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New Edward M. Kennedy Prize Celebrates American Drama

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Columbia University and Jean Kennedy Smith have inaugurated a new award, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, or the EMK Prize. This year’s prize is actually shared by two playwrights: Dan O’Brien for The Body of an American, and Robert Schenkkan for All the Way. The two inaugural winners will divide the award of $100,000 endowed by Jean Kennedy … [Read more...] about New Edward M. Kennedy Prize Celebrates American Drama

The Conventions

October / November 2008

October 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Ireland was in the background at this year’s Democratic and Republican National Conventions, but it was there. On the eve of the Democratic Convention in Denver, Senator Barack Obama appeared in Springfield, Illinois, to introduce his candidate for vice president, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. Biden has long been an outspoken advocate for Irish-American issues and Obama has … [Read more...] about The Conventions

Our Jack Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the Century

By Pete Hamill, Contributor

November 1, 1999 by 3 Comments

Somewhere in the shadowy land between myth and history lies the domicile of John F. Kennedy. The first United States president of Irish-Catholic descent, Kennedy was a man of many faces: war hero, orator, lover, creator, and visionary. He had it all, and it was all taken away, but in the end he gained immortality. That day I was in Ireland, in the dark, hard northern city of … [Read more...] about Our Jack Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the Century

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