On the heels of his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, JFK traveled northward to Ireland, where his great-grandparents emigrated from in the 19th century. The first Irish Catholic president, JFK’s visit was both meaningful for him personally and a rousing and significant event for the people of Ireland. We’ll hear about the impact of his trip and speak with Catherine Healy, Historian-in-Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, about JFK’s travels in the country.
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The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Yvonne Garcia, Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO and Global Head of Internal Communications at State Street Corporation, and Ron O’Hanley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at State Street Corporation, will co-chair the Foundation’s 34th Annual May Dinner on Sunday, May 22, 2022. The May Dinner is the Foundation’s annual black-tie gala that celebrates President Kennedy’s enduring legacy.
JFK Library · A Hundred Thousand Welcomes About This Episode President Kennedy was the first sitting U.S. President to visit the nation of Ireland. The great-grandson of Irish immigrants, the visit
Climate leader Jasmine Davenport and Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba will receive the 2022 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards, joining a prominent list of young elected and public service leaders.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will begin its final phases towards a full reopening beginning on March 31, 2022. The decision is being made due to the drop in COVID-19 case numbers and the percentage of vaccinated people in the region.
JFK Library · The First Kennedys with Neal Thompson About This Episode More than 100 years before President John F. Kennedy would take up residence at the White House, his great grandmother Bridget
The 2022 winner and finalists for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Best Debut Novel will be honored by Ernest Hemingway’s grandson in a virtual celebration hosted by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
JFK Library · The Kennedys and Fitzgeralds: Photography and Preservation About This Episode Both sides of JFK’s family - the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys - were at the forefront of the amateur
About This Puzzle In 1963, the Kennedy family spent Easter in Palm Beach, Florida with family of President Kennedy's friend and Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay. Mrs. Kennedy and the
JFK Library · Telling America's Stories to the World About This Episode In the Kennedy Administration, Edward R. Murrow and a team of journalists and filmmakers produced stories about the United
Sixty years ago, President Kennedy challenged his generation to land a man on the Moon within the decade, setting forth a vision of human achievement that was then unimaginable. Earlier this month
JFK Library · Undelivered Speeches that Could Have Rewritten History About This Episode We know much about the speeches President Kennedy gave during his time in office, but what about the ones he
JFK Library · 11.2 EP4 Ireland Homecoming V1 INTERVIEWER: The JFK35 podcast is produced by the JFK Library Foundation, and made possible with the help of a generous grant from the Blanche and Irving
With the generous support of John Hancock, the New Frontier Network launched the Profiles in Service series in 2015. Each event features an hour of discussion with a leader in public service and is
The New Frontier Network brings together a diverse, cross-generational group of emerging leaders and philanthropists with no living memory of President Kennedy to advance his legacy and non-partisan
The major holdings from the Kennedy Presidential Library's Archives are now universally accessible through the pioneering Access to a Legacy Web and Digital Archives Project. This first-in-the-nation
January 20, 2011 marked the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s Inauguration as the 35th President of the United States. His Inaugural Address called a generation of Americans to serve their
We salute the many public foundations, family foundations, and private individuals who also help sustain these and other public programs through the May Dinner and President’s Council. We thank you
The Hemingway Council seeks to elevate and support the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Council members promote a greater awareness of the Hemingway
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum was built as a national memorial to President Kennedy with private donations from over 36 million people worldwide. Designed and constructed by the
Major corporations from across the country have partnered with the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to renew President Kennedy's call to service. Our corporate sponsors provide crucial support for
The major holdings from the Kennedy Presidential Library's Archives are now universally accessible through the pioneering Access to a Legacy Web and Digital Archives Project. The nation’s largest
Remarks by Mr. Robert Kraft at the 23rd Annual May Dinner, May 22, 2011
JFK Library · Atomic Gambit: A Very Dangerous Road In President Kennedy’s inaugural address, he warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons and of war that could result in the deaths of millions. As a