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John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston Massachusetts 02125
(617) 514-1600
Start your day with a visit to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum where you will step into the recreated world of the 1960's. The museum is situated on a ten-acre park overlooking Boston Harbor and is the nation's official memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. The museum contains three theaters, period settings and 25 dramatic multimedia exhibits that offer a "you areThe Museum
The museum is designed to convey John F. Kennedy's enthusiasm for the American system of politics and government and to help visitors better understand our nation's recent history. As a Presidential Library, it contains a gallery of Kennedy family photographs and a 17-minute introductory film covering Kennedy's life up to his nomination for the presidency in 1960. Visitors then pass through a space evoking the sights and sound of the convention, leading to the Campaign
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
The First Lady's life and work to advance appreciation of the arts and encourage preservation of America's heritage, including the White House, is illustrated in an expanded exhibit on her role
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Legacy Exhibit
Your experience at the museum concludes with a visit to the Legacy exhibit, where you can discover how world governments honored the memory of President Kennedy. The exhibit, among many other things, shows how John Kennedy inspired many young people to participate in politics and public service. President Bill Clinton recounts his brief visit to the Kennedy White House as a teenager in 1963,and how this visit influenced his life and impacted the nation some 30 years later.
As you exit the museum you pass through the glass pavilion overlooking Boston Harbor, an
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