The Center for the Liberal Arts and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Present the Miller Center for Public Affairs Workshop for all K-12
Virginia Teachers
Saturday, April 21, 2012
CAMELOT AT SO: REASSESSINGTHE KENNEDY PRESIDENCY
This workshop
examines the successes and failures, symbols and images, and historical views of John
F. Kennedy's presidency, a half-century
truncated
administration.
after his wife applied the Camelot label to her husband's
We will not only examine JFK's one thousand days in office, but also the
Kennedy family and the impact of his presidency to the development
of the modern executive office.
AGENDA:
8:30 - 9:30
Registration
9:30 - 9:45
Welcome and introductions
9:45 - 11:00
Barbara Perry - "JFK's Roots: The Kennedy and Fitzgerald Families' Political Dynasty"
11:00 -11:15
Break
11:15 -12:30
Marc Selverstone - JFK's Foreign Policy
12:30 -1:30
lunch
1:30 - 2:45
Sid Milkis - JFK and the Modern Presidency
- Sid Milkis and Barbara Perry