JFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, inspired a generation that transformed Ame

Episodes

Total: 96

President Kennedy was the first sitting U.S. President to visit the nation of Ireland. The great-gra

Until John Glenn completed his orbital flight in 1962, the United States was trailing the Soviet Uni

President Kennedy understood that advancing technologies would change American society forever and t

On December 15, 1961. John F. Kennedy became the first sitting president to visit the new Commonweal

Sixty years ago, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy founded the White House Historical Association to sup

John F. Kennedy, born between two world wars, would see the rise of fascism in his youth and later s

While President Kennedy didn’t live long enough to see Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, h

Georgia Representative John Lewis was a fixture in the civil rights movement and in Congress for 60

Have you ever wondered what it was like to grow up in the White House? The JFK Library has a new spe

Eunice Kennedy Shriver may not be as well known as her brothers Jack, Bobby, and Ted, but during her

In this episode, Hemingway Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Hilary Justice gives us the background on the JF

Lauren Leander is an ICU nurse at the Banner University Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, who took care

Darrell R. Marks has spent his career helping his indigenous students at Flagstaff High School find

Saving Our Shorelines

2021/4/22

President John F. Kennedy felt a profound connection to the environment, particularly the sea. Durin

Thanks to a twist of fate, the archives of Ernest Hemingway have been mostly preserved here at the J

The United States saw the highest voter turnout in decades in the 2020 election. In many states, the

John F. Kennedy ran for president as television was beginning to change the game of presidential pol

60/20: The End of the Road

2020/10/29

The long road to the White House in the 1960 campaign between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon come

On October 4, 1957, the successful launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik sparked fear of Soviet Uni

60/20: The First Debate

2020/10/15

As the Election of 1960 entered its final stage with the first presidential debate, who would benefi