• 2017 Profile in Courage Essay Contest winner

    Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students

    Submit a 1,000 word essay on the political courage of an elected official and win up to $10,000 in scholarship awards.

  • Tanglewood Marionettes

    Celebrate! with Tanglewood Marionettes

    Marionettes dance, play music, juggle, and much more in The Fairy Circus on December 26. Free with registration.

    The Celebrate! series is sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation and Mass Cultural Council.

  • JFK 100 - Milestones & Mementos

    JFK 100 - Milestones & Mementos

    Open through May 2018, this exhibition chronicles historic milestones in the President’s career and administration, as well as the events of his personal and family life.

  • Caroline Kennedy with her father on the Honey Fitz

    JFK at 100

    Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her children reflect on President Kennedy's legacy 100 years after his birth.

  • Watch the 2017 Profile in Courage Award ceremony

    Profile in Courage Award

    Watch the 2017 Profile in Courage Award ceremony honoring President Barack Obama.

News and Events

  • New Frontier Awards Recipients Announced

    U.S. Congressman Carlos Curbelo (FL-26, R) and May Boeve, executive director of 350.org have been named this year’s recipients of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards.
  • JFK Records Release

    Following the passage of the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, records related to President Kennedy's assassination were transferred to the National Archives in College Park, MD.
  • JFK in the World Scavenger Hunt

    The JFK Library Foundation announced a scavenger hunt that will kick off an online initiative to add places named for President Kennedy to an interactive map.
  • John F. Kennedy Commemorative Coin Act Legislation

    Senator Markey and McCain, Reps. McCarthy and Kennedy introduce legislation calling on the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a President John F. Kennedy commemorative coin.

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