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As we reflect on the past year and its many critical moments, we would like to recognize the leaders who left us feeling...
01/14/2023

As we reflect on the past year and its many critical moments, we would like to recognize the leaders who left us feeling the most hopeful for 2023! ⭐️

We’d love to know which leader inspired you, nominate them for the 2023 Profile in Courage Award® ➡ http://bit.ly/submit-a-nomination

⏰ We’re down to the wire! Submissions for the   Essay Contest are due before midnight!  Double-check essays meet all eli...
01/13/2023

⏰ We’re down to the wire! Submissions for the Essay Contest are due before midnight!

Double-check essays meet all eligibility requirements before hitting submit: http://JFKLibrary.org/essay

01/08/2023
Priceless Smile: President Leads Mona Lisa Tribute

On January 8, 1963, President and Mrs. Kennedy, with French Minister of Culture André Malraux, welcomed the Mona Lisa to the National Gallery of Art. More than 700,000 people saw it at the National Gallery of Art and more than a million others viewed it at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in New York City during its time in the US.

📽: IFP- 89e, excerpt

Happy Birthday to Elvis Presley, born   on January 8, 1935! Did you know JFK was made an honorary member of the Elvis Id...
01/08/2023

Happy Birthday to Elvis Presley, born on January 8, 1935! Did you know JFK was made an honorary member of the Elvis Idols?

We’re officially down to the final week for high school students to enter the   Essay Contest! The deadline is next Frid...
01/06/2023

We’re officially down to the final week for high school students to enter the Essay Contest!

The deadline is next Friday, 11:59pm ET – please don’t forget to proofread essays and review citations before submitting! ➡️ http://JFKLibrary.org/essay

Real courage is demonstrated when a leader takes action regardless of the consequences – as long as it’s for the greater...
01/05/2023

Real courage is demonstrated when a leader takes action regardless of the consequences – as long as it’s for the greater good. Political courage is what President Kennedy embodied and admired throughout his life. .

Help us honor President Kennedy’s legacy and nominate an elected official for the 2023 Profile in Courage Award® ➡️ http://bit.ly/submit-a-nomination

Our annual John F. Kennedy   Essay Contest challenges students to write an original and creative essay on an act of poli...
01/04/2023
Profile in Courage Essay Contest | JFK Library

Our annual John F. Kennedy Essay Contest challenges students to write an original and creative essay on an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official.

The contest is still open to all high school students, but the deadline is coming up fast! Encourage students you know to submit their essays before January 13, 2023.

The max word count is 1,000 with a minimum of 700, not including citations & bibliography. Please use at least 5 varied sources.

High school students can submit their essays for a chance to win:
🥇The winner receives $10,000 for college
🥈2nd place winner receives $3,000.
🏅5 finalists receive $1,000 each.
🏆8 semifinalists receive $100 each.
⭐10 students receive honorable mentions.

Submit your essay today! We look forward to reading your amazing submissions:

Getting Started The 2023 Profile in Courage Essay Contest opens for submissions on September 1, 2022. The contest deadline is January 13, 2023. Learn More

After listening to President Kennedy’s civil rights address and hearing of Medgar Evers’ assassination, Colleen Moore, w...
01/04/2023

After listening to President Kennedy’s civil rights address and hearing of Medgar Evers’ assassination, Colleen Moore, who was blind, wrote to JFK. Her letter, written in Braille, was transcribed into print.

Know a high school student planning to submit an essay to our   Essay Contest?  🗣️Hear from past winners and finalists a...
01/03/2023

Know a high school student planning to submit an essay to our Essay Contest?

🗣️Hear from past winners and finalists about their experience and learn more here: http://JFKLibrary.org/essay

01/02/2023
President Kennedy announces his candidacy for President

62 years ago today on January 2, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States.

He would go on to win his party's nomination in July of that year, and be elected president in one of the closest elections in US history.

Heads or tails?JFK performed the coin toss at the start of the 1963 Orange Bowl, held   on January 1. The University of ...
01/01/2023

Heads or tails?

JFK performed the coin toss at the start of the 1963 Orange Bowl, held on January 1. The University of Alabama and the University of Oklahoma faced off, with Alabama winning 17-0.

Happy New Year from all of us at the JFK Library and the JFK Library Foundation!Here's to a happy and healthy 2023 🥂
01/01/2023

Happy New Year from all of us at the JFK Library and the JFK Library Foundation!

