Council on Foreign Relations

John F. Kennedy Campaigns While the ExComm Debates—The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Four

JFK’s speeches on the campaign trail in Illinois and Ohio gave no hint of the crisis that the United States faced.

John Travolta unpacks 'most challenging' role yet in 'November 1963' | Exclusive

Get a first look at the new poster and images from "November 1963," which revisits President John F. Kennedy's assassination ...
Council on Foreign Relations

John F. Kennedy Solicits Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Advice—The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Two

McCone and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy left the meeting early to head over to the White House to brief the ...

John F. Kennedy

“This is hostage taking by the president of the United States,” John F. Kennedy’s niece Kerry Kennedy warned. The warning is ...

‘I want to get that sculpture out of there’: Donors fear the worst for Kennedy Center’s art

At the height of legal and political tumult at the Kennedy Center last summer, board members discussed moving the iconic eight-foot, 3,000-pound bronze bust of President John F. Kennedy from the Grand ...

In 1953, Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s wedding featured a 300-pound fruitcake, but guests actually ate a raspberry-filled white cake; now, more than 70 years later, it ca…

Jackie and John F. Kennedy's wedding featured two cakes, each with its own unique purpose and story. One of these iconic ...