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George Washington's Acts of Congress on Display at the JFK Library (May 17, 2013)

Boston MA – President George Washington’s personal copy of the Laws of the United States, First Session 1789, also known as the Acts of Congress, will be on display at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum between May 20 and June 4, 2013. The remarkably well-preserved book includes Washington’s copy of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other legislation passed by the first session of Congress, complete with his personal annotations.
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Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Honored with JFK Profile in Courage Award (May 5, 2013)

Boston MA – Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was presented the prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™ today by Caroline Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.
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Indiana High School Student Wins National John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest (April 29, 2013)

Boston MA – The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Jamie Baer, a senior at Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. Baer’s prize-winning essay tells the story of former New York State Senator Roy McDonald, who, in June 2011, crossed party lines to vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Baer will be honored on May 5, 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. She will also receive a $10,000 award for her first-place essay.
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Statement on Conclusion of Fire Investigation at the JFK Library (April 18, 2013)

Boston Fire Department officials have concluded their investigation of the April 15, 2013 fire at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and have determined that it was “unintentional.” According to the Boston Fire Department, the most likely cause was “careless disposal of smoking material.”
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Statement on April 15 Fire at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (April 16, 2013)

The JFK Library staff is assessing the damage caused by yesterday's fire. There was water penetration in a few artifact storage rooms, but damage to the collection is minimal and staff worked overnight to stabilize those areas.
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Threat of Nuclear War Brought Home in New Exhibit at JFK Library (April 10, 2013)

Boston, MA – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum today announced that on April 12, 2013 it will unveil a riveting new exhibit about the thirteen days in October 1962 that brought the world to the edge of thermonuclear war. To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis depicts President Kennedy and his advisers in the throes of deliberation as the United States and the then-Soviet Union stood on the brink of a nuclear standoff. Created jointly by the Kennedy Library and the National Archives and Records Administration, the exhibit premiered at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. last fall. To the Brink is the first special traveling exhibit to be featured in the Kennedy Library’s new 3,000 square foot gallery since the new wing was completed in 2011.
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Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords to Receive JFK Profile in Courage Award (March 8, 2013)

Boston MA – Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle (Gabby) Giffords was named this year’s recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™ in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.
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Iraq War Veteran Kevin Powers Named Recipient of Prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for The Yellow Birds (February 28, 2013)

BOSTON, MA – PEN New England today announced that Kevin Powers, a veteran of the Iraq War, has won the 2013 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction for his critically acclaimed The Yellow Birds (Little Brown).
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