Ellen Fitzpatrick

Will always be grateful for the superb education I received at #Hampshire College as a member of its first class of students. Heartbreaking it could not survive the pressures of these times. theatlantic.com/education/arch…

No name change will change this # JFK

@mariashriver x.com/ellenfitzp/sta…

Adding your name to a memorial already named in honor of a great man doesn’t make you a great man. Quite the contrary. Putting your name on top of someone else’s doesn’t mean that people will speak of you in the same breath as the other man. Putting your name above another man’s name on his existing memorial… What is that about? Truly? What’s that about? Do you want people to speak the names as one? Dig down deep. What are you trying to say? I’m really interested. There is no other president who would do this. None. Zero. In fact, it’s not even legal. Congress named the performing arts center as a living memorial in 1964, and only congress can change that law. This will always be the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Art. A great man would have said to his hand picked board, “Thank you, but the building already has its name. Let it stand. Let it be. I don’t need that.” But then again…

JFK on press criticism of the president … 1962 dvarchive.com/921-4447/1962-…

“In serving his vision of the truth, the artist best serves his nation. “ JFK at Amherst 10/63

“In free society art is not a weapon and it does not belong to the sphere of polemics and ideology. . . [in democratic society] the highest duty of the writer, the composer, the artist is to remain true to himself and to let the chips fall where they may. “ JFK at Amherst 10/63

The Kennedy Center was named for JFK to honor his vigorous defense of the arts. Since the current admin claims to value historical truth and fact, while ignoring it routinely, and seeks control over this space, they might wish to consider what JFK had to say.

What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance? newrepublic.com/article/198354… via @newrepublic

@TimothyDSnyder Glad you flagged this. The phrase reflects the world view of real estate/ business developer applied to diplomacy , resolution of a catastrophic war, dynamics of the world economy, etc etc etc. and the assumption that the key motivation is leveraging for advantage

"deal" is a magic word, part of the Trumpian spell, but vacuous. Challenge to reporters: write the news, especially regarding Ukraine, without using it.

@Harvard @AnnaBower Bravo 👏

The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFundin…

nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/… via @NYTimes Harvard stands up

Enjoyed this conversation with @MaxStier and @lbarronlopez The First 100 Days of the Presidency: Max Stier, Ellen Fitzpatrick and L... youtube.com/live/Q690WDaVG… via @YouTube

@sbg1 Did he lie Susan? Or did he change his mind in view of recent events ?

Noting that Biden here writes of telling the truth to the American people—while not explaining how he lied to them before when he said he would not pardon his son.

Jeffry M. Diefendorf (1945–2024 ) – AHA historians.org/perspectives-a… My remembrance of Jeff Diefendorf. Farewell, Jeff

A moving standing O for Joe Biden last night to be sure. Then there was this - 22 min in ‘64 when #JFK was supposed to be the nominee youtube.com/watch?v=r19R86…