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Anniversary Program

The Berlin visit of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and the 50-year anniversary of the founding of the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies are being commemorated with numerous events at Freie Universität Berlin.

Lecture: "Berlin 1963: J. F. Kennedy besucht den gefährlichsten Ort der Welt"

["Berlin 1963: John F. Kennedy visits the most dangerous place in the world"]

Lecture by Friedrich Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. The lecture will be given in German.

Time and Location

  • Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 6 p.m.
  • Henry Ford Building, Lecture Hall A, Garystr. 35, 14195 Berlin

Advance Registration

  • RSVP required by June 21: Fax: +49 30 838 73444 or Email: einladung@fu-berlin.de.
  • The doors will open at 5:30. Please have your photo ID ready.

Anniversary Celebration in Honor of the Founding of the John F. Kennedy Institute 50 Years Ago

Words of Welcome

  • Prof. Irwin Collier, Ph.D., Director of the John F. Kennedy Institute
  • Prof. Dr. Peter André Alt, President of Freie Universität Berlin
  • His Excellency Philip D. Murphy, Ambassador of the United States of America in Federal Republic of Germany

The Institute in Retrospect

  • Prof. Dr. Winfried Fluck and Prof. Dr. Heinz Ickstadt, John F. Kennedy Institute

Keynote Address

  • Prof. Alan Trachtenberg, Ph.D. (Yale University), "Dark Patches and Solitude: Whitman's American Noir"

Time and Location

  • Thursday, June 27, 2013, 4 p.m. (s.t.)
  • Lecture Hall 1 B, Rostlaube, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin
  • The reception following the speeches will be held in the rooms of the John F. Kennedy Institute, Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin.

Symposium: "New Horizons: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on North America"

Leading scholars will analyze current developments in American society and culture, discuss varieties of the meaning of notions of "crisis," and survey new forms of social and cultural creativity. The speakers include Prof. James K. Galbraith, Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin), Prof. Paula Moya, Ph.D. (Stanford University), and Prof. Ramón Saldívar, Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Time and Location

  • Friday, June 28, 2013, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Room 340, John F. Kennedy Institute, Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin

Link to the Symposium Schedule

"Homecoming" and "Back to the Sixties" Party

Hosted by the students of the John F. Kennedy Institute

Time and Location

  • Friday, June 28, 2013, starting at 6:30 p.m.
  • John F. Kennedy Institute, Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin

Sign Up for the Events of the Institute's Anniversary Celebration

  • All current and former students and staff are invited to all the festivities celebrating the anniversary of the institute's founding.

  • Alumni and former employees are asked to RSVP to the following email address: jfki50years@zedat.fu-berlin.de.