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 country – and they, in turn, have inspired the generations that have followed. During the anniversary season, 2011-2013, we sought to renew that inspiring call to service among today’s youth.
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s presidency, we brought forward his words and ideas to ignite the imagination of young people – and to challenge them to define their own call to greatness.
JFK50 National Sponsors
AT&T
Anonymous
Bank of America
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Boeing
Jane and Jimmy Buffett
Comcast
Deluxe Entertainment Services
Peggy and Mickey Drexler
Kenneth Duberstein
The Durst Foundation
Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
Fereydoun Firouz
Agnes Gund
James and Judy Harpel
Scott and Kathleen Kapnick
Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg
Henry R. Kravis
Ralph and Ricky Lauren
Liberty Mutual
Isabel and Peter Malkin
Jacqueline B. Mars
Ogilvy & Mather
Rachel L. Mellon
The Elva and Lawrence O’Brien Family Trust
Clive Palmer
Lisa and Richard Perry
Peter Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney
Norma and Russell Ramsey
Raytheon
Sumner M. Redstone
Kimba Wood and Frank E. Richardson
David Rubenstein
Ralph Schlossstein
Stephen Schwarzman
Laurie M. Tisch Illuminations Fund
The Walt Disney Company
Mortimer Zuckerman
City Upon a Hill Sponsors
Coca Cola Foundation
Kenneth R. Feinberg
NSTAR
State Street Corporation