Former President Barack H. Obama receiving the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday, May 7 2017, as part of the centennial celebration of John F. Kennedy’s birth. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, are presenting the award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. The evening includes a special performance by James Taylor with Kim Taylor and Owen Young. Former First Lady Michelle Obama accompanied President Obama to the ceremony. The award presentation was held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum during the Kennedy Library Foundation’s annual May Dinner gala. The evening included a special performance by James Taylor. In accepting the award, President Obama said: “John F. Kennedy knew that our best hope and our most powerful answer to our doubts and to our fears lies inside each of us, in our...
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