McHugh, to join them in placing the wreath during a moving ceremony commemorating the 50th anniver-sary of President John F. Kennedy’s designation of the name
of the Special Forces Green Berets. President Kennedy authorized the
wearing of the green beret as a mark of distinction for the United States Army Special Forces soldiers. The green beret that was left at the gravesite of President Kennedy by Command Sergeant Major Francis Ruddy on the day of the President’s funeral has been on permanent display in the museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library since 1997. Today, the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, located at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, serves as the Army’s special-operations university. The wreath-laying ceremony will become an annual ceremony conducted each November by the Green Berets.
Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland Visits JFK Library
Green Berets Honor President Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy with New England Council President and CEO Jim Brett at the New Englander of the Year Awards dinner.
Stephen Smith (left) and Joseph Kennedy III (right) present a bust of President Kennedy to Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.
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Library Honored as New Englander of the Year
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ON OCTOBER 12, 2011, the New England Council presented the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library with a New Englander of the Year Award in recognition of the Library’s work to educate millions about President Kennedy’s life and the significant milestones of his presidency. The award honors residents or organizations of the New England states for their commitment and contributions in their fields of work, as well as their leadership and impact on the New England region’s quality of life and economy. Caroline Kennedy, President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, accepted the award on the Library’s behalf.
Army Second Lt. Christopher Kennedy McKelvy, Brig. Gen. Edward M. Reeder Jr., and Army Secretary John McHugh at the ceremony honoring President Kennedy.
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In celebration of Presidents’ Day, the Kennedy Library hosted its second annual family festival featuring performances, activities, and exhibits that
brought the Library to life in new ways for kids of all ages. Throngs of children were on hand to make origami sailboats, interact with President Thomas Jefferson and First Lady Dolley Madison, and learn the story of PT-109 and how John F. Kennedy became a WWII hero before he was president. Other highlights of the day were a Jacqueline Kennedy-themed tour led by the Museum curator, an interactive exhibit of 18th-Century life with John and Abigail Adams, and story time with award-winning author Barbara Kerley, who read her new book, Those Rebels: John and Tom, a story about John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s Celebrate! series highlights America’s rich cultural diversity through the performing arts. Appropriate for family audiences and
children ages five and up, each event provides an opportunity for children to learn something new about a cultural tradition or art form. In recent months, the Celebrate! series welcomed Native American dance troupe “The Hawkfeather Dancers,” traveling puppet theatre company “Crabgrass Puppet Theatre,” and American folk singer Alastair Moock. To make a reservation for families or your school, please visit www.jfklibrary.org, or call the Celebrate! hotline at 617-514-1644.
Family Festival Delights Visitors
Children Celebrate at the JFK Library
THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY has teamed up with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts to launch “Journey with JFK,” the first-ever Girl Scouts fun-patch program designed exclusively for the Kennedy Library. On November 19, 2011, ninety Girl Scouts and their troop leaders visited the JFK Library to kick off the patch program, which involved the scouts touring the Museum and completing an activity packet on specific exhibits. Girl Scouts were asked to think critically about the problems facing President Kennedy during his time in office.
After their trip to the JFK Library, the scouts completed follow-up projects in their communities. The interactive program was developed by the Education Department of the JFK Library and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. Patches can be found on the Girl Scouts’ official website at www.girlscouts.org.
Library Joins Girl Scouts to Launch JFK Patch
Girl Scout Troop 73037 gathers in front of the presidential seal at the JFK Library and Museum.
The “Journey with JFK” fun patch.
Abigail and John Adams pose with two young visitors dressed in 18th-century clothing.
Children learn to play the drums with members of the Hawkfeather Dancers on November 25, 2011.
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Kennedy Library Forums
The Presidency of LBJ, March 26, 2012
Mark Updegrove, director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, discussed his new book, Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency, with Daily Beast writer John Avlon.
