Micheál Martin T.D., Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence of Ireland, will mark the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Ireland and discuss the Irish-US relationship and key global issues with Kevin Cullen, columnist for The Boston Globe.
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Boston, MA —The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced today that its special exhibit "A Journey Home- John F. Kennedy and Ireland” will be extended until September 21, 2007. Since its opening on St. Patrick’s Day, 2006, this inspiring exhibit has drawn an influx of visitors to the Museum at the Kennedy Presidential Library, especially visitors from Ireland.
Boston — In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy, America’s first Irish-Catholic president, journeyed to his ancestral homeland of Ireland, a homecoming he later described as “one of the most moving experiences” of his life.
Boston, MA – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library today announced that it has declassified and made available for research a typewritten “diary” by President Kennedy’s National Security Advisor, McGeorge Bundy. The “diary” consists of individual documents often typed on a daily basis with the working title of “Memoranda for the Record”. Bundy’s “diary” descriptions offer an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the Kennedy White House and glimpses of the President from one of his closest advisors.
Boston, MA - "Face the Nation" host John Dickerson talks about book, "Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaigns."
BOSTON — On Friday, November 26, 2004, the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library will unwrap a special exhibit, "Presents for a President and First Lady," a display of 65 state gifts presented to President and Mrs. Kennedy by foreign leaders from around the globe. The exhibit, which features a large selection of never-before-seen treasures from the Kennedy White House, opens for the traditional gift-giving season in the Museum’s White House corridor and ceremonial room, and runs through November 13, 2005.
"The Making of a President" a New Display Now Open in the Museum at the Kennedy Presidential Library
Boston, MA – As citizens across the country prepare to elect the next President, the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library has unveiled The Making of a President, a special display of archival material and Museum objects from the Library’s collection that explores those elements of John F. Kennedy’s life that prepared him for a career in public service and motivated him to seek the nation’s highest elected office.
Boston, MA - The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced today that Nike C.E.O. Philip Knight has given a $1 million gift to the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award program. Knight made the private donation in honor of Kennedy Library Foundation Board member Richard K. Donahue, Sr., who served as Founding Chairman of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Committee
Boston: PEN New England and the John F. Kennedy Library announce The Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award Winner Akhil Sharma, for An Obedient Father & The L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award Winner Jay Wright, for Transfigurations: Collected Poems
Boston - Stephanie Dziczek, a 17-year old junior at Holmes High School in Covington, Kentucky, and Tyler Boersen, an 18-year old senior at Haslett High School in Haslett, Michigan will be honored by Caroline Kennedy and other members of President Kennedy's family during a May 21 ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston for their prize-winning entries in the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students.
Boston: The Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, America’s best known prize for a distinguished first book of fiction, has been won by Justin Cronin, for his warm and powerful collection of stories, Mary and O’Neil, published by The Dial Press, a division of Random House, Inc. "Justin Cronin writes about love – between parents and children, between siblings, and yes, between lovers – with a wisdom and humor that’s rare," writes Chris Bohjalian. "Beautiful prose that aches with its sense of passing time," says Frederick Busch.
BOSTON - The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced today that its 2005 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest is now open and accepting submissions from U.S. high school students in grades nine through twelve. The deadline for entries is January 8, 2005.
Boston, MA – Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and Former Texas State Senator Bill Ratliff received the 2005 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award today at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. A special Profile in Courage Award was also presented to United States Army Sergeant Joseph Darby.
Boston, MA- The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced today that the 2006 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest is now open and accepting submissions from U.S. high school students enrolled in grades nine through twelve. The deadline for entries is Saturday, January 7, 2006.
Boston, MA- The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced today that the 2007 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest, with a first place cash prize of $3,000, is now open and accepting submissions from U.S. high school students. The deadline for entries is Saturday, January 6, 2007.
Boston, MA- The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced today that the national 2008 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest, with a first place cash prize of $5,000, is now open and accepting submissions from U.S. high school students. The deadline for entries is Saturday, January 12, 2008.
Boston, MA- The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced today that the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest, with a first place cash prize of $5,000, is now open and accepting submissions from U.S. high school students. The deadline for entries is Saturday, January 10, 2009.
BOSTON, MA – PEN New England today announced that Michael Dahlie has won the 2009 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction for A Gentleman’s Guide to Graceful Living (W.W. Norton). Patrick Hemingway, the son of Nobel Prize-winning writer Ernest Hemingway, will present the prestigious literary award to Dahlie on Sunday, March 29, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes will serve as the ceremony’s keynote speaker.
Boston MA – Sheila Bair, chair of the FDIC, and Brooksley Born, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, have been named this year’s recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award,™ in recognition of the political courage each demonstrated in sounding early warnings about conditions that contributed to the current global financial crisis.
BOSTON, MA – PEN New England today announced that Brigid Pasulka has won the 2010 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction for A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
Boston MA – The four members of California’s legislative leadership who in 2009 led a bi-partisan effort in a bid to close the state’s devastating budget deficit have been named this year’s recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™.
BOSTON, MA – PEN New England today announced that Brando Skyhorse has won the 2011 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction for The Madonnas of Echo Park (Free Press). Patrick Hemingway, the son of Nobel Prize-winning writer Ernest Hemingway, will present the prestigious literary award to Mr. Skyhorse on Sunday, March 27, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson will serve as the ceremony’s keynote speaker.
BOSTON, MA – PEN New England today announced that Teju Cole has won the 2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction for Open City (Random House). Patrick Hemingway, the son of Nobel Prize-winning writer Ernest Hemingway, will present the prestigious literary award to Mr. Cole on Sunday, April 1, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
Boston MA – Three former Iowa Supreme Court Justices who were part of a unanimous decision to legalize same-sex marriage in that state have been named this year’s recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™. Former Iowa Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and former justices David Baker and Michael Streit were chosen in recognition of the political courage and judicial independence each demonstrated in setting aside popular opinion to uphold the basic freedoms and security guaranteed to all citizens under the Iowa constitution. Also being honored with a 2012 Profile in Courage Award is Robert Ford, U.S. Ambassador to Syria, whose bold and courageous diplomacy has provided crucial support to Syrians struggling under the brutal regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
Boston, MA- The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced today that the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest, with a first place prize totaling $10,000, is now open and accepting submissions from U.S. high school students. The deadline for entries is Saturday, January 7, 2012.