Season 1, Episode 35-John F Kennedy and Brookline

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Season 1, Episode 35: John F. Kennedy and Brookline

Heading back to Massachusetts for the birthplace of John F. Kennedy in Brookline, on the charming and shaded Beals Street. Learn about John F. Kennedy’s privileged upbringing, mischievous approach to education, and the moment in the Pacific that transformed his life, as well as what happened to his birthplace in Brookline!

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site official page.

Five Things You Didn’t Know About JFK’s Birthplace from Boston Magazine.

Visiting the JFK Birthplace from New England Today Travel.

Virtual Tour for John F. Kennedy’s birthplace.

Be sure to listen to John F Kennedy’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port” on his homes!

Also, be sure to listen to John F Kennedy’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “John F Kennedy’s Tomb” on his gravesite!

From my June 2019 Visit!

John F Kennedy birthplace in Brookline!
At the John F Kennedy birthplace!
Marker out front!
Birthplace and marker
Porch looking over Beals Street.
With the marker
JFK Birthplace!
In the roses

From My July 2025 Visit!

Visiting the John F Kenned National Historic Site!
John F Kennedy’s birthplace!
Entering the home
Family dining room
Formal parlor
Upstairs hallway
Where John F Kennedy was born
Birthplace of President Kennedy
John’s bedroom

Judge for Yourself: Was the NPS Correct?

The Rose Kennedy-preferred grey and ivory.
The green and cream color from 1969-2012.
The home in 1974.
The bedroom where Rose delivered John.
The plaque in the front yard (WBUR).
The crowd in front of the home following Kennedy’s assassination.
Birthplace Home Postcard
2nd Brookline home
Riverdale NY Home
Bronxville Home
The Other Kennedy Childhood Homes (as the family grew)
John F. Kennedy Portrait by William Draper

John F. Kennedy Birthplace: 83 Beals Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.

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Recommended Reading for John F Kennedy

Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life: John F Kennedy, 1917-1963.
Fredrik Logevall, JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956.
Laurence Leamer, The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963.
Peter Collier and David Horowitz, The Kennedys: An American Drama.

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