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  • The Shaping of a President, The First Home of John F. Kennedy

    The Shaping of a President, The First Home of John F. Kennedy

    The site film, "The Shaping of a President, The First Home of John F. Kennedy," was made in 2017, the centennial year of President Kennedy's birth. The film explains the historical significance of the site and provides an understanding of the formative influences that shaped the boy who became president. Click the picture to play the video.

    Duration:
    12 minutes, 39 seconds
 

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The site film, "The Shaping of a President, The First Home of John F. Kennedy," is also available with subtitles in multiple languages.
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  • Smashing Mythology: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. and Bootlegging

    Smashing Mythology: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. and Bootlegging

    Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. is a very complicated figure with a variety of identities over the course of his life: a son, a brother, a student, a husband, a father, a financier, a film producer, and a public servant, but his wealth, his career, and indeed his entire life is often reduced to one-word: bootlegger. It has become part of the Kennedy family story. Ranger Jon explores the origins of this myth in an attempt to explain its continued persistence

    Duration:
    16 minutes, 50 seconds
 
  • John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Path to the White House

    John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Path to the White House

    As the road that connects the Capitol and the White House, Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is the path that welcomed most new presidents to their new residence after taking the oath of office. Despite a series of mishaps, President John F. Kennedy delivered one of the most remembered inauguration speeches of all time and was able to make the traditional journey down Pennsylvania Avenue thanks to people who did for their country.

    Duration:
    6 minutes, 50 seconds
 
An image of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson with the title of the film series and an NPS arrowhead.
Join National Park Service staff from across multiple sites as they discuss the lives and presidencies of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Courtesy of the Brookline Interactive Group (BIG).

JFK & LBJ: The New Frontier and The Great Society


Join Park Rangers Jonathan Streff of John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site and Joseph Owen of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, with moderation from Superintendent Joy Kinard of the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail to examine the significant differences and similarities between the stories of President Kennedy and President Johnson, ranging from their family backgrounds to their individual legacies. This eight-part film series is fully accessible and available here on YouTube, thanks to the Brookline Interactive Group (BIG): JFK & LBJ | A New Frontier & The Great Society - YouTube
 

Last updated: March 17, 2025

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