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Presidential Medal of Freedom Tribute to John F. Kennedy
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Presidential Medal of Freedom Tribute to John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy with (l-r) Civil Rights Leaders Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. along with Senator Adlai Stevenson
President John F. Kennedy with Robert and Ted Kennedy at Hyannis Port in 1960
London Dinner for Joseph Kennedy - Joseph P. Kennedy (center), U.S. Ambassador to England, surrounded by some of the prominent Britishers, including royalty, who attended the dinner given in honor of Ambassador Kennedy, the the Pilgrims Society of London. Left to right are; Walter Elliot; Lord Halifax, the British Foreign Secretary; Mr. Kennedy; The Duke of Kent, Brother of King George VI; and Lord Derby, who presided. c. 1937-40
President John F. Kennedy Making Frederick Douglas Home a Monument
Frederick Douglass Home Made a Monument. Washington: At a White House ceremony here today, President John F. Kennedy signed a bill making the Washington home of Negro leader and abolitionist Frederick Douglass a part of the National Capital Park System and a National Monument. Here during the ceremony are (left to right) Senator Philip Hart (D-Michigan); House Speaker John McCormack; Mrs. Rosa L. Gragg, President, National Association of Colored Women's Clubs; Representative Charles C. Diggs (D-Michigan); Mrs. Mary E.C. Gregory, Chairman, Douglass Trustee Board; and Dr. Joseph Douglass, grandson of Frederick Douglass. September 5, 1962
August 15, 1962--President John F. Kennedy addressing cadets while on board the EAGLE
Tribute To A Hero
Lt. John F. Kennedy receives the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps medal for heroic conduct from Capt. Frederic L. Conklin June 12, 1944. JFK used his father's connections to get assigned to active duty. Says Dallek, "He was determined to get into combat. It was part of the culture at the time, patriotism. But he was heroic in doing that."
A Tribute To The Man That Revived The Presidential Medal of Freedom
And Made It Flourish In America To Honor Our Heroes
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Medal History
