Pictures from the JFK Museum and Library

I have a difficult relationship with the legacy of JFK. I was raised in an Irish Catholic family that considered Kennedy almost a martyr for liberal democracy, and I had some issues with both his personal choices and his policy choices. I also have an issue with the portrayal of the family as some sort of example of service to American greatness. That being said, the museum helped me understand the man that was President of the United States for too short a time.






The mock-up of the CBS studio from Election Night in 1960 was pretty cool.


The "Ich ben ein Berliner" note card. Very cool.


Robert Kennedy's desk when he was AG. I am sure that you have followed some of the controversy about Bobby's legacy at the Museum.


Family, in a time of crisis.


JFK's Desk. From the HMS Resolute. JFK was the first PotUS to use it in the Oval Office.


A copy of a diplomatic cable regarding the First Lady's visit to India. There is a great line here about shopping for clothes.


My mother remembers this day with a clarity that I can not describe.


If you can make out the sign, those museum specialists move quickly.


Victura.