A bust of President Kennedy was dedicated on May 31, 1965, at
Grand Army Plaza in
Brooklyn,
New York. The bust was removed in 2003 for restoration, and reinstalled in 2010.
A bust of John F. Kennedy in downtown
Nashua, New Hampshire commemorates January 25, 1960 as the first campaign stop in Kennedy's bid for the presidency.
J. F. Kennedy Memorial, Kennedy Plaza, Long Beach, New York.
Kennedy Plaza in front of the Long beach city hall. A rectangular stone wall adorned with a bronze inscription plaque containing a relief of John F. Kennedy in proper left profile encircled by an inscription and a wreath of laurel leaves. The wall is installed in a pool of water.[1]
John F. Kennedy Memorial, London, a bust by
Jacques Lipchitz, which stands outside International Student House on Great Portland Street in London. It was unveiled in May 1965 by Senator Robert Kennedy. It originally stood on Marylebone Road and was moved to its present location in 2019.
John F. Kennedy Memorial stone and plaque, located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, was dedicated in May 1964 by the then Lord Mayor of Melbourne, His Worship the Right Honourable Edward Leo Curtis.
Yad Kennedy, a memorial to the US president, was established on a crest in the Jerusalem Forest, part of which is designated the John F. Kennedy Peace Forest, on the southwest outskirts of
Jerusalem,
Israel, near
Aminadav.
A Kennedy memorial was established in
Runnymede, England, where the
Magna Carta was sealed. The memorial is sited on an acre of land gifted to the United States.[2]
A bust of President Kennedy by Hungarian-Canadian Paul Lancz (1919-2005) stands on President Kennedy Avenue (French: Avenue du Président-Kennedy) in
Montreal, Quebec. It was dedicated in 1986 and relocated in 2011 to a different site on the same street due to the development of the
Quartier des spectacles.
Hundreds of schools across the US were named in Kennedy's honor. Several school claim to be the first in the United States named after him, while he was alive, among them
John F. Kennedy High School in Cheektowaga, New York,[6] and John F. Kennedy Junior High School in
Cupertino, California.[7] In the week after Kennedy's death, the first schools renamed for him were the Kennedy Elementary School in
Butte, Montana, and the John F. Kennedy Middle School on Long Island in
Bethpage, New York.[8] Both schools held board meetings on November 26, at which time the new names were adopted.
John F. Kennedy Public High School, (Addis Ababa Ethiopia)
John Kennedy College, Mauritius
In 1966, a new secondary school (for students aged 11–18) was founded in
Coventry,
England. Originally scheduled to be named Rookery Farm School for the farmland previously on the site, it was instead named
President Kennedy School.
Several schools in The Netherlands are named after him, including John F Kennedy-School in The Hague, John F. Kennedy Basisschool in Volendam, Basisschool John F. Kennedy in Oss, Rooms Katholieke Basisschool John F. Kennedyschool in Arnhem, John F Kennedyschool in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, John F. Kennedy School in 's-Gravenzande, and Jenaplanschool John F. Kennedy in Zwijndrecht.
The student union at the
University of Dayton is named the John F. Kennedy Memorial Union, which opened in 1964.[12]
A bust of JFK and a building on science campus of the French-language university Université du Québec à Montréal named the pavilion Président-Kennedy are located at President Kennedy Street's western end in Montreal.
In
Cumberland, Maryland, a low income residential apartment is named the "John F Kennedy Tower". It was dedicated by Maryland native and late brother-in-law of Kennedy,
Sargent Shriver, in 1967.
John F. Kennedy Library, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Kennedy Auditorium,
Aligarh Muslim University, India. With a seating capacity of 1375 people, it is the central hall of Aligarh Muslim University.
Transportation facilities
NASA's Launch Operations Center at
Cape Canaveral was renamed the
John F. Kennedy Space Center. Cape Canaveral itself was likewise renamed Cape Kennedy, but a referendum passed by Florida voters in 1973 reverted it to its original name.
Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Mérignac
Avenue John-Kennedy (John Kennedy Avenue), formerly Avenue de Paris, a street in
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Avenue du Président John Kennedy (President John Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Saint-Malo
Avenue du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy (President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Avenue du Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Béthune
Avenue du Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Lille
Avenue du Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), formerly Quai du Fossé, a street in
Mulhouse
Avenue du Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), formerly Quai de Passy, a street running alongside the
Seine in
Paris, in the
16th arrondissement
Avenue du Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Avenue Président John Kennedy (President John Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Dijon
Avenue Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Dreux
Avenue Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Narbonne
Avenue Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Neufchâteau
Avenue Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Soissons
Avenue Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Orléans
Boulevard John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Clermont-Ferrand
Boulevard John Kennedy (John Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Bourg-en-Bresse
Boulevard John Kennedy (John Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Corbeil-Essonnes
Boulevard John Kennedy (John Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Dijon
Boulevard John Kennedy (John Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Draguignan
Boulevard John Kennedy (John Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Vichy
Boulevard du Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Sens
Boulevard Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Aix-en-Provence
Boulevard Président-Kennedy (President Kennedy Boulevard), a street in
Béziers
Corniche Président John F. Kennedy, formerly Promenade de la Corniche, a street in
Marseille, running along the sea front in the 7th and 8th arrondissements
Cours John Kennedy (John Kennedy Walk), a street in
Nantes
Promenade J. Fitzgerald Kennedy (J.Fitzgerald Kennedy Promenade), formerly Boulevard de l'Atlantique, a promenade in
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Rue J. F. Kennedy (J. F. Kennedy Street), formerly Rue Jeanne d'Arc, a street in
Metz
Rue du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy (President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Street), a street in
Roanne
Rue du Président Kennedy (President Kennedy Street), formerly Rue de Cambrai, a street in
Saint-Quentin
Rue John Kennedy (John Kennedy Street), a street in
Grenoble
Kennedybrücke (Kennedy Bridge), a bridge in
Bremerhaven, completed in 1961 and named after Kennedy following his assassination.
Kennedybrücke (Kennedy Bridge), a bridge in
Hamburg, between the
Binnenalster and
Außenalster. Completed in 1953 and originally named Neue Lombardsbrücke, it was renamed Kennedybrücke after the assassination in 1963.
Kennedystraße (Kennedy Street), a street in
Amberg
President Kennedy Avenue, a street in
Montreal, Quebec. Kennedy was a popular figure in predominantly Roman Catholic Quebec, and was honored with a street in Montreal
Route-du-Président-Kennedy, the official name of
Quebec Route 173, a major north–south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. This road is also known as the old path from Québec city to Boston
Rue John-F.-Kennedy (John F. Kennedy Street), a street in
LaSalle, Quebec
Rue John-F.-Kennedy (John F. Kennedy Street), a street in
Terrebonne, Quebec built in 1966 a few years after his assassination
Rue John-F.-Kennedy (John F. Kennedy Street), a street in
Quebec City
Ecole secondaire John F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy High School), a school in
Montreal, Quebec
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, a stretch of
Interstate 95 in
Delaware along the Delaware Turnpike, running from the
Maryland border, where the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway continues south to
Baltimore, north to
Newport. The road had been dedicated by President Kennedy on November 14, 1963, eight days before his assassination.
John F. Kennedy Expressway, a major expressway in
Chicago, renamed for Kennedy by unanimous vote of Chicago City Council a few days after the president's assassination
Kennedy Memorial Drive, formerly known as the Oakland Road, runs from the end of Silver Street in
Waterville, Maine to the center of town in
Oakland, Maine. The roadway was under reconstruction from two lanes to four during the time of Kennedy's assassination. The upgraded roadway was dedicated in his honor.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, a stretch of
Interstate 95 in
Maryland, running from
Baltimore to the
Delaware border, where it becomes the Delaware Turnpike, which is also the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. The road was formerly called the Northeast Expressway. The road had been dedicated by President Kennedy on November 14, 1963, eight days before his assassination.
Rua John Kennedy (John Kennedy Street), a street in
Monte Alto
Rua John Kennedy (John Kennedy Street), a street in
Salto
Rua John Kennedy (John Kennedy Street), a street in
Vinhedo
Rua John Kennedy (John Kennedy Street), a street in
Votuporanga
Avenida Presidente John F Kennedy (President John F Kennedy Avenue), a street in
Águas de São Pedro. It was named by the municipal Law no. 227 of 4 February 1964,[18] but the avenue was later renamed by the municipal Law no. 1,358 of 5 December 2006 as Avenida Ângelo Nogueira Vila (Ângelo Nogueira Vila Avenue).[19]
Rua Presidente John F Kennedy (President John F Kennedy Street), a street in
Mogi Guaçú
Rua Presidente Kennedy (President Kennedy Street), a street in
Bauru
Rua Presidente Kennedy (President Kennedy Street), a street in
Descalvado
Rua Presidente Kennedy (President Kennedy Street), a street in
Franca
Rua Presidente Kennedy (President Kennedy Street), a street in
Guarujá
Rua Presidente Kennedy (President Kennedy Street), a street in
Itapira
Rua Presidente Kennedy (President Kennedy Street), a street in
Mogi Mirim
Kennedy Memorial Park, formerly Eyre Square,
Galway,
Ireland officially renamed in 1965 in honour of Kennedy, who visited Galway city shortly before his assassination. There is also a bronze bust there to commemorate him.
