President John F Kennedy

Remembering Rev. Addie Wyatt: Chicago's Little Engine Who Could

Lonna Saunders | Posted 04.04.2012

Lonna Saunders

The Rev. Addie Wyatt, the woman who rolled up her sleeves to help others and worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, will be laid to rest Easter weekend on Chicago's South Side.

Rick Santorum and John F. Kennedy

Abner S. Greene | Posted 05.08.2012

Abner S. Greene

While religious freedom sometimes permits a role for religion in politics, other times it requires the opposite, a lawmaking process based in secular justifications, without formal church involvement.

How Obama's Presidency Mirrors JFK's

New York | Frank Rich | Posted 11.21.2011

Thanksgiving week is a milestone for Barack Obama, but not one that many are likely to commemorate. The president who seemed poised to inherit John F....

Stephen King And Errol Morris Talk JFK's Assassination

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com | Posted 01.11.2012

In the Nov. 13 issue of the Book Review, the documentarian Errol Morris reviews Stephen King's new novel, "11/22/63." The book, like the film Morris i...

The Total Sum of Tiny Pushes

Shahid Mahmood | Posted 12.25.2011

Shahid Mahmood

Caroline Kennedy recently released an audio interview of her mother, Jacqueline Kennedy, conducted soon after President John F. Kennedy's assassinatio...

Amidst Congressional Cuts, the Bipartisan Case for the Peace Corps

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Mike Honda

Through war and conflict, Peace Corps volunteers have delivered to the world an inspiring, uplifting side of humanity that reflects Americans' better nature -- service to others in the common cause of global peace and development.

Sargent Shriver: Justice and Peace Shall Kiss

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

Lonna Saunders

"Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss" from Psalm 85 epitomizes for me the life of Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: 11 Components of a Social Media Crisis Plan

Paula Berg | Posted 05.25.2011

Paula Berg

While crises are never welcome or wished for, they are a fact of life and an opportunity -- an obligation, even -- to show the world what you're really made of.

JFK Autograph Found By Arkansas Man In Birthday Book

ajc.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Tucked between pages 62 and 63 was one of Kennedy's business cards from his time as Massachusetts senator. The name "Jack Kennedy" was scrawled atop....

JFK Election 50th Anniversary (PHOTOS): Rare, Never-Seen-Before Pictures From Life.com

Posted 05.25.2011

Fifty years ago today, on Nov. 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th president of the United States. At 43 years old, Kennedy was the young...

Boycott White House Gate Crasher's Housewife Show!

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

Lonna Saunders

Should Bravo TV have rewarded White House gate crasher Michaele Salahi with a spot on its new reality series, The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C?

Guns, Divisive Rhetoric to "Honor" Lincoln and King?

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Helmke

There's a sad irony in all of these people at the podium, with their supporters, celebrating their worship of guns while invoking the legacies of two great Americans whose magnificent lives were cruelly cut short by bullets.

Living Wage Law Would Create Benefits for Business, City's Economy

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

John Petro

The principle behind the living wage bill is simple: the city should only use taxpayer dollars to create high-quality jobs. Subsidizing the creation of poverty-level jobs makes little economic or fiscal sense.

President Kennedy's "How To" Manual

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph A. Palermo

President Kennedy did not capitulate to the knee-jerk criticism of the treaty but forged ahead anyway despite its lack of support on Capitol Hill.

A Lesson for Obama: President Kennedy's Stand Against the Steel Industry

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph A. Palermo

The public supported Kennedy's tough stand by a margin of 58 to 22 percent and the President's approval rating stood at 73 percent.

Afghanistan: Presidential Double Standards and Military Power

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph A. Palermo

If any president is going to "cut and run" from an American military engagement he or she better be a Republican. This narrative runs deep in American political discourse.

Weeping for the Kennedys

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Reese Schonfeld

The Kennedys knew how to strive for noble causes, step by step. They would make deals, but only to benefit the best causes.

The Irony of Ted Kennedy -- A Different Perspective

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 11.17.2011

Sophia A. Nelson

Son of a wealthy Irish businessman, turned ambassador, brother of a president, brother of an attorney general, he endured and was an effective leader because he understood pain and loss.

With Passion and Purpose

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Lichtman

It's curious to reflect on three moments in my life that are marked by the same question: Where were you when Kennedy died?

Advice to Barack Obama: Be Modest in All Things

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Reese Schonfeld

It was a different Obama, with a different voice, that I heard at the press conference on Friday. He appeared to be flip and full of himself.