Special Exhibits

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the National Archives are proud to present a special new exhibit marking the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis - the thirteen days the world teetered on the brink of thermonuclear war.

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 in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum May 20, 2013. This special display is part of a nationwide tour to each of the Presidential Libraries, made possible through a special partnership between Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, and the National Archives.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is proud to present a new exhibit highlighting Mrs. Kennedy's 1964 oral history interview. Sealed for 47 years and published in September 2011, it is a series of wide-ranging conversations with historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., in which Mrs. Kennedy reveals her thoughts and impressions on topics spanning John F. Kennedy's early campaigns to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The conversations cover Mrs. Kennedy's impressions of world leaders and events, her role as First Lady, and her life as a wife and mother living inside the White House.

In the exhibit, excerpts from these conversations are presented alongside the objects, documents, and photographs that chronicle the events Mrs. Kennedy describes. This unique presentation, joining iconic treasures from the Kennedy Library with the words of Mrs. Kennedy, sheds new light both on the great events and personalities of the 20th century, as well as on the extraordinary sensibilities of the woman describing them.