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The Honorable Felipe Calderón
Watch a Conversation with Felipe Calderón & David Ellwood Live on Thursday, April 25 at 6:00pm at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
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A Public Address by His Excellency Macky Sall President of Senegal
His Excellency Macky Sall, President of The Republic of Sénégal, delivered the opening speech of the Harvard African Development Conference at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
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The 2013 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony
Nicholas Kristof, of The New York Times, addressed the audience about the current state of journalism as well as the landscape of its future.
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A Public Address by The Honorable Eric Cantor
Watch the Honorable Eric Cantor discuss possible policy prescriptions for empowering America’s youth through educational opportunities.
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Watch Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi deliver the annual Godkin Lecture.
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President of Argentina
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of Argentina, delivered a public address in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Sept. 27th.
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A conversation with Soledad O'Brien & Callie Crossley May 2, 2013 - 6:00pm Soledad O'Brien, Callie CrossleySoledad O'Brien, award-winning broadcast journalist and Harvard College class of 1988, discussed her career, race, and education with Callie Crossley, WGBH 89.7 host and spring 2002 IOP resident fellow. The discussion ranged from O'Brien's experiences as a Black and Latino journalist covering...
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A Conversation with Felipe Calderón & David Ellwood April 25, 2013 - 6:00pm Felipe Calderon, David EllwoodPresident Calderón engaged in an informative conversation with Dean Ellwood at the JFK Jr. Forum. Calderón discussed a variety of issues ranging from the effects of the expiration of the assault weapons ban in the US on Mexico to how his administration handled the H1N1 outbreak. Upon a question...
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Boston Marathon Tragedy & Aftermath April 24, 2013 - 6:00pm Ed Davis, Juliette Kayyem, David Hempton, David Wade, Kurt Schwartz“Boston Marathon Tragedy & Aftermath” featured Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis, former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs Department of Homeland Security Juliette Kayyem, Harvard Divinity School Dean David Hempton, Director of MEMA Kurt Schwartz, WBZ Anchor David Wade...