Cissy Patterson: The Most Powerful Woman in 20th-Century America, December 12, 2011
Amanda Smith, daughter of Jean Kennedy Smith, discussed her recent biography, Newspaper Titan: The Infamous Life and Monumental Times of Cissy Patterson, with WBUR’s political news reporter Fred Thys.
Chris Matthews on JFK, November 30, 2011
Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball, discussed his new biography, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, with former Boston Globe editor Marty Nolan.
A Conversation with Harry Belafonte, November 21, 2011
Harry Belafonte discussed his new memoir, My Song, with award-winning television host and journalist Liz Walker. *With special sponsorship from Bingham McCutchen LLP.
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A Conversation with Jim Lehrer, January 25, 2012
Jim Lehrer, former host of PBS Newshour, discussed his book, Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain, with PBS Newshour senior correspondent Ray Suarez.
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A Conversation with Carole King, April 12, 2012
Singer-songwriter Carole King discussed her new memoir, A Natural Woman, with veteran journalist Mike Barnicle.
Hemingway’s Letters: From Childhood to Paris, December 11, 2011
Editor Sandra Spanier, novelist Ward Just, and Corey Stoll (pictured), the actor who played Hemingway in the movie Midnight in Paris, discussed the release of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 1, 1907–1922. Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, moderated.
An Evening with Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns, March 27, 2012
Renowned Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns presented a special performance with University of Massachusetts Boston student Katie Oliver, who read selections from Irish literature. *The University of Massachusetts Boston co-sponsored the event.
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A Conversation with Annie Leibovitz, November 18, 2011
Annie Leibovitz discussed her latest book, Pilgrimage, which highlights the people and places that have inspired her, including the homes of Henry David Thoreau, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, amongst others.
A Conversation with Stephen King, November 7, 2011
Stephen King discussed his long literary career and his latest novel, 11/22/63, with novelist Tom Perrotta.
Transformed by Art, March 4, 2012
Authors Marianne Leone (Knowing Jessie), and Andre Dubus III (Townie) recounted how writing changed their lives with Richard Russo (not pictured).
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50th Anniversary of the White House Tour with Jacqueline Kennedy, February 15, 2012
White House curator William Allman (left) discussed Mrs. Kennedy’s famous televised tour on the restoration of the White House with Kennedy Library director Tom Putnam (right).
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A Conversation with Margaret Marshall, October 4, 2011
Retired Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Margaret Marshall shared memories of her childhood in South Africa, her immigration to the United States, and her most memorable court cases including marriage equality with New York Times reporter Linda Greenhouse.
Assessing Obama’s Presidency, January 15, 2012
Jonathan Alter (pictured), author of The Promise: President Obama, Year One, and Hendrik Hertzberg, columnist for The New Yorker, analyzed the Obama presidency with former Boston Globe editorial page editor Renee Loth.
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Caroline Kennedy joined PEN New England on February 26th in presenting the 2012 Awards for Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence to music
legends Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. The star-studded ceremony included an opening ode to music lyrics by novelist Tom Perrotta, tributes to Cohen and Berry by novelist Salman Rushdie and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Paul Simon, and performances by singers Elvis Costello and Shawn Colvin.
In an afternoon ripe with surprises, Award Committee Chair Bill Flanagan read an email from Bob Dylan in which he called Berry “the Shakespeare of rock and roll” and Cohen “the Kafka of the blues.” Later, rather than take the microphone to make an acceptance speech, Berry picked up Costello’s guitar and played a few lines of his iconic hit “Johnny B. Goode.” At the end of the ceremony, surprise guest Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones electrified the crowd by joining Costello on stage to play Berry’s 1965 hit “Promised Land” in honor of his musical hero.
Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen Honored for Song Lyrics
Leonard Cohen, Chuck Berry and Keith Richards at the 2012 PEN New England’s Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards surprised the audience by joining Elvis Costello on stage for an impromptu performance.
Caroline Kennedy with honorees Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen.
ALL PHOTOS BY RICK FRIEDMAN