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Kennedy Space Center: Camp Kennedy Space Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the opportunities offered at the Kennedy Space Center summer camp, Find out what goes on behind the scenes of the work of astronauts at America's busiest launch and landing facility.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Alvin Ailey

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the John F. Kennedy Center you can read about the life and accomplishments of American choreographer, Alvin Ailey.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Tuneful Bugs and Birds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Arts Edge at the Kennedy Center provides this lesson plan for teachers of ESOL students that integrates music into language arts. Students create their own poetry while listening to music about bugs and birds.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Robert F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, makes observations about the portrait of Robert Kennedy by Roy Lichtenstein.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Suzanne Farrell

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents biographical information on Cincinnati born legendary ballerina, Suzanne Farrell, a Kennedy Center honoree. Includes photos, audio and video, and links to additional resources.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Gene Kelly

For Students 9th - 10th
Kennedy Center Past Honorees provides a nice, concise biography on the life and career of Gene Kelly. Details of the article include information on his achievements in TV and film, dance, choreography, and directing.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from the Kennedy Center provides a very good biographical sketch of Arthur Miller. Content of the article includes information on Miller's life before becoming a playwright, his many plays, and the many awards he has...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Jerome Robbins

For Students 9th - 10th
The John F. Kennedy Center provides an in-depth biography on ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins that discusses his many achievements and works.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Richard Rodgers

For Students 9th - 10th
This Kennedy Center site presents a biography on composer Richard Rodgers. The biography provides information on his collaborations with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein, and also details the many awards Rodgers has accumulated...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Stephen Sondheim

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography is presented on lyricist Stephen Sondheim from the John F. Kennedy Center. Included are details on his works and achievements, along with commentary by Sondheim and his contemporaries.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Tennessee Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Kennedy Center provides a great overview of the life and career of playwright Tennessee Williams is found here. Information is given on his childhood, education, and his works and achievements in writing plays.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Steve Martin

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting biographical details on the life and career of comic actor, Steve Martin, a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2007.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Kennedy and the New Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, compiled in hypertext format by student teams at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, from U.S. Information Agency publications, takes a brief look at Kennedy's administration, the "New Frontier."
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PBS

Pbs: John F. Kennedy Character Above All

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent PBS site gives an interesting essay focusing on the conflicting nature of Kennedy's character.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of John F. Kennedy and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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National Archives (UK)

Learning Curve: Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Cuba's history and Castro's rise to power, the development of the relationship between Cuba and the USSR, a description of the events of the crisis, Kennedy's response to the discovery of Soviet...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Robert F Kennedy, Aka "Bobby" Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the life and political career of Robert Kennedy, with links to Kennedy's eulogy to Martin Luther King, Jr. and a speech given in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the effects the fashion of Jacqueline Kennedy had on John F. Kennedy's administration through this fascinating exhibit.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains links to JFK's Inaugural Address, States of the Union addresses, Ich bin ein Berliner Speech, addresses on the Cuban-Missile Crisis and addresses to Khrushchev.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Kennedy Shot

For Students 3rd - 8th
This three-part article explores the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Content includes a brief overview of Kennedy's legacy as president.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Un Memorial Address for John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and audio of Adlai Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly after President John F. Kennedy's death. It was delivered on November 26, 1963, in New York.
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Digital History

Digital History: John Kennedy and Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
Site covers the policy that Kennedy had toward Vietnam and his actions that involved the United States in the war.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Kennedy Assassination

For Students 5th - 8th
Read a brief description of the assassination of President John Kennedy and examine the many questions that remain about that death.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Edward M. Kennedy: "Faith, Truth and Tolerance in America"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:27] of Senator Ted Kennedy's speech "Faith, Truth and Tolerance in America" delivered on October 3, 1983, at the Liberty Baptist College (Liberty University), in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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