John F Kennedy Exhibit & Lecture

JFK EXHIBIT OPENS WITH LECTURE OCTOBER 10TH AT 5:00 PM
      Through an exhibit of 77 historic photographs, the Union Museum of History and Art will remember the presidency of John F. Kennedy, who died tragically 60 years ago this fall. Grand opening reception for the exhibit will be at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, and will feature a lecture by Ralph W. Brown III, Ph.D., professor of history at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. The public is cordially invited to this free event. Dr. Brown's talk will center on Kennedy's background and his reception in North Louisiana.
     The exhibit, "American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times," is being loaned to the local museum by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. It brings together images culled from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Getty Images, private collections, and the Kennedy family archives. The dramatic scope of Kennedy’s life is evident in these photographs—from his first congressional bid as a decorated war hero in 1946, his fairytale marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953, his run for the White House in 1960 and role as commander in chief, to the tragedy of his death in Dallas in 1963. These images remain as indelible evidence of John Kennedy’s personal charisma and political accomplishments.
     Other events planned in conjunction with the exhibit are a discussion of the JFK assassination by Gary Savage, author of JFK First Day Evidence, and a youth oratory competition featuring JFK speeches on Nov. 11.  For more information, call 318-982-8020 or visit www.unionmuseumofhistoryandart.org.