John F. Kennedy - Atlantic City, NJ
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N 39° 21.225 W 074° 26.263
18S E 548445 N 4356184
This sculpture is directly across from Atlantic City's historic Convention Hall at Mississippi Ave, and the Boardwalk
Waymark Code: WM9RFJ
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2010
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This bust of JFK is by artist Evangelos Frudakis. It was sculpted and dedicated in 1964. The bust is on a granite pedestal which has the following engraving:
"JOHN FITGERALD KENNEDY
35TH PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY - 29 - 1917
NOV - 22 -1963"
At the bottom of the pedestal 'DEDICATED 1964" is engraved.
On the granite wall behind the bust is Kennedy's famous quote:
"ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU
ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY"
An interesting sidenote: The 1964 Democratic Convention which nominated LBJ, was held at the Convention Hall across from this bust just months after JFK's assassination.
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