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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination was one of the most shocking public events of the 20th century. John Kennedy served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, commanding the patrol boat PT-109 and…Thurgood Marshall
Attorney Thurgood Marshall led the civil rights case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka to a successful hearing at the Supreme Court of the United States in 1954. 13 years later, he became the…2012 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Ben Fountain (Ecco) General Nonfiction: Far From the…Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was a candidate for U.S. president when he was assassinated in 1968. His death was doubly shocking because his older brother, President John F. Kennedy, had also been assassinated…Bill Moyers Biography
Bill Moyersjournalist, public officialBorn: 6/5/1934Birthplace: Hugo, Oklahoma Bill Moyers has had a long and varied career that includes a stint as deputy director of the Peace Corps (1961–63). A…Bill Moyers
Bill Moyersjournalist, public officialBorn: 6/5/1934Birthplace: Hugo, Oklahoma Bill Moyers has had a long and varied career that includes a stint as deputy director of the Peace Corps (1961–63). A…Ted Sorensen
Name at birth: Theodore Chaiken SorensenTed Sorensen was the longtime advisor and counselor to President John F. Kennedy who wrote Kennedy's most memorable speeches -- including his inaugural address…Walter “Fritz” Mondale
Name at birth: Walter Frederick MondaleDemocrat Walter Mondale was a U.S. senator, vice president, presidential candidate, and ambassador in his long career in politics. Walter Mondale was born in…Doris Kearns Goodwin Biography
Doris Kearns GoodwinPulitzer Prize-winning writer of historical biographiesBorn: 1/4/1943Birthplace: Rockville Centre, New York Goodwin has won wide praise for her meticulous, in-depth…Walter Lippmann
Columnist Walter Lippmann was one of America’s most influential and famous commentators on world affairs between the 1920s and 1960s. Lippmann’s newspaper column,”Today and Tomorrow,” was in more…Trending
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