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This model of the Moon, a gift to JFK, was the 1st accurate Moon globe identifying over 2,500 craters and mountains in relief. Portions of the far side of the Moon are not portrayed as they had not yet been photographed!
https://jfk.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/3952/globe-of-the-moon
Members of President Kennedy's cabinet are sworn in, on January 21, 1961.
See who's who here: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1961/Month%2001/Day%2021/JFKWHP-1961-01-21-E?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR6287-E
On January 20, 1961 - 62 years ago today - John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States, and the 1st Catholic and 1st to be born in the 20th century.
His inaugural address: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/inaugural-address
The day before the Inauguration, President-elect Kennedy met with President Eisenhower to discuss a number of issues of state.
See what they discussed: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKPOF/029a/JFKPOF-029a-002?image_identifier=JFKPOF-029a-002-p0010
Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize the March on Washington, where he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Prior to the march, he and other organizers faced challenges, with no guarantee it would be a success.
Go behind the scenes to learn more: https://jfk.blogs.archives.gov/2020/08/27/making-the-march-on-washington/
JFK famously did not like to wear hats - so much so, that milliners wrote to him about the effect his hatlessness had on their business. However, he did wear them on occasion- check out these photos in honor of !
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/media-galleries/jfk-wears-a-hat
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 eligibility requirements before hitting submit: http://JFKLibrary.org/essay
Worried about bad luck on this ? We've got you covered with Jacqueline Kennedy’s “good luck coat,” worn during the presidential campaign in 1960.
🧥: https://jfk.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/3803/scarlet-coat
on January 11, 1962, JFK delivered his 2nd State of the Union from the House of Representatives Chamber in the Capitol.
In his speech, he discussed:
- education
- civil rights
- health care
- Cold War diplomacy
- the UN and NATO
Listen: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHA/1962/JFKWHA-066/JFKWHA-066
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 Idols?
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 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
And it's back to work! On January 5, 1962, JFK returned to Washington, DC after spending the holidays in Palm Beach, Florida with his family.
https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1962/Month%2001/Day%2005/JFKWHP-1962-01-05-C?image_identifier=JFKWHP-ST-3-21-62
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, 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 about their experience and learn more here: http://JFKLibrary.org/essay
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 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 🥂
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."
Start 2023 off right by winning up to $10,000 in money towards college!
With just 2️⃣ weeks left to participate in our annual Profile in Courage Essay Contest™, time is running out! Learn more on how to submit an essay before Jan. 13, 2023: http://JFKLibrary.org/essay
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 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 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 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 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 shopping on Christmas Eve 1962!
In December 1961 - 3 months after the Berlin Wall was built -- President Kennedy recorded a Christmas message to the people of Berlin: "Until truly there is goodwill among men, not walls dividing them, our pursuit of peace shall continue.”
Happy Hanukkah to all of those who are celebrating!
This menorah, inset with coral, turquoise and garnet, is in the Museum Collection at the JFK Library: https://jfk.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/10143/feast-of-lights-menorah
Today, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy visits the White House and Congress for his first wartime speech outside Ukraine.
In May, Ambassador Kennedy recognized him with a for defending democracy and showing “courage that has inspired the world.“
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 (John Jr. would be born the next year!).
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 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 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 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 greater good.
Nominate a public servant who has inspired you with their acts of political courage for the .
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Jonathan Capehart, associate editor for The Washington Post and anchor of MSNBC’s The Sunday Show, and Ali Vitali, Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News and author of Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put A Woman in the White House…Yet, explore key issues in advance of the midterm elections with Lisa Desjardins, correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
In 1963, JFK outlined a "strategy of peace" in his commencement address at American University, which included a nuclear test ban treaty. #InternationalDayofPeace Watch the full address: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/american-university-commencement-address
In October 1962, the world came perilously close to nuclear annihilation when JFK learned of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. Our new podcast series, Atomic Gambit: The Cuban Missile Crisis 60 Years Later, explores the 13 days and beyond starting 10/13. Listen at: https://www.jfklibrary.org/AtomicGambit
This week, we remember White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier who died Saturday. He worked for five different presidents from Presidents Carter to George W. Bush. At a 2019 #JFKForum, he told visitors he didn’t want the job initially, but was convinced by First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
President Kennedy called on American innovators to find new technologies to solve the biggest problems of the World. Solving the Climate Crisis requires finding tomorrow's solutions today. Dr. Donald Sadoway and his team at MIT and Ambri, Inc. have developed liquid metal battery which can store energy at an industrial level safer and cheaper than today's lithium-ion batteries. The future of this technology will allow solar and wind farms store their energy when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing making it possible for renewable resources to provide even more power for our clean energy future.
The #ProfileinCourage Award recognizes public servants who demonstrated politically courageous leadership, and your voice helps decide who is honored. 🎖 Who do you nominate? https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/submit-a-nomination
What does the changing U.S. electorate mean for future elections? Kendra Davenport Cotton, chief operating officer at the New Georgia Project; Robert Griffin for the Voter Study Group at Democracy Fund; Taeku Lee, UC-Berkeley professor; Gabriel R. Sanchez, University of New Mexico professor of political science and The Brookings Institution fellow; and Tova Wang, fellow at Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, join award-winning journalist and author Larry Tye for a virtual forum on "Our Changing Electorate."
Join José Andrés, chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, and David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, as they discuss current actions and responses to hunger and malnutrition with Laura Reiley, reporter for The Washington Post covering the business of food.
Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy and distinguished professor and chair at Texas Tech University, discusses her forthcoming book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World with Reyhaneh Maktoufi, host, co-producer, and illustrator of PBS/NOVA’s Sciencing Out, Rita Allen Foundation Civic Science Fellow in Misinformation, and science communication researcher.
