John F. Kennedy

Debates have proved a tough test for vice presidents running for president

5:00am September 07, 2024

A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960.

A U-2 spy photo shows a medium-range ballistic missile base in San Cristobal, Cuba, with labels detailing various parts of the base in October 1962.

60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

7:00am October 16, 2022

by Scott Neuman

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

The Berlin Wall went up almost overnight in 1961; in November 1989, it began to crumble.

Opinion: 30 Years After The Berlin Wall

5:08pm November 09, 2019

by Scott Simon

The Berlin Wall was a concrete manifestation of the barrier between democracy and oppression. NPR's Scott Simon marks the 30th anniversary of the day it began to come down.

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Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter, Saoirse Kennedy Hill, places a flower at the Eternal Flame, President John F. Kennedy's gravesite in Arlington, Va., in 2000. Hill died Thursday at age 22.

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Robert F. Kennedy's Granddaughter Dies At 22 In Massachusetts

5:27pm August 02, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Saoirse Kennedy Hill died Thursday in Hyannis Port, after police received a call about an unresponsive person on the Kennedy compound, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivering a speech in Cuba, on Oct. 23, 1962, and below, President John F. Kennedy calls on a reporter at a news conference in Washington, in April 1963.

JFK Documents Highlight Talks On Clandestine Anti-Cuba Ops

6:47am October 27, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Operation Mongoose aimed to destabilize Cuba. Ideas considered ranged from dropping propaganda leaflets to using biological agents to sabotage crops

In 2003, reporters listen to the then-newly released 240 hours of Nixon White House recorded conversations at the National Archives in College Park, Md.

The Shadowy History Of Secret White House Tapes

8:00am May 13, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

American presidents began surreptitious recordings in the White House in 1940 under Roosevelt, unbeknownst to Congress or the public. After Nixon, they were believed to stop, but did they?

President Trump delivers remarks at the Treasury Department Friday. He announced his intention to unveil a tax plan before his 100 days are up Saturday.

Trump's First 100 Days: An 'Entry-Level' Presidency

8:40am April 23, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Trump is the first president without political, military or government experience. And experts argue that he's faced setbacks because of it.

Rep. Louis Stokes was the dean of the Ohio congressional delegation until he stepped down in 1999.

Louis Stokes, Ohio's First African-American U.S. Congressman, Dies At 90

3:29pm August 19, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Stokes represented Ohio for 15 terms. He also served as chairman of the House select committee investigating the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.