Terry Gross

When the candidate was assassinated 40 years ago, Hamill was there: He was Kennedy's friend and had helped persuade him to run for president. A journalist and author, Hamill covered the story for The Village Voice.

Former Philadelphia Museum of Art director Anne D'Harnoncourt brought the museum new prominence, spearheading the renovation of 20 galleries and a build-up of its modern-art collection. She died June 1 at the age of 64.

Jenna Fischer, who's perhaps best known as Pam the receptionist on NBC's The Office, stars in The Promotion, a new comedy about two midlevel supermarket employees bucking for a manager's job.