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Boston MA – Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, presented the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to President Barack Obama tonight as part of the centennial celebration of John F. Kennedy’s birth. Former First Lady Michelle Obama accompanied President Obama to the ceremony. The award presentation was held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum during the Kennedy Library Foundation’s annual May Dinner gala. The evening included a special performance by James Taylor.

Boston, MA—The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Daud Shad, a senior at Mountain Lakes High School in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. Shad's winning essay profiles William Moore McCulloch, a Republican U.S. congressman from Ohio who in 1963, risked his reputation, career, and standing in the Republican Party when he agreed to support civil rights legislation introduced by President Kennedy.

Boston MA – Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to President Barack Obama on Sunday, May 7, 2017 as part of the centennial celebration of John F. Kennedy’s birth. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will accompany President Obama to the ceremony.

Boston, MA— Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders and Dr. James O'Connell, President of Boston Health Care for the Homeless, discuss key healthcare issues, as well as challenges and opportunities for consumers.

Boston, MA— Former US Secretary of Energy and MIT Professor of Physics Ernest J. Moniz discusses key issues related to climate, clean energy, and nuclear security with David Gergen, senior political analyst for CNN and professor of public service and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.

BOSTON, MA – The Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Chairman Kenneth R. Feinberg will step down at the end of 2017, which marks the conclusion of the celebration of the John F. Kennedy Centennial. Feinberg, one of the nation's leading experts in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, served as Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and oversaw the distribution of The One Fund Boston for victims of the marathon bombing. He was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board in November 2009 and has served as a member of the Board since 2005. The board will choose Feinberg’s successor in June 2017.

BOSTON—The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that it will be organizing 35 touch football games in honor of the centennial of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, and his commitment to physical fitness. The games will be played throughout Massachusetts and in several other states on the weekend of April 8 and 9.

Boston, MA— The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and WGBH partner for an exclusive preview and discussion of the new American Experience series, The Great War. Executive Producer Mark Samels; Series Producer Amanda Pollak; MIT Associate Professor of History Chris Capozzola; and Brandeis University Chair of the Department of African and Afro-American Studies Chad Williams will discuss the legacy of America's entry into World War I. WGBH's Phillip Martin is the moderator.

BOSTON, MA – PEN New England announced that Yaa Gyasi has won the 2017 PEN/Hemingway Award, honoring a distinguished first book of fiction, for her novel Homegoing (Knopf). Patrick Hemingway, the son of Ernest Hemingway, will present the prestigious literary award to Ms. Gyasi on Sunday, April 2, at a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

Boston, MA — The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced a public campaign to support the preservation of John F. Kennedy’s iconic wooden sailboat, the Victura.

Boston MA –The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that former President Barack H. Obama will receive the 2017 Centennial John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™ for his enduring commitment to democratic ideals and elevating the standard of political courage in a new century. The prestigious award will be presented by Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, at a ceremony on May 7, 2017 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of President Kennedy’s birth.

Boston, MA— Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans, the Rev. Mark V. Scott, Associate Pastor at the Azusa Christian Community and member of the City of Boston's Streetworker Team, and the Rev. Jeffrey L. Brown, founder of RECAP (Rebuilding Every Community Around Peace), discuss successes and challenges facing the community. Byron Barnett, reporter for 7News WHDH and host of Urban Update, moderates.

Boston, MA - The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will offer several family-oriented activities and programs throughout Presidents’ Day week, including its signature Presidents’ Day Family Festival on February 20th.

Boston, MA - Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith discusses her new book, The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy, with her son Stephen Smith.

Boston, MA - NPR host Tom Ashbrook discusses the challenges and opportunities for the new Trump Administration with award-winning journalists Brian McGrory and Ron Suskind, and historian Heather Cox Richardson.