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The museum collection of the John F. Kennedy Library contains artifacts that tell the story of the life and career of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. This material includes items associated with John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy family, and the Kennedy Presidency. Other artifacts relate to the 1960 presidential campaign, the civil rights movement, the Cuban missile crisis, the establishment of the Peace Corps, the Kennedy administration space program, the ongoing legacy of President Kennedy, and memorial tributes given to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy after the death of President Kennedy. Included in the collection is a small collection of artifacts associated with Ernest Hemingway such as paintings, personal items, and World War I and II medals.
National Archives Catalog Collection: John F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
Kennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; copyright Edward Lehman
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Gifts from Heads of State
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John F. Kennedy Presidential LIbrary and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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Gifts from Public
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Image courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Image courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
John F. Kennedy Personal Collection
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
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Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Collection
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
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Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. Please contact the John F. Kennedy…
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Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Kennedy Family Collection
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
60 Prints: Teddy Campaigns in Montana For President
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Senatorial Collection
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Post Presidential Collection
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Collection
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Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Relief of John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
Political Memorabilia
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Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Ernest Hemingway Collection
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection
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Portrait of Ernest Hemingway [Alias Kid Balzac]
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA