President Kennedy set a goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts—Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.—realized President Kennedy's dream. Follow American astronauts from the first sub-orbital flight to the first steps on the Moon with hands-on space activities.
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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is bringing the popular annual Presidents' Day Festival into your homes and classrooms through hands-on crafts and activities for all ages, including adults! From campaign buttons and Mercury spacecraft to White House china and zines, there's something for everyone.
Accession Number: PC100 Description: John F. Kennedy and crewmen of the PT-109. Back Row (L-R) Allan Webb, Leon Drawdy, Edgar Mauer, Edmund Drewitch, John Maguire, Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy (standing
President John F. Kennedy said on April 28, 1961 in Chicago, "If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be President of the United States." Theodore
From John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Eulogies to the Late President Delivered in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol, November 24, 1963 by Mike Mansfield, Earl Warren, and John W. McCormack. United
One of President Kennedy's favorite quotations was based upon an interpretation of Dante's Inferno. As Robert Kennedy explained in 1964, "President Kennedy's favorite quote was really from Dante, 'The
"Accurate Listing of Funeral Music" by Irving Lowens, Washington Star music critic (Reprinted from the Washington Star, 12/1/63.) Last Monday, millions watched the solemn procession of the caisson
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and two Kennedy infants are interred in Lot 45, Section 30, Arlington National Cemetery. The permanent graves are located about 20 feet east of the site where the
The land was ours before we were the land’s She was our land more than a hundred years Before we were her people. She was ours In Massachusetts, in Virginia, But we were England’s, still colonials
For John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Gift outright of "The Gift Outright" (With some preliminary history in rhyme) by Robert Frost Summoning artists to participate In the august occasions of the state
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Secretaries Dean Rusk -- Secretary of State C. Douglas Dillon -- Secretary of the Treasury Robert S. McNamara -- Secretary of Defense Stewart L. Udall -- Secretary of
Below is a list of items from the Oval Office during John F. Kennedy's presidency. For more information please contact Kennedy.Library@nara.gov. Lamp Desk lamp: Hercolite Executive (no. 605SB) made by
President Kennedy's Executive Order 11085 (February 22, 1963) re-established the Medal of Freedom as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. For more information please contact Kennedy.Library@nara.gov
Below are listed (chronologically) all of the places in which John F. Kennedy lived. For more information please contact Kennedy.Library@nara.gov. 1917-1920 83 Beals Street Brookline, Massachusetts
Lancer The President Lace Mrs. John F. Kennedy Lyric Caroline Kennedy Lark John F. Kennedy, Jr. Acrobat Andrews Air Force Base Alpha Army Copters-Davison Field Angel Presidential Aircraft Cactus Camp
Taken from CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Record in Congress House During his six years in the House of Representatives (1947-52), Kennedy served on the
Taken from CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Kennedy and Labor Kennedy has been on labor committees during his entire Congressional career and has been a sponsor
Taken from CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Kennedy's key votes in House and Senate since 1947 Agriculture 1959 -- Remove Secretary of Agriculture's authority to
From CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Welfare Programs 1958 -- Boost Social Security benefits by 10 percent rather than 7 percent. Rejected 32-53 (D 26-20; R 6-33
From CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Civil Rights -- Immigration 1960 -- Motion to limit debate by invoking cloture on the Civil Rights filibuster (two-thirds
Taken from CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Supreme Court -- Internal Security 1959 -- Kill bill to eliminate loyalty oath requirement for students seeking
From CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Treaties and Agreements 1957 -- Mideast Doctrine, authorizing President to use military and economic aid to combat communism
From CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Kennedy's stands on key current issues facing the nation The Presidency "(The next President) must above all be the Chief
Taken from CQ Fact Sheet on John F. Kennedy, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1960. Agriculture The farm problem "is bigger and deeper than even one man or even one administration." He advocated a
Massachusetts St. Aidan's Catholic Church Pleasant Street Brookline MA — John Kennedy was baptized here in June of 1917 St. Stephen's Church North End Boston, MA — John F. Kennedy attended often as a