JFK Library Forums

Misty Copeland, a Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, discussed her distinguished career with Meghna Chakrabarti, the host of WBUR's Radio Boston.

His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations and Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, discussed key global issues and reflected on his distinguished diplomatic career with David Gergen, Senior Political Analyst for CNN and Co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Christopher Cassidy, Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office and NASA Spacesuit Engineer Su Curley highlight space exploration and equipment, including what it’s like to live and work on the International Space Station. This program is presented as part of the JFK Centennial Celebration.

David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, discusses his new collection of speeches, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For, with longtime former ABC reporter and anchor Charlie Gibson. This program is presented as part of the JFK Centennial Celebration.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington columnist for the Boston Globe, Tom Oliphant, and former Boston Globe reporter and professor of journalism  at the University of Mississippi, Curtis Wilkie, discuss their new book The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign with Ellen Fitzpatrick, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire.

Award-winning author and former Boston Globe correspondent John A. Farrell will discuss his new book, Richard Nixon: The Life  with Brian McGrory, editor of The Boston Globe.

Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley, co-editors of JFK: A Vision for America, discuss President Kennedy's legacy with Harvard University professor Frederik Logevall.

Dr. Andrew Farah, Chief of Psychiatry, High Point Division, University of North Carolina Healthcare System, discussed his new book, Hemingway's Brain with Dr. Linda Miller.

Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders and Dr. James O'Connell, President of Boston Health Care for the Homeless,discussed key healthcare issues, as well as challenges and opportunities for consumers. WCVB's Emily Riemer mode

Former US Secretary of Energy and MIT Professor of Physics Ernest J. Moniz discussed key issues related to climate, clean energy, and nuclear security with David Gergen, senior political analyst for CNN and professor of public service and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.