Articles
Obama’s Berlin Speech: History Raises the Stakes
(BERLIN) — Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and...
Dallas House Where Oswald Lived to Go Up for Sale
(DALLAS) — A small nook off a dining room with just enough space for a twin bed has made a Dallas boarding house a point of fascination for the last 50 years,...

Morning Must Reads: May 14
In the news: the IRS, Benghazi, Obamacare, Angelina Jolie, the US drone economy, and "Bitter Pill"
The Ice Is Breaking
I came to political consciousness with John F. Kennedy's magnificent 1961 Inaugural Address. It seemed the start of something fresh and exciting, and it was...

My Kennedy Polaroids: Instant History
When John F. Kennedy campaigned in Oregon in 1960, a Polaroid photographer was there.
Photo Essays

Behind the Picture: Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June 15, 1963
In 1994, eight black and four white jurors found 74-year-old white supremacist and long-time Klan member Byron De La Beckwith guilty of first-degree murder in...

JFK and Jackie: When They Were Dummies
The notion that Jackie Kennedy was, and remains, a fashion icon is today such a commonplace that it’s difficult to fathom, five decades later, just how enormous...
Time.com Specials

The Lessons of J.F.K.
TIME looks at this prudent warrior and timeless icon to show today's leaders how to lead in a dangerous world, what candidates should say about faith, why civil...


