Audio-Visual Vendors All audio visual services are in addition to the rental fee. The Library's approved suppliers will be able to assist with lighting, sound, staging and wi-fi needs. Capron Lighting
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The Kennedy Library is available to rent for rehearsal dinners or other personal events like anniversaries. The evening facility rental fee is $10,000 and includes: The Museum Pavilion from 6:00 pm -
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on a twelve-acre park, overlooking the sea that President Kennedy loved and the city that launched him to greatness. Say "I do" with an
Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D., Chairman of Special Olympics, discussed his new book, Fully Alive, about people living with intellectual disabilities and the legacy of his parents, Eunice and Sargent
A Conversation with David Greenway
Boston Globe reporter H.D.S. Greenway discussed his recent memoir, Foreign Correspondent, with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. This forum was co
The Museum Pavilion is a nine-story glass atrium with stunning views of the Boston Harbor Islands, the city skyline and the sparkling waters off Columbia Point. The space was designed as an area of
Globe Docs Presents "Women of '69, Unboxed"
Women of ’69, Unboxed follows a group of women, former college classmates, who were both electrified and pummeled by the turbulent surf of the 60s. The women look back on their college years, then
In the striking grand hall of the Stephen E. Smith Center, named for President Kennedy’s trusted advisor and brother-in-law, guests enjoy breathtaking views of Boston Harbor and the Boston skyline
This spectacular seaside setting is perfect for New England clambakes and other outdoor events. All outdoor events require a tent with the exception of the Harbor Side Terrace. One day of set-up and
The Library’s additional spaces are available on a limited basis. Please call 617-514-1582 for availability. The Dave Powers Room is named for Kennedy’s trusted advisor and the Kennedy Library’s first
PEN New England Song Lyrics Awards
Join Master of Ceremonies Elvis Costello to celebrate 2016 honorees John Prine and Kathleen Brennan & Tom Waits. Seats are limited to two per person. Reservations guarantee a seat in the building but
A Conversation with President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter discussed his new book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, with Ronan Farrow, who served as special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and currently is
Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
Award-winning journalist Larry Tye discussed his new book Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon. Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara moderated.
Civil Rights and the Black Power Movement
Tufts Professor Peniel Joseph, author of Stokely: A Life; Harvard Professor John Stauffer, author of Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln; and civil rights activist
Hemingway's Finca Vigía: The US-Cuban Collaboration in Preservation
Congressman Jim McGovern, Director of the Museo Hemingway Ada Rosa Alfonso Rosales, Finca Vigía Foundation Board Member and TV host Bob Vila, and former Hemingway Curator Susan Wrynndiscussed the US
Created Equal: Striving Toward Justice for All
Congressman Barney Frank and former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Margaret H. Marshalldiscussed legislative and judicial efforts to create a more equitable society with
Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Ernest Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises
Lesley M. M. Blume discussed her new book, Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, with Susan Beegel, former editor in chief of The Hemingway Review.
Pope Francis and the Papacy Today
Mark Shriver, author of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis and president of the Save the Children Action Network, and J. Bryan Hehir, Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life
The Churchills and the Kennedys
Thomas Maier discussed When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys with David Nasaw, author of The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. David Whitford, editor
Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History
John Dickerson, moderator of Face the Nation, Political Director of CBS News and Slate magazine columnist, discussed his new book Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History
The Life of Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Norton Smith discussed his new biography, On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller, with Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts; Larry Rockefeller, nephew of Nelson; and Sam
GlobeDocs Presents "Citizenfour"
A real life thriller unfolding by the minute, Citizenfour gives audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong
The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Passage of the Affordable Care Act
Steven Brill, founder of CourtTV and American Lawyer magazine, discussed his new book, America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare Systemwith
Fighting Poverty: From LBJ to Obama
Mark Shriver, son of Sargent Shriver; Princeton Professor Julian Zelizer, author of the recently published The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society