FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2018
Press contact: Matt Porter (617) 514-1574
Matt.Porter@jfklfoundation.org
JFK Library Will Open for Free to Visitors Wednesday in Honor of President George H.W. Bush
-The JFK Library Research Room will be Closed and Public Programs Rescheduled-
BOSTON, MA: On Wednesday, December 5, the museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library will offer free admission to visitors in honor of President George H.W. Bush. Research rooms at the National Archives nationwide, including the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, will be closed and the Rodgers and Hammerstein Forum scheduled for 6:00pm on December 5 will be rescheduled due to the national day of mourning in honor of President Bush. Condolence books will be available for visitors to sign and leave reflections.
“On this national day of mourning, we invite the community to join us at the Kennedy Library in honor of President George H.W. Bush,” said Alan Price, director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. “Here, overlooking the sea loved by both Presidents Bush and Kennedy, and just a few miles from their birthplaces, we offer a space to gather and reflect upon the office of the presidency and our values as a democracy. Both Presidents began lives of public service as front-line heroes in World War II. As leaders of our country, both were faithful to its best aspirations. We look forward to welcoming people as they remember and honor President Bush’s lifetime of service to our country.”
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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is one of 14 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration and is supported, in part, by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, a non-profit organization. Located on Columbia Point in Dorchester, 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. 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 or accesswww.jfklibrary.org on the Internet.
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