Engage your students in the midterm elections with this lesson on political debates. Students learn about the first televised presidential debates, reflect on leadership qualities, and create a guide book for voters.

In this lesson, students examine primary source documents and recordings to consider some of the options discussed by Kennedy's advisors during the Crisis and the rationale for why the president might have selected the path he chose.

This special conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis will explore the Crisis and the lessons it still holds for us. Sessions will examine the historical context of the Crisis, as well as how lessons from the Crisis resonate with contemporary challenges. Videos of this conference will be available after the program ends.

"The 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis" Kennedy Library Forum

Listen to historians, journalists and policy makers as they reflected on the events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis, how it was resolved, and how lessons learned could be applied to the nuclear challenges present in 2012.

Investigate the rich historical evidence presented one day at a time in this online exhibit and analyze the events, decisions, and outcomes of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Explore this brief synopsis of the Crisis including videos of the speeches President Kennedy made during this time.

Examine the larger picture of the Cold War and how the Cuban Missile Crisis fit into the conflict.

In this new program, available onsite or virtually, students examine primary source material to learn about racial discrimination in voting during the Kennedy years, strategies used to address it, and current challenges to voting rights.

Use these four activities to introduce students to the concept of political courage and implement this national writing competition as a classroom project.