Institute Resources
In addition to its exhibits and public programs, a variety of resources are available to assist different audiences in learning more about the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate and its work. Resources are available for Educators, Students, Scholars and Researchers, and the Press.
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Senator Kennedy Speeches
Democratic National Committee Work Shop on Health Care
When cancer affected his son Teddy at an early age, Senator Kennedy made it the cause of his career to ensure that all Americans have access to high quality, affordable health care. -
Public Programs
Discussion on Democracy and Dissidents featuring Natan Sharansky
Discussion on Democracy and Dissidents featuring Natan Sharansky -
Public Programs
Documentary Screening and Discussion: "Condemned to Remember"
Students at the Kennedy Institute will join a special screening and discussion of "Condemned to Remember," a documentary that features a Holocaust survivor’s personal experience and reflections on unsettling parallels between the past and current events. Hosted in partnership with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention at Maynooth University in Ireland. -
Videos
Edward M. Kennedy Institute Honors Secretary John Kerry
At the Institute's 2017 Annual Dinner, the Honorable John Kerry received the Edward M. Kennedy Institute Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Public Service. -
Videos
Edward M. Kennedy Institute Opening Dedication Ceremony
On March 30th Edward M. Kennedy Institute For the U.S. Senate Opens with Historic Ceremony featuring President Obama, Vice President Biden & Other Dignitaries
On March 30th Edward M. Kennedy Institute For the U.S. Senate Opens with Historic Ceremony featuring President Obama, Vice President Biden & Other Dignitaries -
Public Programs
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project: Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Given the rich content on Irish affairs within the Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project, namely the peace and reconciliation process in Northern Ireland, the Institute hosted this program following the project's release in September 2015. -
Senator Kennedy Speeches
Ending Segregation and Discrimination Against Disabled Americans
Senator Kennedy was a chief sponsor, together with Senator Tom Harkin, of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which ensures that disabled Americans are able to live productive lives free from discrimination. -
Senator Kennedy Speeches
Ending the Cold War with a Nuclear Freeze
Brown University's Commencement Forum
As the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated, Senator Kennedy challenged President Reagan's policies and declared that the “best defense against nuclear war is arms control and then disarmament.” -
The Institute Today
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Senator Kennedy Speeches
First Floor Speech
On April, 9, 1964, barely four months after the assassination of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Kennedy gave his maiden speech on the floor of the United States Senate, urging support of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.
