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Jane Leu, 37, Founder and Executive Director of Upwardly Global, a nonprofit organization that helps legal immigrants reclaim their professional careers in the United States and assists employers in tapping into the talents and skills of foreign-born professionals, was honored with the 2006 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award for a non-elected in...
Every year the Kennedy Presidential Library recognizes up to 100 middle school students from across Massachusetts for the difference they have made in their communities through service projects. The award is given to students who are nominated by teachers, principals and other community leaders for contributions they have made to their neighborh...
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was honored for his political courage and diplomatic integrity amid controversy and conflict that has redefined the role of the United Nations worldwide. This award recognized his ongoing efforts in building a world response to combat international terrorism, negotiating peaceful resolutions in volatile global and ...
In his sixteen years as a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, Michael L. Synar distinguished himself for his unwavering commitment to serve the public interest, no matter how powerful the foe or great the political risk. As a leader of the anti-smoking forces in Congress, Synar introduced legislation to restrict advertising of tobacco products and to i...
Former Recipients of Dan Fenn Award The Dan Fenn Award for Political Leadership was established by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 1987 to honor a Massachusetts elected official aged 35 years or younger who demonstrated outstanding and effective political leadership in addressing or resolving a public polic...
The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum announces the May 31 opening of a new, expanded exhibit on First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy which will profile her extraordinary accomplishments and contribution to the nation during the Kennedy Presidency.
Boston — Megan Desnoyers, Archivist of the John F. Kennedy Library, received her profession’s most prestigious honor when she was named a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at the Society's annual meeting in Chicago, IL, August 28. The distinction of Fellow is awarded to a limited number of individuals in the nation for their out...
Boston, MA- A new, expanded exhibit on First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy which profiles her extraordinary accomplishments and contribution to the nation during the Kennedy Presidency will open on May 31 at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.
Nearly fifty years have passed since the publication of John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage, the Pulitzer Prize-winning homage to American political greatness. In 1989, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation created the Profile in Courage Award to honor President Kennedy’s commitment and contribution to public service. The annual award, named aft...
Boston, MA—On March 17, 2003, Massachusetts teachers and school librarians will celebrate Women’s History Month at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum by studying the lives and contributions of Eleanor Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, Rachel Carson andHelen Taussig. The one-day event, Gifts to the World: Four Remarkable Women and Their Wo...
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Arrival ceremonies for Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland. On platform (L – R): Presiden...