Remembering JFK

As an end to the idiocy on Capitol Hill draws near, media attention will soon turn from politics to history. The country is a little more than a month away from the fiftieth anniversary of an assassination that arguably shaped the remainder of the 20th century.

Political scientist Larry Sabato and presidential historian Craig Shirley came in today to discuss the "The Kennedy Half-Century," a book that spends almost as much time on the presidents that followed Kennedy as it does on the man himself. The hour-long discussion centered mostly around what isn't known about the assassination and the flaws of the Warren Commission, but the book itself is worth the read for its theories on how JFK's image and/or policies affected his successors' administrations. A link will follow the 11/23 airing, but for now, enjoy some of the authors' earlier work.
http://c-spanvideo.org/program/Pendul
http://c-spanvideo.org/program/LiveC

Also, for those who may have missed the airing of Rep. Luis Gutierrez interview on his memoir, enjoy:
http://c-spanvideo.org/program/LuisGu