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Previously unreleased audio sheds new light on Kennedy assassination

August 15, 2013Global Politics

Audio recordings made on the flight deck of airplanes carrying two top government leaders the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated provide new insights into what the White House knew, when it knew it, and how the message was shared with government officials.

On anniversary of JFK assassination, memories of his first and only trip to Ireland

August 15, 2013Global Politics

Previously Unreleased Recordings From Day of JFK Assassination

August 15, 2013

New Tapes Show a Different Jackie Kennedy, and the Pressures of Being First Lady

August 14, 2013

John F. Kennedy inaugural address remembered

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Peace Corps celebrates 50 years

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Fifty years ago today, the foundation was laid for the Peace Corps. (The organization was actually created in March 1961 when it was signed into law.) We explore the birth of this organization founded by President John F. Kennedy.

Legacy of Kennedy Family in Ireland

August 14, 2013Global Politics

The Kennedy family legacy also extends to Ireland. The Takeaway is joined by Irish politician and former Kennedy intern Mark Durkan. From outside the Kennedy house on Cape Cod, we also hear from Sean Corcoran, senior reporter for WCAI.

Race and the election, 48 years after MLK changed the presidential election

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

John F. Kennedy’s civil rights advisor and former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford tells The Takeaway how one phone call influenced the outcome of the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy Presidential election and why the story matters now.

Political plagiarism

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with presidential historian Robert Dallek about plagiarism in the political arena.