The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world. Thomas J. Putnam  serves as the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Our purpose is to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to promote a greater appreciation of America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service.

We accomplish our mission by:

    preserving and making accessible the records of President Kennedy and his times;

    promoting open discourse on critical issues of our own time; and

    educating and encouraging citizens to contribute, through public and community  service, to shaping our nation's future.