Each stage of this interactive online exhibit allows visitors to follow the historic moon landing minute by minute and explore archival photos and footage of President Kennedy's pioneering space efforts. More than 1.3 million individuals logged on to launch of this international award-winning website during the July 2009 40-year anniversary of the five-day journey to the moon. |
Sit at President Kennedy's Oval Office Desk and discover what it means to hold the highest office in the land. |
For 13 days in October 1962, a confrontation between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. brought the world to the abyss of nuclear destruction and the end of mankind. Read formerly classified documents and listen in on secretly recorded ExComm meetings as President Kennedy and his advisors seek a peaceful resolution for the removal of Soviet intercontinental missiles from Cuba. |
In the fall of 1962 the college town of Oxford, Mississippi, erupted in violence. James Meredith, an African American, attempted to register at the all-white University of Mississippi, known as "Ole Miss." This site lets visitors witness the events firsthand through the actual letters, recorded telephone conversations, and images of those who made history. |
Travel back in time to the early 1960's and experience first- hand each of President Kennedy's thousand days in office through the interactive White House Diary – a daily schedule of President John F. Kennedy that includes digital scans of his actual appointment diary for any given day as well as video, audio, and photos of the day's events. |
This online tour includes selected highlights of the museum's introductory film and allows you to virtually explore selected exhibits and learn more about key items in the Museum collection. |