Boston, MA- The Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library will honor our nation’s war heroes this Veterans Day by giving all United States Veterans and active military personnel free admission to the Museum throughout Veterans Day weekend – Saturday, November 10, through Monday, November 12.
In addition, all Veterans are invited to a special Kennedy Library Forum – Honoring Our Soldiers in Iraq on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11th, at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. Martha Raddatz, chief White House correspondent for ABC News, will discuss her coverage of the war in Iraq and her new book The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family. Veteran journalist and NECN Anchor Chet Curtis will moderate. This forum will be held from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the Stephen Smith Center at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston. All forums are free and open to the public. To make reservations and for further information click here or call (617) 514-1643.
The Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library features 25 inspiring, multimedia exhibits and period settings from the White House which offer an exciting “you are there” experience, and creates a stirring account of President Kennedy’s thousand days in office. Beginning with a 17-minute film narrated by President Kennedy, visitors step back into the recreated world of the early 1960s and witness the first televised presidential debate; accompany first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy on her televised tour of the White House; sit in on press conferences with the President; relive the thrill of Col. John Glenn’s first orbital mission; stroll through White House corridors; witness Cabinet meetings during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and observe the president’s televised address from the Oval Office on the Civil Rights crisis.
One of Boston’s most popular destinations for visitors from all nations, the architectural masterpiece designed by I.M. Pei sits on a 10-acre waterfront site on Columbia Point offering panoramic views of Boston’s skyline and Harbor Islands.
General admission to the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is $10.00. Admission for seniors over the age of 62 and college students with appropriate identification is $8.00, and for children ages 13-17, $7.00. Children ages 12 and under are admitted for free.
The Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the exceptions of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. The Library is located in the Dorchester section of Boston, off Morrissey Boulevard, next to the campus of the University of Massachusetts/Boston. Parking is free. There is free shuttle-service from the JFK/UMass T Stop on the Red Line. The Museum is fully handicapped accessible. For more information, call (866) JFK-1960.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library administered by the National Archives and Records Administration and supported, in part, by the Kennedy Library Foundation, a non-profit organization.