Belgium
John F. Kennedyplein (John F. Kennedy Square), a square in front of the
city hall of
Blankenberge
John F. Kennedyplein (John F. Kennedy Square), a square in
Bruges, in the
Assebroek area
Place John F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy Square), a square in
Charleroi
J. F. Kennedyplein (J. F. Kennedy Square), a square in
Zaventem
Croatia
Trg John F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy square), a square in
Zagreb
Denmark
John F. Kennedys Plads (John F. Kennedy's Square), the square in front of the railway station in
Aalborg. Adjacent is a shopping mall and
bus terminal called Kennedy Arkaden (The Kennedy Arcade).
France
Place John F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy Square), a square in
Blois
Place John F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy Square), a square in
Perpignan
Place du Président Kennedy (President Kennedy Square), a square in
Angers
Place du Président Kennedy (President Kennedy Square), a square in
Cherbourg
Place du Président Kennedy (President Kennedy Square), a square in
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Place du Président Kennedy (President Kennedy Square), a square in
Plérin
Place du Président Kennedy (President Kennedy Square), a square in
Vanves
Germany
John-F.-Kennedy-Platz (John F. Kennedy Square), a square located in
Berlin-
Schöneberg, formerly Rudolph-Wilde-Platz, the location where Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech on June 26, 1963. Renamed 3 days after Kennedy's assassination.
Italy
Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Square), a square in
Castelfiorentino
Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Square), a square in
La Spezia
Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Square), a square in
Marotta
Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Square), a square in
Ravenna
The
John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum is a museum located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. It consists of a collection of photographs relating to the Kennedys and the times they spent vacationing on the Hyannis Port. It includes a video on the Kennedys, a Kennedy Family Tree, and a statue, "What Could Have Been", portraying John F. Kennedy walking on the beach with his adult son, John F. Kennedy Jr.
The main house of the historic
Kennedy Compound in which the Kennedy family would spend their summers and which was Senator John F. Kennedy's home during his senator years (1953-1956) and as well as his main base during his successful 1960 presidential campaign, a place for meetings and interviews and a presidential retreat and summer White House until his assassination, was donated in 2012 to the
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in accordance with the promise
Ted Kennedy made to
Rose that the house be preserved and used for charity. The institute announced that the house would host educational seminars and that will be open to the general public at specific times as a museum, dedicated to the Kennedy family.[25] As of 2014, the house is undergoing a complete restoration in order to appear exactly as it was in 1960.
The Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy's great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy, is a cultural museum in Ireland that is dedicated to the Kennedy family and plays an important role in the continued preservation of the legacy of the Kennedys in Ireland.
The
Hyannis Armory which was the site of Kennedy's presidential acceptance speech is now owned by the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts and is open to the public.
The city of
Evansville, Indiana observed John F. Kennedy Day on November 22, 2003, to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.
In February 2007, Kennedy's name, along with his wife's, was included on a list taken aboard the Japanese Kaguya spacecraft to the
Moon, as part of
The Planetary Society's "Wish Upon the Moon" campaign.[26] In addition, they are included on the list onboard
NASA's
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.
The Historic Auto Attractions Museum, in
Roscoe, Illinois, houses a large display dedicated to the president. Items on display include the 1956
Secret ServiceCadillac which followed the car in which the President, Mrs. Kennedy, and Governor and Mrs. Connally were riding when Kennedy was assassinated; a replica of the 1963
Lincoln Continental used by the Kennedy; and several other items related to the Kennedy family,
Lee Harvey Oswald, and
Jack Ruby.[27]
A low-cost housing complex in the
Jardín Balbuena neighborhood of Mexico City was dedicated to President Kennedy and named after him in 1964. Senator
Robert Kennedy and Mexican President
Adolfo López Mateos inaugurated it on November 17.[28]
^"LEI Nº 227 DE 4 DE FEVEREIRO DE 1964" [LAW NO. 227 OF 4 FEBRUARY 1964] (PDF). Águas de São Pedro Municipal Council (in Portuguese). SINO Informática. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
^"LEI Nº 1358 DE 5 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2006" [LAW NO. 1358 OF 5 DECEMBER 2006] (PDF). Águas de São Pedro Municipal Council (in Portuguese). SINO Informática. Retrieved 13 March 2019.