Here's to a happy and healthy 2023 🥂

At the close of 1961, JFK sent Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Brezhnev a   telegram, hoping that "the coming year will st...
12/31/2022

At the close of 1961, JFK sent Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Brezhnev a telegram, hoping that "the coming year will strengthen the foundations of world peace."

12/29/2022
In Case You Missed It - 2022 at the JFK Library

2022 was an incredible year!

Sixty years after President Kennedy gave his Moonshot Speech at Rice University, we celebrated his inspirational call to action and his commitment to bold leadership.

As 2022 is coming to an end, let’s honor the leaders who acted with dignity and courage to advance the greater good this...
12/28/2022

As 2022 is coming to an end, let’s honor the leaders who acted with dignity and courage to advance the greater good this past year.

Nominate a leader for the 2023 today! ➡️ http://bit.ly/submit-a-nomination

Tell us about a leader who has demonstrated political courage. With a winning essay, high school students can receive on...
12/26/2022

Tell us about a leader who has demonstrated political courage.

With a winning essay, high school students can receive one of 15 scholarship prizes through our Essay Contest™

Encourage them to submit an essay by January 13, 2023: http://JFKLibrary.org/essay

"It is the day when we remind ourselves that man can and must live in peace with his neighbors and that it is the peacem...
12/25/2022

"It is the day when we remind ourselves that man can and must live in peace with his neighbors and that it is the peacemakers who are truly blessed." - President Kennedy, Remarks on Christmas at the Pageant of Peace Ceremonies, December 17, 1962

In 1962, President Kennedy and his family spent Christmas in Palm Beach, Florida. Wherever you are and however you’re ce...
12/25/2022

In 1962, President Kennedy and his family spent Christmas in Palm Beach, Florida. Wherever you are and however you’re celebrating this year, we’re wishing you a safe and happy Christmas!

Still looking for some last minute gifts for your loved ones? Don't worry, you’re in the same boat as JFK: he did some s...
12/24/2022

Still looking for some last minute gifts for your loved ones? Don't worry, you’re in the same boat as JFK: he did some shopping on Christmas Eve 1962!

This is what courage looks like 🇺🇦President Zelenskyy has led a courageous defense of democratic ideals in the face of c...
12/20/2022

This is what courage looks like 🇺🇦

President Zelenskyy has led a courageous defense of democratic ideals in the face of constant danger and war.

Who else do you think has defended democracy this year? Nominate them for the today:

http://bit.ly/submit-a-nomination

Have you sent out holiday cards? In 1959, then-Senator and Mrs. Kennedy’s card featured a family photo with Caroline (Jo...
12/20/2022

Have you sent out holiday cards? In 1959, then-Senator and Mrs. Kennedy’s card featured a family photo with Caroline (John Jr. would be born the next year!).

12/19/2022
Beyond the New Frontier - Exploring New Worlds

When Dr. Sara Seager first started looking for exoplanets (or planets outside our solar system), many questioned whether they existed.

Today, she joins others who have found thousands of exoplanets with that some may have the potential of supporting life.

Work holiday parties probably feel a little different when you work in the White House! In 1962, around 1,200 staff memb...
12/19/2022

Work holiday parties probably feel a little different when you work in the White House! In 1962, around 1,200 staff members and their families attended the White House Christmas reception, where they received a print of Edward Lehman’s watercolor painting of the refurbished Red Room.

ST-A43-1-62, ST-A7-6-61 (photographs by Cecil Stoughton)

A young child wrote to JFK, worried that nuclear weapons would hurt Santa. He responded that he had "talked with him yes...
12/18/2022

A young child wrote to JFK, worried that nuclear weapons would hurt Santa. He responded that he had "talked with him yesterday,” and all would be well.

But what prompted this letter to the president? Find out how news of the world’s largest nuclear bomb sparked fears for Santa's safety in the middle of the Cold War.
https://jfk.blogs.archives.gov/2017/12/21/its-cold-war-outside/

Attention visitors and researchers!The Museum will close at 1:30 p.m. on 12/24 and 12/31 and will be closed for Christma...
12/17/2022

Attention visitors and researchers!

The Museum will close at 1:30 p.m. on 12/24 and 12/31 and will be closed for Christmas and New Year’s Day.

The Research Room will close at 1:00 p.m. on 12/23 and 12/30.

Acts of political courage can vary from leader to leader – yet, they all have one thing in common: they advance the grea...
12/16/2022

Acts of political courage can vary from leader to leader – yet, they all have one thing in common: they advance the greater good.

Nominate a public servant who has inspired you with their acts of political courage for the .

http://bit.ly/submit-a-nomination

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