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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Dedicated to the memory of our nation's 35th president. This account is run by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.

06/07/2019

JFK chose to take us farther than we had gone before. Not because our moonshot was easy—but because it was hard. #JFKMoonshot

06/06/2019

Maxwell D. Taylor (center), later JFK's Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division in March 1944, where they were training in England for the Allied invasion of Normandy.

On D-Day, he made the airborne assault on Normandy, and was the first Allied general to land on French soil. He led the 101st for the rest of the war, including in the Battle of Normandy and Operation Market Garden. In December 1944, he was briefly called back to the United States, and resumed command at the end of the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. #DDay75thAnniversary #DDay75

06/06/2019

Today, we remember the life and lasting legacy of President Kennedy’s brother, Robert F. Kennedy with his words:

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

May his commitment to justice for all continue to inspire us.

06/05/2019

On this Day on June 5, 1961, President and Mrs. Kennedy were guests at a dinner held by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. #OTD

View more photos from their trip to London: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKPOF/107/JFKPOF-107-012?image_identifier=JFKPOF-107-012-p0003

06/04/2019

The passage of the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote, but many black women, especially in the South, remained disenfranchised. Court cases sought to challenge arbitrary and racist rules to give all people the vote. #19thAt100

06/04/2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the courage of passing healthcare reform

On accepting the #ProfileinCourage Award, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the courage of her House colleagues instrumental in guaranteeing the passage of the Affordable Care Act providing healthcare for millions of Americans.

05/31/2019

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's courage

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy describes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “the most consequential woman in American political history” for her leadership including on passing comprehensive healthcare for all and helping to elect the most diverse Congress ever. #ProfileinCourage

05/30/2019

We are excited to share that our newly redesigned exhibit celebrating President Kennedy’s legacy is now open! Read about the transformation and view photos in a new article from Architectural Digest.

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jfk-library-museum-legacy-gallery

05/29/2019

JFK Library Director Alan Price and visitors gathered together to celebrate President Kennedy’s 102nd birthday including a performance by Legacy High School Choir from Bismarck, ND.

05/29/2019

Today would have been President Kennedy’s 102nd birthday! How much do you know about President Kennedy’s life before he took office? Take our quiz and see how you stack up on Kennedy history.

Take the quiz: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5ce6e8fee78b790014e6b753

05/29/2019

Happy birthday to our 35th president! 102 years ago today, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.

View more photos of JFK's childhood and youth: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/media-galleries/jfk-youth

05/29/2019

Congratulations to this year's JFK - GE STEM Award winners! 20 senior students who attend Boston Public Schools or live in the City of Boston will receive scholarships up to $2,500 to study STEM fields at college.

05/27/2019

"The high courage and the supreme sacrifice of Americans who gave their lives in battle have made it possible for our land to flourish under freedom and justice." Today we remember those who lost their lives in service to our country.

📷 President John F. Kennedy places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Day 1963.

05/24/2019

We’re excited to announce that astronaut Michael Collins, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, astronauts, scientists and more will join us at our JFK Space Summit celebrating Apollo 11’s 50th Anniversary on June 19. Read the full schedule ——> https://www.jfklibrary.org/jfk-space-summit

05/21/2019

Congratulations to Elazar Cramer, a senior from the Maimonides School in Brookline, MA, who won our Profile in Courage Essay Contest! He wrote about the political courage of Republican Representative Edith Nourse Rogers who defied anti-immigrant groups and supported immigration of German-Jewish refugees during World War II.

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and 2019 Profile in Courage Honoree House Speaker Nancy Pelosi helped present the award. Elazar was awarded $10,000 scholarship with the support of John Hancock and will attend Princeton University in 2020.

Read his essay: https://www.jfklibrary.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/2019%20Winning%20Essay.pdf

05/20/2019

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has consistently acted in service of our highest principles and our most vulnerable citizens. She has suffered defeats, but has never given up. Thanks to her courage we have healthcare for all Americans, the most diverse Congress in American history, and the strength to stand firm against the administrations assault on the rule of law. -Ambassador Caroline Kennedy

05/20/2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the courage that built our nation

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accepts the 2019 Profile in Courage Award and says it was not arrogance, but courage that serves as the foundation for the United States of America.

