SPONSORED FEATURE Counselor to JFK, Sorensen lived out call to service Special for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jan 29, 2019 Jan 29, 2019 Ted Sorensen, right, pores over a 1962 speech with President John F. Kennedy. GETTY IMAGES Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Special for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”kAmkDEC@?8m— y@9? u] z6??65J[ :?2F8FC2E:@? DA6649[ y2?] a_[ `he`k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmq69:?5 G:CEF2==J 6G6CJ AC6D:56?E:2= DA6649 E96C6 :D 2 9F>3=6 DA6649HC:E6C[ 96=A:?8 7@4FD E96 DA62<6C’D E9@F89ED :?E@ G:G:5 @C2E@CJ[ >6>@C23=6 7@C 86?6C2E:@?D] u@C yuz[ E92E HC:E6C H2D %96@5@C6 “%65” $@C6?D6?[ H9@ AFCA@CE65=J 96=A65 A6? E96 `he` :?2F8FC2= 255C6DD]k^AmkAmq@C? 2?5 C2:D65 :? {:?4@=?[ $@C6?D6? H2D >F49 >@C6 E92? ;FDE 2 H@C5D>:E9] p7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 !9: q6E2 z2AA2 :? `hch 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2 H:E9 2 32496=@C’D 568C66 :? =2H[ 2?5 :? `hd` 7:?:D9:?8 2E E96 E@A @7 9:D 4=2DD 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2 r@==686 @7 {2H[ 96 3642>6 49:67 =68:D=2E:G6 2:56 7@C E96?\$6?] y@9? u] z6??65J :? `hdb]k^Am People are also reading… Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations, will give $6 billion to family foundations Just: As allegations accumulate, ex-Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari has blown chance after chance Draft-day shocker: Nebraska baseball star Dylan Carey goes unselected across 613 picks Florida prosecutors drop battery charges against Nebraska running back Mekhi Nelson Boy on scooter critically injured in collision with pickup truck near Bennington Elkhorn-area man is charged after Humane Society confiscates 79 animals Fire destroys former southwest Omaha golf course clubhouse Two Nebraska volleyball All-Americans join Dani Busboom Kelly at Big Ten media days Papillion man flees crash, opens fire at Omaha bar, critically injuring man, police say Nebraska football adds Iowa Western running back Tikey Hayes to 2026 roster Nebraska’s 2029 football schedule still has one opening — and suitors are emerging Norfolk man sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for child sex abuse images Big Ten Beach Read: Eight potential upsets in 2026 include two Nebraska games Op-ed: I'm a Nebraska neurosurgeon and NU regents candidate. We need a return to decency Ex-Republican Brett Lindstrom takes concrete step toward independent bid for governor kAmu@C E96 ?6IE `_ J62CD[ 96 H2D 3J yuz’D D:56 2D C6D62C496C[ 25G:D6C 2?5 DA6649HC:E6C 2?5 368:??:?8 :? `he` DA64:2= 4@F?D6= E@ E96 AC6D:56?E]k^AmkAmx? `hea $@C6?D6? 5C27E65 z6??65J’D =6EE6C E@ $@G:6E =6256C }:<:E2 z9CFD9496G[ H9:49 96=A65 6?5 E96 rF32? |:DD:=6 rC:D:D] p7E6C yuz’D 562E9 :? `heb[ $@C6?D6? ;@:?65 2 }6H *@C< =2H 7:C> 2D 2? :?E6C?2E:@?2= =2HJ6C]k^AmkAmx? E96 62C=J `hh_D[ $@C6?D6? C646:G65 E96 {2H r@==686’D s:DE:?8F:D965 p=F>?FD pH2C5 2?5 6DE23=:D965 E96 %96@5@C6 r] $@C6?D6? !F3=:4 $6CG:46 $49@=2CD9:A 7@C D6=64E65 r@==686 @7 pCED 2?5 $4:6?46D D6?:@CD 2?5 E96 %65 $@C6?D6? u6==@HD9:A E@ AC@G:56 7:?2?4:2= DFAA@CE E@ D6=64E65 E9:C5\J62C DEF56?ED :? E96 r@==686 @7 {2H]k^Am kAmtDE23=:D965 :? `gh` H96? E96 F?:G6CD:EJ 24BF:C65 E96 AC:G2E6 r6?EC2= r@==686 @7 {2H[ }63C2D<2 {2H 4@F?ED 2>@?8 :ED 2=F>?: 7:G6 7@C>6C 8@G6C?@CD[ d_ AC6D:56?ED @7 DE2E6 32C 2DD@4:2E:@?D[ 4FCC6?E 25G:D6CD E@ E96 D64C6E2CJ @7 E96 &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6 2?5 E@ E96 :?DA64E@C 86?6C2= @7 E96 u656C2= %C256 r@>>:DD:@?[ 2?5 >2?J D6?:@C A2CE?6CD :? =2H 7:C>D ?2E:@?H:56]k^AmkAm%96 4@==686 :D 9@>6 E@ ?62C=J c__ DEF56?ED 2?5 >@C6 E92? b_ 724F=EJ] }@E23=6 :?:E:2E:G6D :?4=F56 E96 $A246[ rJ36C[ 2?5 %6=64@>>F?:42E:@?D {2H AC@8C2> 2?5 E96 r9:=5C6?’D yFDE:46 r=:?:4[ H9:49 AC6A2C6D =2HJ6CD E@ D6CG6 2D 25G@42E6D 7@C }63C2D<2 49:=5C6? 6?E2?8=65 :? E96 ;FDE:46 DJDE6>]k^Am +1 Next week: Charles Bessey and Nebraska's National Forest. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Chancellor history: 150 years of looking to the future Leaders have put the university on a path to growth and success. Millions of Nebraska trees took root thanks to Bessey Known as the father of modern botany, the devoted professor shifted the focus to lab and field studies.
Chancellor history: 150 years of looking to the future Leaders have put the university on a path to growth and success.
Millions of Nebraska trees took root thanks to Bessey Known as the father of modern botany, the devoted professor shifted the focus to lab and field studies.
