"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." ~ John F. Kennedy

It seems particularly appropriate, on the eve of our own presidential election here in the states, that I share some photos with you of our recent trip to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.  The only other presidential museum that we have ever been to is the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Museum in Austin, Texas.  The two museums are quite different, though serve the same purpose - to highlight the works of each president's  political life, and to shed light on their private lives as well.

Walking through the JFK Library is a humbling experience.  You come away with the smallest sense of how overwhelming and all-encompassing the role of Commander in Chief really is.  While I have always enjoyed things dealing with history, I'm continually amazed by the things that I don't know.  A trip to a presidential museum really points this out!

While I have no intention of politicizing this blog, my opening and closing quotes were chosen with care.  I can only hope that the American people will do the same.

"(The president) must serve as a catalyst, an energizer, the defender of the public good against all of the narrow private interests which operate in our society" 

"In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course."

                                                                  ~ John F. Kennedy