John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum17,528 likes · 1,145 talking about this · 10,084 were here
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- Legendary jazz musician Dave Brubeck passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 91. Here's a fantastic photo we found in our archives - Mr. Brubeck performing at a jazz concert in the Kennedy White House with singer Tony Bennett.
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Moses Akwiri OkothWhen Kenya airlifted students to go and study abroad, amongst these students was Barack Obama Snr, the father to President Obama, through an initiative of one of the MOST well know Kenyan political activist,Tom Joseph Mboya.As a Thanks Giving Gift, the Siaya Community Library has decided to put up a section named The John F. Kennedy Section to let people know about his legacy and what he did.. Happy Thanks Giving America, and may the legacy that JFK showed live in us all!about 2 weeks ago
Shannon VieiraRemembering JFK 49years have passed and he is still one of the greatest presidents we have ever had....1 · about 2 weeks ago
Susana Bravo SepúlvedaRemembering… my thoughts with JFKabout 2 weeks ago
Carl Byrdit's sad, today, I have yet to hear anything or remarks about his passing,,,how soon we forget,,,,,Carl Byrd.about 2 weeks ago
- Can you name all of the six Kennedy family members in this photo? We'll give you a small hint - a young President Kennedy is one of them!
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- During the winter of 1948, Ernest Hemingway spent his time in the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (pictured). This photo is part of the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the JFK Library, which houses the world's largest collection of Ernest Hemingway materials.
- We were interested to hear that Newark Mayor Corey Booker – 2008 winner of the JFK New Frontier Award – announced he will be living off of food stamps for a week. Did you know that President Kennedy was so moved by the enormous poverty he w...itnessed on the 1960 campaign trail in West Virginia that one of his first acts as president was to establish a three-year food-stamp program beginning in 1961? Here he is at a February 1, 1961 press conference announcing this important executive order.See More
- President Kennedy enjoyed all kinds of sweet treats - not just ice cream!
In honor of National Cookie Day, we have a Kennedy White House recipe to share with all of you. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy loved anything from France, so the Whi...te House chef, Rene Verdon, naturally baked French cookies for Mrs. Kennedy and her family. Check out this White House recipe for “tuiles” (the French word for tile), which is what these cookies resemble after baking: http://bit.ly/XmTL9TSee More
- "The mere accumulation of wealth and power is available to the dictator and the democrat alike. What freedom alone can bring is the liberation of the human mind and spirit which finds its greatest flowering in the free society." -- President John F. Kennedy, from the televised fundraiser “An American Pageant of the Arts,” November 29, 1962. Listen to the entire speech here: http://ow.ly/fETgU
- The New Frontier Awards honor young Americans who are changing their communities -- and the country -- with their commitment to public service. Watch Caroline Kennedy and this year's New Frontier Award recipients Veronika Scott and Stacey Abrams as they share their inspirational stories: http://bit.ly/SbvVtd
- Happy Birthday Caroline!
Pictured: President Kennedy and Caroline aboard the Honey Fitz off Hyannis Port.
- Jacqueline Kennedy laughs as John F. Kennedy Jr. plays with her necklace in the west bedroom, November 27, 1962.
- The holiday shopping season has officially begun, and we're offering free shipping from our museum store through November 30th - no minimum order required! Visit us online to see all of our new merchandise, including some festive items to get your home ready for the holidays! http://store.jfklibrary.org/
- "Many years ago, according to the story, there was found in a sentry box in Gibraltar a poem which said:
God and the soldier, all men adore
In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted,
God is forgotten and the soldier slighted.
This country does not forget God or the soldier. Upon both we now depend. Thank you."
-President Kennedy, honoring members of the First Airborne Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, for their work during the Cuban Missile Crisis, November 26, 1962. - In November 1962, John J. Wicker, Chairman of the Richmond Thanksgiving, sent a telegram to President Kennedy correcting his Thanksgiving Day proclamation, which credited Massachusetts as the home of the first Thanksgiving. Citing "unconquerable New England bias," advisor Arthur Schlesinger apologized for the President's snafu.
- Happy Thanksgiving from the JFK Library!
Pictured: President Kennedy receives a Thanksgiving Turkey from members of the Poultry and Egg National Board on November 19, 1963. Although this was before the formal tradition of pardoning a White House turkey each Thanksgiving, President Kennedy spontaneously spared the bird.
- This is one of our favorite pictures of President Kennedy. Wonder why he looks so happy?
Though the Cuban Missile Crisis came to a peaceful end in October of 1962, as of November, nuclear missiles remained in Cuba and the U.S. naval block...ade was still in place. On November 20, 1962 – the day this photo was taken – President Kennedy announced at a press conference that Chairman Khrushchev had agreed to withdraw all of the bombers in Cuba within 30 days, and that the U.S. would lift the blockade. Now that’s something to smile about.See More
- One out of every 42 people in Detroit are homeless. Tonight's 2012 New Frontier Award recipient Veronika Scott is helping change that via "The Empowerment Plan." Scott provides coats which double as a sleeping bag at no cost for the homeles...s citizens of Detroit. Even more, she's training and hiring those same people to work alongside her.See More
Watch this incredible video, and learn how Ms. Scott embodies President's Kennedy's call to public service: http://vimeo.com/52807227
- "The New Frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. Beyond that frontier are the uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered pockets of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and...surplus...But I believe the times demand new invention, innovation, imagination, decision. I am asking each of you to be pioneers on that New Frontier. My call is to the young in heart." - JFKSee More
Watch the 2012 New Frontier Awards live at 5:30pm tomorrow at www.jfklibrary.org/webcast.
- Thanks Fox CT for such a great story!
http://www.ctnow.com/travel/daytrippers/ctn-personal-political-artifacts-at-john-f-kennedy-presidential-library-and-museum-20121115,0,2122861.story - CNN did a great interview with 2012 New Frontier Award winner Veronika Scott about her innovative work helping the homeless. Check it out!
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