'I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.' (Remarks honoring Nobel Prize winners, 4/29/62)

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#OTD on April 27, 1962, New York Yankees right fielder Roger Maris visited President Kennedy in the Oval Office for a fundraising campaign for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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Remembering I.M. Pei, architect of the JFK Library, the Pyramid Musée du Louvre, Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), and many more, on his birthday today, April 26.

His role in the design and building of the JFK Library: jfklibrary.org/about-us/about…

An October 23, 1962 luncheon for the National Poetry Festival was canceled at the last minute. Can you guess why?

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#NationalPoetryMonth

Congratulations to JFK Library Foundation Exec. Director Rachel Flor for being recognized as one of @bostonmagazine’s 150 Most Influential Bostonians in 2024!

Under her leadership, she's helping connect the Kennedy legacy to today’s biggest challenges. #150mostinfluential2024

'This for you, O my president...' Robert Frost inscribed this copy of his 1962 book of poetry 'In the Clearing' for President Kennedy.

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Last week, @NewBalance Pres. and CEO Joe Preston addressed 199 new citizens at the JFK Library.

“You have the opportunity to create new chapters for yourself and for the future generations, to create opportunities that may not have ever existed.”

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Happy anniversary, Fenway Park! On April 20, 1912, JFK's grandfather and mayor of Boston, John 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald (2nd from right), threw out the 1st pitch at the 1st game.

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Archivist of the U.S. Dr. Colleen Shogan remembers her first introduction to presidential libraries on our #JFK35 podcast. As an undergraduate Boston College, she spent days at the JFK Library at the end of each semester.

Listen to the full interview: jfklibrary.org/about-us/socia…

#DYK : NASA had a research center in Kendall Square in Cambridge. Before that site was picked, cities & towns outside of Boston lobbied to be the site of the facility.

The Merrimack Valley’s pitch showed how convenient their location was.

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#MASpaceWeek

John F. Kennedy said, “Men and women came here from every corner of the world, from every nation and every race to live together as parts of one great, unified nation.”

199 new citizens from 60 countries took the oath of citizenship at the JFK Library.

Welcome, new citizens!

In a press conference held less than a week before the Bay of Pigs Invasion, JFK had been asked about the possibility of the US assisting in an invasion of Cuba.

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The Bay of Pigs invasion began 63 years ago on April 17, 1961 #otd on the southeast coast of Cuba. The invasion was an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime and establish a non-communist government that would be friendly to the US.

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We’re celebrating #MASpaceWeek , a week for space enthusiasts around the Commonwealth to share their love of space science!

The JFK Library has many resources for teachers and families to learn about the space race in the 1960s: jfklibrary.org/learn/educatio…

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the MLB when he became the first Black Major League baseball player. In May 1963, he wrote to the president about the lack of progress in JFK's civil rights platform.

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