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Kissinger’s foreign policy legacy tainted by Vietnam

Rosalynn Carter is in the pantheon of American first ladies, writes Barbara Perry.

The Messenger

How has the JFK assassination narrative changed over the years?

"We never get a chance to really hear from Oswald as to his backstory or his activities, in the days, weeks and months leading up to Nov. 22, 1963," said Marc Selverstone, director of presidential studies for the University of Virginia Miller Center.

Marc Selverstone

Q&A: Looking Back At What Was Lost When Kennedy Was Killed

Sixty years ago on Wednesday, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas shook a confident and prosperous nation – an act that is still etched into the popular imagination. Shrouded in conspiracy theories over the years, classified material about the shooting is still trickling out six decades later. To examine Kennedy’s legacy, UVA Today turned to Marc Selverstone, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Marc Selverstone

Could JFK Have Gotten America Out of Vietnam?

If Kennedy had lived, might the horrors of Vietnam — the loss of so many and the destruction of the land, as well as the ensuing distrust of government, cultural divisions, and political recriminations at home — have been avoided? Might Kennedy have gotten the United States out of Vietnam?

Marc Selverstone

The Carters created a model for post-presidency to continue their work

Barbara Perry said the Carters created a model for post-presidency for both the former president and first lady to continue their work at home.

Barbara Perry

History As It Happens: The Kennedy Coup. A conversation with Ken Hughes

November 22 marks the 60th anniversary of a dark day in American history. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Less well remembered is what happened 20 days earlier. In South Vietnam, opponents of the autocratic president Ngo Dinh Diem ousted him from power and murdered Diem and his brother. University of Virginia Miller Center historian Ken Hughes discusses his new research revealing President Kennedy’s central role in the coup that toppled a U.S. ally in Southeast Asia.

Ken Hughes