John F. Kennedy by Shirley Seltzer Cooper, pastel, 1961. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Ted Cooper
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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery joins the nationwide celebration of the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the centennial of his birth, illuminating his contributions, policies and challenges he feared in the wake of the civil rights era and present.
