Robert Kennedy
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Hope Shattered: Memories of a brief encounter with Robert Kennedy on campus
A little more than two months after he spoke to nearly 11,000 people at Vanderbilt’s 1968 student-led Impact Symposium, presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy was assassinated in California. Frye Gaillard writes about serveing as Impact’s chairman and Kennedy’s host at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 19, 2018
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Speak Up: MLK, Strom Thurmond and Others Put Impact on the Map 50 Years Ago
Vanderbilt celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Impact Symposium, an event that will always be remembered as one of the signature moments in the university’s history. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Wikipedia, WikiLeaks and Wiccans: Historical Accuracy Online
John Seigenthaler will discuss the importance of historical accuracy online during a 3 p.m. lecture Oct. 21 at Vanderbilt’s Central Library. The founder of the First Amendment Center was a victim of misinformation on Wikipedia, a popular and free online encyclopedia. Read MoreOct 14, 2011