EPISODE · Nov 19, 2025 · 35 MIN
How to get a job at Harvard in 1860 with prabhdeep kehal
from American Campus Podcast · host Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
“The reasons that I have for wishing to go to Harvard are several. I feel that Harvard can give me a better background and a better liberal education than any other university. I have always wanted to go there, as I have felt that it is not just another college, but is a university with something definite to offer. Then too, I would like to go to the same college as my father. To be a "Harvard man" is an enviable distinction, and one that I sincerely hope I shall attain.” -John F. Kennedy, April 23, 1935References:JFK's Harvard application, 1935. John F. Kennedy Library.bell hooks. All About Love. Torrey Peters. 2025. Stag Dance. Random House.Laura Garbes. 2025. Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry. Princeton University Press.pskconsulting.orgEmail prabh at [email protected] LGBTQIA+ Oral History Archive qtsikharchive.org Text the show here!Support the showBrowse the American Campus bookshelf
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“The reasons that I have for wishing to go to Harvard are several. I feel that Harvard can give me a better background and a better liberal education than any other university. I have always wanted to go there, as I have felt that it is not just another college, but is a university with something definite to offer. Then too, I would like to go to the same college as my father. To be a "Harvard man" is an enviable distinction, and one that I sincerely hope I shall attain.” -John F. Kennedy, Ap...
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