05/20/2019

THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD®

2019 Profile in Courage Award Recipient

The 2019 Profile in Courage Award goes to Speaker Nancy Pelosi for putting the national interest above her party's interest to expand access to health care for all Americans and then, against a wave of political attacks, leading the effort to retake the majority and elect the most diverse Congress in our nation's history.

05/19/2019

We're going live in just a few minutes to honor this year's Profile in Courage Award recipient, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Don't miss what she has to say.

Watch at: https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award

05/17/2019

On Sunday, May 19, final admission to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will be at 1:00 PM, and the Museum will close at 2:00 PM.

05/17/2019

Each year, the Library recognizes elected leaders who exhibit political courage. And today, courage from our leaders is more important than ever. In just two days, we're honoring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as this year's winner of the Profile in Courage Award. Tune in at 8:30pm ET on Sunday to hear her remarks and watch the ceremony: https://profileincourageaward.org

05/17/2019

I.M. Pei’s vision and creative genius transformed the notion of what a presidential library could be – conceiving of the Kennedy Library as both a striking architectural landmark and center for public life. We send our deepest sympathies to the Pei family and his loved ones.

- Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Honorary President, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.

05/15/2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the 2019 Profile in Courage Award Winner

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is this year's Profile in Courage Award recipient because:
✅Protected and expanded healthcare for Americans
✅Protected the most vulnerable citizens
✅She helped elect the most diverse Congress in our history

You don't want to miss out on her remarks this Sunday at 8pm ET.

Watch the livestream at: https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award

05/14/2019

We’re sending our best wishes for a speedy recovery to President Carter!

📷President Carter at a Kennedy Library Forum in 2011.

05/10/2019

It’s the last day of Public Service Recognition Week. President Kennedy called on Americans to embrace public service as a noble profession.

Take our quiz and find out how much you know about the work public servants did during President Kennedy’s time and at the JFK Library! #PSRW

https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5cc9d42032922e0014bb406a

05/09/2019

Hooray for sunny days! And with the Victura back on our lawn, spring has finally arrived at the JFK Library. Be sure to check out JFK’s beloved sailboat next time you visit us!

05/08/2019

A moment of recognition for our public servants

It's Public Service Recognition Week!

Staff members from the JFK Library echo President Kennedy’s call to public service as we recognize the hard work of federal employees across the country. #PSRW2019

05/03/2019

Have you sent flowers your loved ones lately? This bill shows JFK sent his grandparents a pot of white tulips in April 1946!

05/02/2019

The latest episode of our #JFK35 podcast looks at the recent partial opening of the Edward M. Kennedy Collection.

Hear from the JFK Library's chief archivist on the importance of this collection, as well as Senator Kennedy's friend and colleague, Senator Alan Simpson, and his longtime aid Barbara Souliotis on his more than four decades of public service.

Listen at: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/social-media-apps/jfk35-podcast/season-2-episode-6-a-look-into-the-emk-collection

05/01/2019

On May 1, 1963, JFK unveiled a US postal stamp designed by Georg Olden (second from left) commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Olden was the first African American to design a US postal stamp.

04/25/2019

Happy birthday to Ella Fitzgerald, born #otd in 1917! Known as "The First Lady of Song," she performed at the birthday salute to JFK at Madison Square Garden in 1962.

04/23/2019

"This for you, O my president..." Robert Frost inscribed this edition of "In the Clearing" for JFK. #WorldBookDay

04/22/2019

"The Earth can be an abundant mother to all of the people that will be born in the coming years if we learn to use her with skill and wisdom, to heal her wounds, replenish her vitality, and utilize her potentialities." President John F. Kennedy

#EarthDay

04/19/2019

On this day, April 19, 1961, President Kennedy presented French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, "undersea pioneer to earth-bound man" with the National Geographic Society's Medal of Honor. #OTD

04/18/2019

Listen to this week’s episode of #JFK35 to hear from historian and author Doug Brinkley, whose new book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race” discusses how President Kennedy turned the fledgling NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration around and how he set the course for the United States to win the space race.

