Welcome. The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation’s thirty-fifth President, and to all those, who through the art of politics, seek a new and better world. Our purpose is to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy’s life and career and the times in which he […] Read more

The story of John F. Kennedy Jr., heir to America’s most famous and star-crossed political family, begins with the marriage of his parents in 1953. Jack Kennedy was the junior senator from Massachusetts – a handsome young man, who had inherited the Kennedy family’s political ambitions when his older brother Joe was killed in World […] Read more

John F. Kennedy Jr’s story began in 1953 with the marriage of his parents who were famous as the original star-crossed political family. He inherited the political ambitions of the family and was the junior senator from Massachusetts. His older brother was killed in WWII. One of America’s most stunning debutantes was his bride. Jacqueline […] Read more

When the U.S. Manned Space Program began in 1958, John Glenn was selected to be one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. When Glenn successfully piloted his “Friendship 7” spacecraft three times around Earth in just less than five hours on February 20, 1962, he became an instant national hero. In fact, he may have […] Read more

In 1958 the U.S. Manned Space Program began and one of the original Mercury astronauts was John Glenn. He was a national hero when he piloted the “Friendship 7” spacecraft around the Earth three times in less than five hours in 1962. The excitement of that accomplishment made Glenn anxious to do it again, but […] Read more

Sometimes it’s easy to tell, other times the problems are hidden. You feel fine one day and the next, severe fatigue, chest pain, poor coloring. Signs your heart is in trouble. But coronary artery disease doesn’t have to be a surprise. John Hopkins has the most advanced technologies and world reknowed physicians to diagnose any […] Read more

Hollywood producers have long turned to the printed page for material; and there is an especially large number of film adaptations right now. One writer with a lot of experience seeing his creations come to life on the screen is John Irving, four of his 10 novels have been made into movies. His highly praised […] Read more

Novels are popular source materials for Hollywood producers, and John Irving has a lot of experience in that arena. Four out of ten novels he wrote went on to become movies. A dark comedy directed by George Roy Hill and starring Robin Williams, The World According to Garp in 1978, in which he also had […] Read more

John Jasper was a noted slave preacher who became a significant community leader in Richmond, Virginia, following the Civil War. Born and raised on a plantation in Fluvanna County, Virginia, Jasper at the age of 13 was hired out to work in tobacco factories in Richmond and later in the coal mines of Chesterfield County. […] Read more