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Richard Reeves

A Conversation with Richard Reeves on Presidents Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan
Presidents Day, Monday, February 20, 2006, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Richard Reeves, the biographer of Presidents Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan will discuss their legacies Reservations

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Vietnam and the Presidency:
Friday, March 10 and Saturday March 11, 2006.
This is the first national conference sponsored by all the Presidential Libraries--from Hoover to Clinton--and the National Archives. Leading historians, key policymakers of the era, and journalists who covered the war will examine the antecedents of the war, presidential decision-making, public opinion, lessons learned, and the influence of the Vietnam experience on subsequent U.S. foreign policy. Conference information. (There are no more seats available for this conference. Reservations are no longer being accepted.)

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Cropped thumbnail image of KN-C29347: John F. Kennedy directing a group singing in Ireland on June 27, 1963. Credit: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

New Exhibit to Open March 17 
On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2006, the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library will open "A Journey Home – John F. Kennedy and Ireland" a special, new exhibit that explores President Kennedy’s relationship to his ancestral homeland.

Wooden sculpture depicting President Kennedy at his desk, made by James Rikos of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. Printing on front of desk reads "The President Meets the Press"

Handmade and Heartfelt
The Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library brings in this year’s holiday season with a special exhibit of gifts presented to President John F. Kennedy during his presidency. Handmade and Heartfelt: Folk Art from the Collections of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library will be on display beginning November 25th, 2005. through the fall of 2006.

JFK in the South Pacific, 1943

John F. Kennedy  in World War II
The Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II this year with a special exhibit on John F. Kennedy’s military service in the U.S. Navy in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The new exhibit, which features a large selection of never-before-seen materials, some on temporary loan by members of President Kennedy’s immediate family, runs through March 5, 2006. Visit our museum shop for World War II related items and preview our new Family Guide to the John F. Kennedy in World War II exhibit.

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Information about the Profile in Courage Essay Contest 

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Find out how you can support the Kennedy Library by becoming a member of the the John F.  Kennedy Library Foundation or by making a donation. The Kennedy Library Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the programs of the John F. Kennedy Library through research grants, fellowships, internships, and many public programs.

John F. Kennedy Library Newsletter, Current Issue
Keep up to date with the library's programs through the online version of the Library's newsletter published by the Kennedy Library Foundation. Selected back issues are also available here.

Museum admission:
Adult $10.00
Senior 62 yrs. $8.00
Student with ID $8.00
Ages 13-17 $7.00
12 and under Free
Museum Hours:
9:00 am. to 5:00 pm. daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
 Research Room Hours:
8:30 am. - 4:30 pm. weekdays, closed weekends and Federal holidays

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Welcome. The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth President and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world.

Our purpose is to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to promote a greater appreciation of America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service. See our Mission Statement.

Dedicated on October 20, 1979, the library is one of eleven Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration a United States Government agency. Open daily 9 am-5 pm; Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Admission for adults $10; seniors 62 years and older and students $8; children ages 13-17 $7; children ages 12 and under free. Off Morrissey Blvd., next to UMass Boston campus. Free shuttle service from JFK/UMass T Stop on the Red Line. Free parking. The Museum is fully handicapped accessible.

Research Room Hours: 8:30 am. - 4:30 pm. weekdays, closed weekends and Federal holidays

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