On March 10 and 11, 2006, the nation’s Presidential Libraries and the National Archives will host an unprecedented two-day conference examining the history of the Vietnam War and the American presidency. The conference, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
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BOSTON–The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced today that it has declassified and made available for research presidential recordings of four meetings between President Kennedy and his highest level Vietnam advisors during the days after the highly controversial “Cable 243” was sent. The cable, which was dispatched on August 24, 1963 when President Kennedy and three of his top officials were away from Washington, set a course for the eventual coup in Vietnam on November 1, 1963, leading to the overthrow of President Ngo Dinh Diem and his assassination the following day on November 2, 1963 – 46 years ago this week.
Boston, MA – The John F. Kennedy Library today announced that it has declassified and made available for research over 15 hours of presidential recordings of meetings and conversations that took place in the Cabinet Room and Oval Office of the White House from December 6, 1962 to February 2, 1963.
BOSTON– The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum today announced that it has declassified and made available the final 45 hours of White House recordings that were secretly taped during President John F. Kennedy’s time in office. In all, President Kennedy recorded over 248 hours of meeting conversations and 12 hours of dictabelt telephone conversations on a system that remained a closely held secret even from his top aides. Today’s release encompasses meetings held during the three months leading up to the end of the Kennedy Administration.
1964 Campaign Clips JFK Reviewing States for 1964 Campaign JFK- Films at 1964 Convention JFK- Why they will vote for us US-USSR Clips JFK with Gromyko on US-USSR relations Foy Kohler and JFK on space
Boston, MA – Researchers, libraries, members of the press, and members of the public are notified that the Papers of McGeorge Bundy, covering the period from 1940 to the time of his death, including his years of service as National Security Adviser to President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1966, have been donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library by Mary L. Bundy and her family.
Boston, MA – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced today that it has processed and made available for research a portion of the personal papers of McGeorge Bundy, former Special Assistant on National Security Affairs. The papers, a collection of approximately 24 cubic feet, consist of materials related to Bundy’s work as Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard (1949-1959), Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (1960-1965), and President, Ford Foundation (1966-1979). The collection spans from 1928 to 1979.
Boston, MA – Today the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum kicked off a week-long educational conference for public school teachers featuring nationally prominent speakers such as presidential advisory Theodore Sorensen and journalist Seymour Topping, the first western correspondent stationed in Vietnam. The conference will give 35-40 teachers an account of the Cold War through the Kennedy Years from those who witnessed this tumultuous period of American and World history first hand. The week-long program is being made possible by a Teaching American History grant from the US Department of Education in conjunction with the Boston Public Schools.
Boston, MA — The John F. Kennedy Library today announced that it has made available for research approximately 24 hours of tape recordings of meetings and conversations that took place in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room at the White House from August through October 1963. The conversations between President John F. Kennedy and his advisors concern U.S. policy toward Vietnam, Laos, Korea, Portuguese Africa, Berlin, China and the USSR.
Boston, MA – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced today that it has processed and made available for research the entire personal papers of John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, educator, author, and diplomat. The papers, a collection of over 500 cubic feet spanning the years 1932-2006, consist of materials documenting Galbraith’s early career, his activities as a Professor of Economics at Harvard University (1949-1975); Ambassador to India (1961-1963); and author of The Affluent Society (1958), The Liberal Hour (1960), and other books on economics and government.
Boston—Michael Sloyer, a 17-year-old junior at Roslyn High School in Roslyn Heights, New York, has written the winning essay in the 2003 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. On May 12, Caroline Kennedy will honor Michael Sloyer at the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation’s Profile in Courage Award Ceremony at the Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston. Robert Becker, the Roslyn High School teacher who nominated Michael Sloyer for the prize, will also be recognized.
BOSTON–The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum today announced that it has declassified and made available for research 13 hours of presidential recordings that include several meetings and conversations that took place in the Cabinet Room and Oval Office of the White House from April 9, 1963 to April 27, 1963. The release incorporates tape numbers 80 through 83.
On Thursday, August 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum will host a celebration of the naturalization of new Americans at a ceremony presided at by the Honorable Patti Saris, United States District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
Boston MA – In the year marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Profiles in Courage, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that U.S. Representative John P. Murtha (D-PA), and former U.S. Navy General Counsel Alberto Mora have been selected as the recipients of the 2006 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award . Murtha and Mora will be presented the prestigious award for political courage by Caroline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy at a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Monday, May 22.
As a result of the agreement reached 3/16/98 between the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and Robert White, major consignee to the auction, NARA took possession of the originals of:
Boston MA – In what marked the 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of John F. Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage , Caroline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy today presented former U.S. Navy General Counsel Alberto Mora and U.S. Representative John P. Murtha (D-PA) with the 2006 Profile in Courage Award.
BOSTON: On Monday, July 21, U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy will address 96 new Americans at a naturalization ceremony hosted by the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum and sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. The ceremony will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Boston -- Approximately 4,500 pages of previously classified materials were opened today by the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. The newly opened materials are from the working file of President Kennedy's National Security Council Advisor McGeorge Bundy and the NSC staff and will be filed in the Kennedy Library archives' National Security Files (NSF) collection.
Boston, MA – More than six million visitors have personally visited the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum since it opened in Boston a quarter century ago. But with today’s launch of the Kennedy Presidential Library’s new website – www.jfklibrary.org – it is the Kennedy Library’s hope and expectation that tens of millions more worldwide will now have the opportunity to virtually experience the inspiring legacy of President John F. Kennedy via the web.
Washington DC – At a special ceremony held on November 30, 2006 in Washington D.C., Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein honored Ronald Whealan of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum for Outstanding Customer Service at the annual State of the Archives Address and Awards Ceremony.
Boston, MA – Researchers, libraries, members of the press, and members of the public are advised that the John F. Kennedy Library has processed and made available for research three additional collections of personal papers of individuals associated with the administration of President John F. Kennedy. A fourth collection of personal papers will be available by summer’s end. The Library’s holdings currently include 246 collections of personal papers.
Boston, MA – As the nation reflects on the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library made available for research a tape recording of a 30-minute White House meeting that took place on May 4, 1963 during which President Kennedy comments on the nation’s civil rights struggle.
BOSTON— The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum today announced a year-long celebration to honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917, President Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected to office. To commemorate his centennial year, the JFK Library is spearheading a series of events and initiatives aimed at inspiring new generations to find meaning and inspiration in the enduring American values that formed the heart of the Kennedy presidency.
Boston, MA – In the week that marks the 44th anniversary of the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced that it has declassified a tape recording of a White House meeting at which President Kennedy discusses the opposition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the treaty and the upcoming debate in Congress. The pact was signed in Moscow on August 5, 1963 by the United States, the United Kingdom and the USSR. The recording will be made available to researchers for the first time on Monday, August 6, 2007.
BOSTON—On February 16 and 17, 2003, Presidents’ Day weekend, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum will host the first-ever Presidential Tapes Conference, examining the history of the presidential taping systems and their impact on each president’s leadership and legacy. The conference is free and open to the public. Reservations are required and may be made by calling (617) 514-1644.