Hemmeter History Lecture Presents Producer Peter Almond

On Thursday, January 14 at 7:00 p.m., The Montclair Kimberley Academy presents a lecture by the renowned producer Peter Almond on his film Virtual JFK: Vietnam if Kennedy Had Lived as part of the Hemmeter History Lecture series.

Produced in 2008, Virtual JFK takes up one of America's controversial “what if” scenarios, examining the question: Would the U.S. have escalated the war in Vietnam if Kennedy was not assassinated in 1963?  With insight and erudition, the film traces JFK's presidency - a 1,000-day term plagued with tense political stand-offs - through rare and previously-unseen archival footage, offering nuanced accounts of the former president's political decisions and, by extension, his probable response to the escalating conflict in Vietnam.  Almond is also the producer of THIRTEEN DAYS, a historical film about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, seen from the perspective of the U.S. political leadership.

This presentation, which is open to the public and free of charge, will take place in The Montclair Kimberley Academy Upper School Library, 6 Lloyd Road, Montclair.  For more information, contact dhessler@mka.org.