Story Index

The Early Years

• Birth and Family
• Growing Up Catholic
• The Seminary
  • In the Midwest
  • Abroad

Life as a Holy Cross Priest

• Ordination and Pastoral Work
• The Mass
• Memorable Masses
• Prayer
• Community Life

Dedication to Students

• The Veterans Era
  • Return to Notre Dame
  • Vetville
• Protests in the 1960s
• Coeducation
  • The Beginning
  • It's Official
• Availability to Students

Administration

• Rise to the Presidency
• President of Notre Dame
• The Library
  • Planning
  • Reveal
  • Dedication
  • Legacy

Academic Leadership

• Teaching, Research, and Faculty Growth
• Building the Department of Theology
• Tantur Ecumenical Institute

Civil Rights For All

• The Summer of 1964
• Hesburgh Appointed to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• The Mississippi Hearing
• The Report of 1959
• From Eisenhower to Nixon