50th Anniversary Screening of “John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums” with Director Bruce Herschensohn

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On

Friday, November 22, fifty years to the day following the tragic assassination

of President John F. Kennedy, Pepperdine University Libraries and the School of

Public Policy will host a screening of “John F. Kennedy:  Years of Lightning, Day of Drums,” with

director Bruce Herschensohn.  The

90-minute filmed memorial tribute is narrated by Gregory Peck and was produced

by the United States Information Agency, and features extensive excerpts from

Kennedy’s speeches, including color footage of his swearing in and inaugural

address.

Dean

of Libraries Mark Roosa comments, “Bruce Herschensohn’s remarkable talents

enabled him to not only write and direct the film, but also compose the

music.  It remains a landmark

achievement and indelible record of President Kennedy.”  “Years of Lightning, Day of Drums” was

the only authorized documentary about President Kennedy produced by the United

States Information Agency, which produced media about America for foreign

distribution.  Following a special

act of Congress in 1965, it was released in America for viewing by domestic

audiences. 

Bruce

Herschensohn is a political commentator, author and senior fellow at the

Pepperdine University School of Public Policy in Malibu, California.  He served in the Nixon and Reagan

administrations and is the author of nine books, in addition to being a filmmaker and producer.  The Bruce Herschensohn Collection is part of Pepperdine

University Libraries’ Special Collections, and pieces from the collection

documenting the making of the film are on display in Payson Library. 

The

event is free and open to the public. 

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