JFK Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Remembering Victor Navasky, who also wrote about Robert F. Kennedy as Attorney General in "Kennedy Justice." His research files are at the JFK Library: https://t.co/37wBKCPpaQ https://t.co/LkHDUQyAc7

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Stewart Udall, Sec. of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, was a strong proponent of conservation and warned of the dangers of pollution in his book “The Quiet Crisis." #EarthDay https://t.co/stkXL9LWFM https://t.co/siRtIXRJ00

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Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury was born #otd on August 22, 1920. Almost ten years after he published Fahrenheit 451, a slew of his books arrived at the White House – a gift from Bradbury for JFK and Mrs. Kennedy.

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Civil rights leader John Lewis was born #otd on February 21, 1940. At a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, he spoke about growing up in a segregated society and how he became inspired to get involved in the struggle for civil rights. https://t.co/oh32lpd7U9

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John A. Farrell (@jaloysius): Ted Kennedy worked with Richard Nixon, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, and many other Republicans. His ability to reach across the aisle is stunning in comparison to today where we seem stuck in a system where the two parties don’t work together. #JFKForum https://t.co/OfHOU0sVnz

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President Abraham Lincoln had a vision to secure a just and lasting peace in the South after the Civil War. Author @JohnAvlon discusses that plan and how it came to inspire future peacemakers with @kcarterjackson. Watch Thursday 5/25 online or in-person: https://t.co/Six1B4H0TE https://t.co/tGF3v99rec

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#OTD in 1961, LBJ returned from Senegal, a trip that earned him high praise in a State Department memo praising his “warmth and sincerity” that “contributed in [a] highly important degree to advancement of US policy in Africa.” Read the memo: https://t.co/fVDKyDZRM6 https://t.co/9Q46raSSqA

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President Kennedy faced several potential ecological disasters. In our #JFK35 podcast, @ProfDBrinkley discusses Rachel Carson, the woman behind the modern environmental movement, as she became an influential voice for JFK and other presidents after him. https://t.co/LS5lc8w6dd https://t.co/kKOTxPUevO

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Watch historian John A. Farrell (@jaloysius) discuss the life of Senator Edward M. Kennedy in his new book, “Ted Kennedy: A Life.” David Nasaw, @CUNY, will moderate the discussion. The forum begins at 2 p.m. EDT and will be available to watch at: https://t.co/8kVFYcpKsH https://t.co/881mHlA6KX

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the 5th of 9 in President Kennedy’s family, is not as well known as her brothers, John, Robert, and Ted. But author and journalist Eileen McNamara highlights Eunice Kennedy for her work behind the scenes that changed the world. #womenshistorymonth https://t.co/7LuGTPft4Q