Robert Kennedy's Copy of Emancipation Proclamation To Be Sold
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln and owned by Robert Kennedy will be auctioned in New York. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 at the height of the...
View ArticleSigned Copy of Emancipation Proclamation to be Auctioned at Sotheby's
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln and owned by Robert Kennedy will be auctioned in New York.Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 at the height of the...
View Article50 Years On, RFK's 'Ripple of Hope' Speech Still Touches the World
Click on 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.Today marks the 50th anniversary of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's "Ripple of Hope" speech. Delivered at the University of Cape Town on June 6th, 1966...
View ArticleBobby Kennedy, Jr.: Our Country Needs Wisdom, Not Demagoguery
Robert Kennedy addressed a crowd in 1968 to inform them of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. And in that speech he said:"What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Bobby Kennedy Jr., Ta-Nehisi Coates, Pokémon Go
A few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Bobby Kennedy Jr. (First) | Ta-Nehisi Coates (Starts 36:02) | Pokémon Go (Starts 1:03:02)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer...
View ArticleRemembering Robert Kennedy
The 4-part Netflix series “Bobby Kennedy for President” traces the political education of the candidate who was assassinated in 1968. Filmmaker Dawn Porter combines a wealth of archival footage with...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to 'Bobby': RFK's Funeral at St. Patrick's
On June 8th, 1968, thousands of mourners filled St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan to honor the life of Robert F. Kennedy. The senator from New York, a champion of progressive ideals, had been shot...
View ArticleRemembering D.A. Pennebaker
D.A. Pennebaker died this month at the age of 94. He was a pioneer of the modern documentary with films like "Crisis," "Dont Look Back" and "Monterey Pop." The last four decades of his career were...
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