Listen: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/social-media-apps/jfk35-podcast/season-2-episode-5-jfk-and-the-space-race

04/16/2019

A Conversation with His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos

His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, Nobel laureate, and Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, discusses key global issues and reflects on his distinguished career with Professor Ricardo Hausmann, director of Harvard's Center for International Development and former Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank.

04/16/2019

Our hearts are with Paris and with those who love Notre Dame.

📷 Postcard showing Île de la Cité including Notre Dame from c1920s, Ernest Hemingway Collection

04/15/2019

In honor of the presentation of a plaque from the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School’s insignia on April 16, the Library will be open for free to all Veterans that day.

Active duty military personnel are always free.

04/15/2019

The Brecksville Broadview Heights High School Choir from Brecksville, Ohio.

The Brecksville Broadview Heights High School Choir from Brecksville, Ohio performed in our JFK Library Pavilion.

04/15/2019

Let’s go Boston Athletic Association #BostonMarathon runners! The JFK Library and JFK Library Foundation staff wish you all the best on your run today. #BostonStrong #MarathonMonday

04/12/2019

Face Off: Partisan Politics in 1992

Partisan politics have been a hot issue for decades: in 1992, Senator Kennedy faced off against Senator Al Simpson about the role of partisan politics in the presidential election between George Bush and Bill Clinton. #FaceOffFriday

04/11/2019

Happy #NationalPetDay! 🐕 🐈 🐎 🐤 🐹 🐇

Check out the full list of pets in the Kennedy White House: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/life-of-john-f-kennedy/fast-facts-john-f-kennedy/pets-in-the-whitehouse

04/08/2019

“Speaker Pelosi leads with strength, integrity and grace under pressure – using her power to protect the most vulnerable of our citizens. She is the most important woman in American political history and is a true Profile in Courage.” —Ambassador Caroline Kennedy

Join us in congratulating Speaker Pelosi by signing our digital gavel. https://profileincourageaward.org/pelosi/

04/07/2019

PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony

Seán Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, presents the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award to Tommy Orange for There There: A Novel at this ceremony. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen delivers the keynote address. The Kennedy Library is the major repository of Ernest Hemingway’s personal papers.

04/07/2019

Congratulations to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the 2019 #ProfileInCourage Award honoree! Speaker Pelosi put the national interest above her party's interest to expand access to health care for all Americans and then, against a wave of political attacks, led the effort to retake the majority and elect the most diverse Congress in our nation's history.

The JFK Profile in Courage Award is presented annually by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.

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Columbia Point
Boston, MA
02125

The Library and Museum is easily accessed by public transportation. Take the MBTA Rapid Transit, Red Line (any red line train) to JFK/UMASS Station. There is a free shuttle bus to the Library every 20 minutes beginning at 8:00 a.m. and running until Museum closing. Please take the buses marked ‘#2 JFK.’

Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday	09:00 - 17:00
Sunday	09:00 - 17:00

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Videos

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the courage of passing healthcare reform

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's courage

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the courage that built our nation

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accepts the 2019 Profile in Courage Award and says it was not arrogance, but courage that serves as the foundation for the United States of America.

THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD®

2019 Profile in Courage Award Recipient The 2019 Profile in Courage Award goes to Speaker Nancy Pelosi for putting the national interest above her party's interest to expand access to health care for all Americans and then, against a wave of political attacks, leading the effort to retake the majority and elect the most diverse Congress in our nation's history.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the 2019 Profile in Courage Award Winner

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is this year's Profile in Courage Award recipient because: ✅Protected and expanded healthcare for Americans ✅Protected the most vulnerable citizens ✅She helped elect the most diverse Congress in our history You don't want to miss out on her remarks this Sunday at 8pm ET. Watch the livestream at: https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award

A moment of recognition for our public servants

It's Public Service Recognition Week! Staff members from the JFK Library echo President Kennedy’s call to public service as we recognize the hard work of federal employees across the country. #PSRW2019

A moment to recognize our public servants

It’s Public Service Recognition Week! Staff members from the JFK Library echo President Kennedy’s call to public service as we recognize the hard work of federal employees across the country. #PSRW2019

A Conversation with His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos

The Brecksville Broadview Heights High School Choir from Brecksville, Ohio.

The Brecksville Broadview Heights High School Choir from Brecksville, Ohio performed in our JFK Library Pavilion.

Face Off: Partisan Politics in 1992

PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony

Colin Calloway on Native American relationships with early settlers

Not all relationships between Native Americans and settlers during the early Colonial period of the 1700s were bloody. Author Colin Calloway answers an audience question about other ways colonists and natives interacted with each other in a March #JFKForum.

New JFK Library Director reflects on the Library as a cultural institution

Listen to this week’s episode of #JFK35 and hear from new JFK Library director Alan Price. As its sixth director, Price hopes to continue to expand the Library’s role as a cultural institution for Greater Boston and ensure that the archives and museum continue to inspire the next generation. Plus, learn more about what the roles of Presidential Libraries is and why they’re important. Listen to the full podcast: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/social-media-apps/jfk35-podcast/season-2-episode-4-meet-the-jfk-librarys-new-director

New Insights: Native American History in the Colonial Period

Colin Calloway, Dartmouth professor of history and author of The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, The First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation, and Julia A. King, St.

President Carter: The White House Years March 25, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

President Carter: The White House Years March 25, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Stuart E. Eizenstat, former chief White House domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter and Ambassador to the European Union, discusses his new book, President Carter: The White House Years, with Meredith Evans, director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.

Face Off: The Electoral College

For 7 years starting in 1986, Senator Kennedy "faced off" against a Republican opponent in a radio show on the Mutual Broadcast Network. In this episode, he debates Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming on abolishing the electoral college. #FaceOffFriday Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate

JFK's favorite trick to play on his best friend at the White House

On our most recent #JFK35 podcast episode, we introduced you to JFK’s best friend, Lem Billings. The two met in high school and stayed friends throughout their lives. They loved to pull pranks, especially on each other. Hear our archivist Stacey Chandler talk about one of President Kennedy’s favorite tricks to play on his pal Lem. Listen to the full episode: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/social-media-apps/jfk35-podcast/season-2-episode-3-jack-and-lem

LIVE: The Harvard Din & Tonics perform at the JFK Library.

Harvard University Din & Tonics perform at the JFK Library for #PresidentsDay.

President James Madison and First Lady Dolly Madison speak at the JFK Library. #PresidentsDay

"In Good Company" performs campaign songs from the past at the JFK Library

"In Good Company" performs campaign songs from the past at the JFK Library. #PresidentsDay

Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and First Lady Dolly Madison answer questions at the JFK Library. #PresidentsDay

President John Adams and Thomas Jefferson speak at the JFK Library. #PresidentsDay

The John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards

The JFK New Frontier Award presentation and panel is live at the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, will present the Award to March For Our Lives organizers Edna Chavez, Ryan Deitsch, David Hogg, and Tyah Roberts for their work to galvanize support and drive public advocacy for substantive changes to gun safety laws following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Also receiving the award is Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs, the youngest mayor ever to lead a city of more than 100,000 residents, for his innovative efforts to increase college enrollment and graduation rates, alleviate poverty, and reduce violence in the city.

