Feb 18th, 2008 · Artifacts related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been discovered in a safe in the Dallas County courthouse. However, the most fascinating -- and controversial -- document found is unlikely to be what it appears to be.
Nov 18th, 2007 · The 1963 Warren Commission found that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy. But even now, 44 years later, conspiracy theories abound. Robert Stone's upcoming film Oswald's Ghost explores the U.S. fascination with Kennedy's death.
Nov 19th, 2006 · This week marks the 43rd anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. It's an event typically remembered by the iconic video recording. But there's another perspective of the killing that's equally powerful: an entry from an audio diary of Lady Bird Johnson. The recording is included in the exhibit Eyewitness, at the National Archives.
Oct 26th, 2006 · Gospel music legend Mahalia Jackson, who became widely known for her performance at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy and the funeral of her friend Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been 95 years old on Thursday. Producer Barrett Golding of the Hearing Voices radio project offers a remembrance.
Sep 2nd, 2006 · Nellie Connally, the widow of former Texas Gov. John Connally, has died at 87. She had been the last survivor among the people who were passengers in President John F. Kennedy's limousine when he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.
Dec 6th, 2005 · The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, says users will now be required to register before they can create articles. The change comes amid complaints by journalist John Seigenthaler; his biography on the Web site claimed he was a suspect in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Robert Kennedy. Siegenthaler and Wales discuss the change in a follow up to a previous program on accuracy and accountability at Wikipedia.
Sep 27th, 2005 · Symptoms of Withdrawal, a new memoir by Christopher Kennedy Lawford, sheds further light on the private lives of one of America's premier political dynasties. Lawford, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of "Rat Pack" actor Peter Lawford, discusses his family's struggles with fame and tragedy with Madeleine Brand.
Jul 12th, 2005 · In 1961, President John F. Kennedy promised U.S. astronauts would land on the moon before the decade was over. NPR offers a brief look at America's manned spaceflight program, from Alan Shepard's 1967 flight above Earth to the Columbia disaster of 2003.