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{"id":2364,"date":"2013-11-18T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2022-12-07T11:54:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:54:47","slug":"john-f-kennedy-and-the-national-library-of-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/11\/18\/john-f-kennedy-and-the-national-library-of-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"John F. Kennedy and the National Library of Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Kenneth M. Koyle and Jeffrey S. Reznick<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2376\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-speaking-nlm-b027381.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/11\/18\/john-f-kennedy-and-the-national-library-of-medicine\/kennedy-speaking-nlm-b027381\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-speaking-nlm-b027381.jpg?fit=953%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"953,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Kennedy-Speaking-NLM-b027381\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>President Kennedy, on June 19, 1963, speaking to members of the International Congress on Medical Librarianship on the south lawn of the White House.<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine #b027381<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-speaking-nlm-b027381.jpg?fit=238%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-speaking-nlm-b027381.jpg?fit=813%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-speaking-nlm-b027381.jpg?resize=238%2C300\" alt=\"President Kennedy stands on a platform in front of a microphone\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Kennedy, on June 19, 1963, speaking to members of the International Congress on Medical Librarianship on the south lawn of the White House.<br \/><a title=\"Catalog Record\" href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101433252\"><em>National Library of Medicine #<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101433252\"><em>b027381<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, an occasion to reflect on that tumultuous moment in history and on the legacy of America\u2019s 35th president.<\/p>\n<p>One chapter in Kennedy\u2019s legacy involves the National Library of Medicine. During his tenure as senator of Massachusetts (1953-1960)<b> <\/b>Kennedy co-sponsored with Alabama senator J. Lister Hill a bill which transferred the Library, then known as the Armed Forces Medical Library, to the U.S. Public Health Service and named it the National Library of Medicine (NLM). President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into <a href=\"http:\/\/history.nih.gov\/research\/downloads\/PL84-941.pdf\">law<\/a> on August 3, 1956. Kennedy saw his vision realized in 1962 when, during his presidency, the National Library of Medicine opened its doors on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more about the <a title=\"National Library of Medicine Legislative Chronology\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/about\/legislativechronology.html\">legislative chronology<\/a> of the National Library of Medicine <a title=\"National Library of Medicine Legislative Chronology\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/about\/legislativechronology.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2377\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bust-of-john-f-kennedy-at-nlm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2377\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/11\/18\/john-f-kennedy-and-the-national-library-of-medicine\/bust-of-john-f-kennedy-at-nlm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bust-of-john-f-kennedy-at-nlm.jpg?fit=300%2C465&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Bust of John F Kennedy at NLM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Bust of John F. Kennedy, by Robert Berks, located at the National Library of Medicine. It is a replica of the large bust located in the grand foyer of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bust-of-john-f-kennedy-at-nlm.jpg?fit=194%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bust-of-john-f-kennedy-at-nlm.jpg?fit=300%2C465&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2377\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bust-of-john-f-kennedy-at-nlm.jpg?resize=193%2C300\" alt=\"A bronze sculpture of Kennedy in front of an american flag\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"National Library of Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/tour\/kennedy.html\">Bust of John F. Kennedy<\/a>, by Robert Berks, located at the National Library of Medicine. It is a replica of the large bust located in the grand foyer of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the following summer, when the second International Congress on Medical Librarianship met in Washington, DC, Kennedy greeted members of the congress on the south lawn of the White House. In his welcoming remarks, Kennedy spoke about the establishment of the National Library of Medicine. NLM had just begun an exciting project to create a state-of-the-art computer system called MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) to automate the process of indexing medical literature, and Kennedy, always interested in burgeoning technology, \u00a0extolled the value of medical libraries and medical librarianship for contemporary research and the sharing of medical and scientific knowledge. Thanks to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, we can <a title=\"John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/Asset-Viewer\/Archives\/JFKWHA-195-001.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hear Kennedy\u2019s remarks<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>Nine years after the assassination, the Kennedy family donated a bronze bust of John F. Kennedy to the National Library of Medicine. His brother, Senator Edward Kennedy, remarked at the presentation ceremony that President Kennedy \u201chad a deep and abiding concern for the health of all Americans, and clearly foresaw the necessity for a national institution to serve the information needs of health professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy lived his life with an eye on the future. Whether he was committing America\u2019s resources to putting a man on the moon, or pushing legislation to ensure that the world\u2019s brightest medical researchers have access to the latest published literature, he was a stalwart advocate for scientific progress. As we look back at the tragically short life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on this sad anniversary, we should remember his enduring legacy of support for scientific progress, a legacy that lives today in the National Library of Medicine.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:30px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2379\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-letter-nlm-ms-c-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/11\/18\/john-f-kennedy-and-the-national-library-of-medicine\/kennedy-letter-nlm-ms-c-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-letter-nlm-ms-c-1.jpg?fit=925%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"925,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Kennedy-Letter-NLM-MS-C-1\" data-image-description=\"<p>The White House, Washington, The dedication of the new National Library of Medicine perpetuates a distinguished history extending back to the early days of our Nation. This enterprise has my congratulations and best wishes for a new era of outstanding service to medical research and the dissemination of medical knowledge throughout America and Around the World. John F. Kennedy<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Undated, signed letter from John F. Kennedy, on the occasion of the dedication of the new National Library of Medicine,\u201d and offering his \u201ccongratulations and best wishes for a new era of outstanding service to medical research and the dissemination of medical knowledge throughout America and around the world.\u201d<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine MS C 1<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-letter-nlm-ms-c-1.jpg?fit=231%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-letter-nlm-ms-c-1.jpg?fit=789%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/kennedy-letter-nlm-ms-c-1.jpg?resize=650%2C843\" alt=\"Letter of congratulations from Kennedy on the occasion of the dedication of the National Library of Medicine.\" width=\"650\" height=\"843\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undated, signed letter from John F. Kennedy, on the occasion of the dedication of the new National Library of Medicine,\u201d and offering his \u201ccongratulations and best wishes for a new era of outstanding service to medical research and the dissemination of medical knowledge throughout America and around the world.\u201d<br \/><a title=\"Finding Aid\" href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/4\/resources\/870\"><em>National Library of Medicine MS C 1<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-bottom:60px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/koyle.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/11\/11\/the-eleventh-hour\/koyle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/koyle.jpg?fit=681%2C713&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"681,713\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"4.5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D700","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1345802906","copyright":"","focal_length":"105","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Koyle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/koyle.jpg?fit=287%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/koyle.jpg?fit=681%2C713&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2277\" title=\"Kenneth M. Koyle\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/koyle.jpg?resize=70%2C74\" alt=\"Portrait of Kenneth M. Koyle\" width=\"70\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a>Kenneth M. Koyle is Deputy Chief of the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-bottom:60px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/07\/02\/the-president-is-somewhat-restless-reenacting-the-summer-of-1881-and-the-days-following-the-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield\/jeffrey-s-reznick\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"220,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Jeffrey S. Reznick\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-551 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?resize=69%2C95\" alt=\"Portrait of Jeffrey S. Reznick in the HMD Reading Room\" width=\"69\" height=\"95\" \/><\/a><em>Jeffrey S. Reznick, PhD, is Chief of the History of Medicine Division<\/em> <em>at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kenneth M. Koyle and Jeffrey S. 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