BOSTON (AP) — The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend.
The complex opened on Oct. 20, 1979, and then-President Jimmy Carter was among the luminaries who spoke.
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The library also is showing an exhibition that looks back at architect I.M. Pei’s design and the construction of the complex overlooking Boston Harbor.
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