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Source: BBC Radio 4 "A Point of View"

Roundup

David Cannadine on JFK's Legacy [10min @ 1:06]

The hope and optimism about the future that will forever be associated with John F Kennedy live on, says historian David Cannadine in his weekly column. Since 2000, he's been a trustee of the Kennedy Memorial Trust, which was established in the aftermath of the assassination of President John Kennedy in Dallas on 22 November 1963.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "A Point of View"