Every year, we look forward to reading stories submitted to our Profile in Courage Essay Contest. Each essay tells the stories of courage through the eyes of tomorrow’s leaders—our students. Do you know a high school student who should enter? Share the contest details with them! ⬇️ https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest
Earlier this week, we announced that the JFK Library Foundation is partnering with Prince William and The Earthshot Prize to bring the spirit of President Kennedy’s moonshot to help repair the planet. Today, The Earthshot Prize has unveiled its first-ever 15 Finalists, a global set of innovators and leaders with ground-breaking solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges. All of the 15 Finalists will receive support to scale their work, but only five will win The Earthshot Prize at the inaugural Awards Ceremony on October 17th. Watch as Prince William introduces the Finalists to the world and read about their extraordinary work: www.earthshotprize.org
The Profile in Courage Essay Contest is an opportunity for high school students to share stories of political courage that can teach, offer hope, and inspire. Tell a student you know to submit an essay for a chance to win up to $10,000 for college. JFKLibrary.org/essay
Watch Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton, actor Laura Benanti; and screenwriter Max Borenstein as they join former JFK Library Foundation Chair and attorney Ken Feinberg and his colleague and Head of Operations, Camille Biros to discuss the new Netflix film "Worth." The panel will be moderated by film critic Nell Minow and Ambassador Caroline Kennedy will introduce the discussion.
In his inaugural half hour nightly news broadcast, Walter Cronkite interviewed JFK for CBS News #otd in 1963. They discussed the 1964 campaign, Vietnam, civil rights, and more. Listen in: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHA/1963/JFKWHA-212-002/JFKWHA-212-002
Last week, climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke out in Vogue Scandinavia on how the fashion industry is a major contributor to #climatechange. In a 2019 #JFKForum, JFK’s granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg explained the industry's role in the global climate crisis. View the entire JFK Forum with Tatiana Schlossberg at https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/forums/11-12-everyday-decisions-and-environmental-challenges
Serving up a scoop of ice cream as July aka #NationalIceCreamMonth ends! 🍨🍦 What’s your favorite flavor? 📽: JFK Jr. hands JFK an ice cream cone on the Honey Fitz, excerpt of PPP-40
Telstar 1 - the world's first active communication satellite - transmitted the first live transatlantic broadcast #otd in 1962. Airing in the US on ABC, CBS, and NBC; in Canada on CBC; and in Europe on the Eurovision network, one of JFK's live press conferences was part of that transmission.
In honor of the 52nd anniversary of the Moon landing, revisit our #JFK35 podcast episode with Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who talked to us about President Kennedy's moonshot and his flight to the Moon. Full episode: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/social-media-apps/jfk35-podcast/season-25-apollo-11-at-50/michael-collins
Who was the Kennedy that changed the world? Listen to Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver on our JFK35 podcast explain why he thinks his mother, not his uncles, had the greatest impact on the last century and beyond. #Eunice100 Listen to the full episode: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/social-media-apps/jfk35-podcast/the-kennedy-that-changed-the-world
We're reopening! Starting July 3, the JFK Library will be open on weekends with reduced hours. View a message from Library Director Alan Price. Tickets will be FREE in July and August and must be reserved online in advance at: https://buy.acmeticketing.com/events/273/list
After a stop at the Berlin Wall, JFK delivered his now-famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech to a crowd of more than 100,000 people at the Rudolph Wilde Platz, #otd on June 26, 1963. He saw West Berlin - controlled by western allies and surrounded by Soviet-controlled Eastern Germany - as an important symbol of freedom in the Cold War, and he encouraged West Berliners to remain hopeful despite the imposing presence of the Berlin Wall. He ended his speech with the words: “All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner.’”
It's the first full day of summer. It's Monday. Here's the First Lady waterskiing with John Glenn. 📽 JFKPPP-19, July 1962
Patricia Sullivan, professor of history at the University of South Carolina, discusses her new book Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White, which draws on government files, personal papers, and oral interviews to examine Robert F. Kennedy’s life and legacy. Kenneth Mack, professor of law and history at Harvard University, moderates. Kennedy Library education and public programs on civil rights and social justice are supported in part by AT&T.
Join us for the virtual event, Celebrating Courage, where we’ll present this year’s #ProfileinCourage Award to Senator Mitt Romney and the special Profiles in COVID Courage Awards to seven frontline heroes.
Lauren Leander, an ICU nurse caring for critically ill patients in Arizona, stood up for life saving stay-at-home orders against thousands of protestors. Learn more about her story and celebrate the bravery of frontline workers tonight at 6pm ET at http://www.jfklibrary.org/watch
#OTD in 1961, JFK addressed Congress on Urgent National Needs, where he advocated "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" before the decade was out. See his full remarks (and transcript): https://jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-joint-session-of-congress-may-25-1961
Never before in history had a senator voted to impeach a president from their party. As Claire McCaskill says best, Senator Mitt Romney chose his principles over politics. Join us as we celebrate this #ProfileinCourage on Wednesday at 6pm ET. RSVP at http://www.jfklibrary.org/rsvp
Burnell Cotlon, owner of Burnell’s Market in the Lower 9th Ward of News Orleans, is one of our special Profile in COVID Courage honorees. What’s his story of courage and sacrifice? Tune in on Wednesday at 6pm ET to learn more. RSVP at http://www.jfklibrary.org/rsvp
On May 26, 2021 at 6pm ET, we're presenting the special Profiles in COVID Courage Awards to pay tribute to all of those on the frontlines of the pandemic. RSVP now and tune in at www.jfklibrary.org/rsvp to hear the stories of these courageous honorees.
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