The Harvard Gazette

Robert F. Kennedy

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James Hoffa speaks with Robert F. Kennedy

A new hunt for Jimmy Hoffa

Law professor digs into the case to possibly solve the mystery of the disappearance — and to clear his stepfather’s name

World|

DateOctober 1, 2019October 3, 2019

The Washington Post printed an "Extra" edition announcing the assassination of President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. Fifty years later, five members of the Harvard community recall that day and how it affected them.

The day the president died

Five from Harvard recall JFK’s assassination, and what followed

World|

DateNovember 21, 2013

In her Baccalaureate speech, President Drew Faust recalled the words of Robert F. Kennedy, who addressed South African students in 1966 who were fighting to end apartheid. Kennedy, said Faust, told those students that they lived in times of danger and uncertainty, but also in times of great possibility. “Now you have your own uncertainties and dangers and your own scripts to write,” Faust told the seniors gathered in the Memorial Church.

Embracing the unscripted life

In Baccalaureate Address, Faust tells students they are prepared to handle turbulent future

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DateMay 25, 2010July 18, 2019