John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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Jackie's Dallas Packing List Emerges, Sort of

4-page note remains buried at JFK's presidential library, but not for long

(Newser) - "Pink + Navy Chanel Suit, Navy Shoes, Navy Bag, White Kid gloves"—a simple packing list, but the date was Nov. 22, 1963, and the writer was the first lady of the United States, about to embark on the fateful trip to Dallas that claimed John F. Kennedy'...

Farewell to Arms Reprinted —With 47 Alternate Endings

Ernest Hemingway classic republished, out next week

(Newser) - Good news for Ernest Hemingway fans: Next week, you can read A Farewell to Arms with its 47 alternate endings. The author said, in 1958, that he rewrote the final words of his classic "39 times before I was satisfied," and those endings were preserved at the JFK...

JFK's 1960 Campaign Goes on Twitter

 JFK's 1960 
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50th anniversary

JFK's 1960 Campaign Goes on Twitter

Kennedy library marks anniversary of his presidential run

(Newser) - This just in to Twitter: "Today I, Massachusetts Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy, announce my candidacy for the President of the United States of America." To mark the 50th anniversary of JFK's winning presidential run, his library has begun tweeting daily updates from the campaign. The tweets will...

Bipartisan Crew Fetes 'Teddy'

GOP senators McCain, Hatch join Dem stalwarts, Kennedy family at memorial

(Newser) - Politicians from both parties joined family and friends tonight in Boston, the Globe reports, to remember Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died Tuesday at 77. He was “the best ally you could have,” said Republican John McCain; GOP colleague Orrin Hatch said they were “like two fighting brothers....

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