How to nominate someone for the Profile in Courage Award

Deadline extended: We’re now accepting nominations for the 2019 #ProfileInCourage award until February 15! Help us honor President John F. Kennedy’s legacy and nominate an elected official who has acted with political courage. Leaders putting the greater good before their own careers happens at all levels of government — and we want to hear about it! https://profileincourageaward.org

Nominate a leader for the 2019 Profile in Courage Award

🚨Nominations for our 2019 Profile In Courage Award are now open until February 15! 🚨 Nominate an elected official at any level of government who has put the country over their own career and who embodies the trait that President John F. Kennedy most valued in a leader. https://profileincourageaward.org

A 360 celebration for the holidays

Start your holiday with a 360 adventure from the JFK Library! View our 360-degree snow globe and celebrate the holidays with special moments from President Kennedy’s time in office. Wishing you peace and goodwill in 2019!

JFK Library Tribute to President George H.W. Bush

Today the JFK Library joins the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation and the rest of the country in remembering President George H.W. Bush.

From Boston to Yorktown: Tales of the National Trails

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails Act of 1968, Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown, explores key events at historic sites featured in National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails with William Fowler, professor emeritus of history at Northeastern University.

Did women fuel the "blue wave" in 2018?

Did women fuel the blue wave in 2018? Reporters at our forum on the midterm elections say women were at the heart of many campaign successes including putting the amount of women serving in Congress to more than 100 for the first time with about four out of five of those seats held by Democrats. #JFKForum

Religion and Politics in America

E.J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist, political commentator, and visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, examines the role of religion in American politics with Margery Eagan, co-host of WGBH's Boston Public Radio.

The Rise of Populism in the U.S. and Europe

Panelists including Salena Zito and Brad Todd, authors of The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Shaping Contemporary Domestic Politics, and John Judis, author of The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics, examine the rise of populism in the US and Europe, with Heather Cox Richardson, Boston College professor of history.

What is a Profile in Courage?

Every day in communities across America, there are elected leaders who put country ahead of politics and who make decisions they know are right, even if it costs them an election. We want to know about these leaders. Submit a nomination for the 2019 Profile in Courage award now: http://www.profileincourageaward.org/

John F. Kennedy: Words Count

President John F. Kennedy inspired a generation to work for the greater good with his words. Follow @JohnFKennedy on Twitter and see how his #WordsCount. Follow at: https://twitter.com/JohnFKennedy

The Midterm Elections: What Might They Mean?

Panelists including Mara Liasson, NPR national political correspondent, Mark Preston, CNN executive director of political programming and senior political analyst, and Kate Zernike, political reporter for The New York Times interpret the results of the 2018 midterm elections. Nancy Cordes, chief congressional correspondent for CBS News, moderates.

Leadership in Turbulent Times

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her new book, Leadership in Turbulent Times, which explores the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson, with Robin Young, co-host of WBUR's Here and Now. This program is supported in part by Frank F. Islam and Debbie Driesman.

U.S. Foreign Policy and Russia

Panelists including Tom Nichols, professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College, Alina Polyakova, David M. Rubenstein Fellow for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and Nina Tumarkin, profesor of Slavic studies and history at Wellesley College, examine US foreign policy issues concerning Russia with Alexandra Vacroux, executive director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.

Accepting submissions for the 2019 Profile in Courage Essay Contest

It's that time of year — we're now accepting applications for the 2019 #ProfileInCourage Essay Contest! The Essay Contest gives students the opportunity to learn about political courage, history, and practice their writing skills, all while having the chance to win money for college. Tag a high school student in the comments. https://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest/

Now accepting applications for the 2019 Profile in Courage Essay Contest

Jeffrey Seaman, the 2018 #ProfileInCourage Essay Contest winner, learned about the power of a single vote and the impact of political courage on our nation, all while practicing his writing and research skills. Students you know can do the same — encourage them to submit an essay on an elected official who acted with political courage before January 2019 for the opportunity to win up to $10,000 for college. https://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest/

Rory Kennedy: Voters should "fire lawmakers" who ignore climate change

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy says NASA is excellent at providing data on climate change and other developments on Earth, but it is lawmakers and voters that need to respond to it. #JFKForum #AboveandBeyondFilm Discovery HUBweek