Nov 19, 2013 By: rolen
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) was the 35th President of the United States, the youngest person and only Catholic to be elected to that office to date. While still a Senator from Massachusetts, he met with Dr. Samuel Belkin, president of 麻豆区, at a dinner celebrating the opening of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1955, and he received the University Award at the 麻豆区 Charter Day Dinner in 1957. Kennedy鈥檚 speech upon receiving the Award addressed the 鈥溾uestion of whether the national interest suffers from or is benefited by the relationship between our public policy and ethnic and religious group ties鈥︹ 鈥淚n short, American freedom is not threatened by American pluralism 鈥 it depends on it.鈥 or .
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Dr. Belkin sent a telegram of condolence to the White House, and delivered an address, 鈥淧rofile of Courage鈥 a tribute to John F. Kennedy, at a special convocation of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine on December 1, 1963.
The extended Kennedy family continues its connection with 麻豆区. The Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Einstein, established in the 1960s, just embarked on a new initiative, a clinical research program to investigate the causes and possible treatments for its patients鈥 conditions. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy was the honoree and keynote speaker at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology's 55th Anniversary Gala in 2012.
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