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The JFK Library 50th Anniversary Event

Posted by Hillary Waldron on Wed, Nov 20, 2013

"The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, the nation's official memorialJFK to President John F. Kennedy, will observe the 50th Anniversary of November 22, 1963 with a number of presentations that celebrate the legacy of the nation's 35th President.

Observances will include a ceremony webcast by satellite from the IM Pei designed glass pavilion at the Kennedy Library, and the presentation of a selection of artifacts from the President's State Funeral that have never before been displayed."

Some of the artifacts on display will include the American flag that draped over Kennedy's coffin during his funeral percussion, handwritten notes by Jacqueline Kennedy and photographs. 

Admission for the museum will be on a first come first serve basis. Please check the JFK Library event webpage here for further information on this event. 

For information on other events pertaining to the 50th Anniversary of the JFK Assassination, please click here

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