Aug 27, 2008 12:43 pm US/Eastern
JFK Museum Features 'Making Of A President'
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The JFK Presidential Library and Museum
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The early chapters in Pres. John F. Kennedy's story are on display at the
JFK Library and Museum. The exhibit, called "The Making of a President," shows experiences that shaped Kennedy's life.
And for the first time, we're seeing journals he kept as his traveled around the world. "I was struck by what a curious mind he had," said Jim Wagner of the JFK Library.
His journals revealed how much he learned while abroad – not only from dignitaries, but ordinary people as well. "Wherever he was, he would take time to talk to shopkeepers and people he met in restaurants and hotels and get their sense of what they thought was happening in their part of the world," said Wagner.
Worldly views and war service are only a few of the themes that shaped the former president. These are the same themes we hear today as we get ready to elect the 44th president. "At the convention, so much of it is about biography and learning about the candidates running for office. What is it about them that's prepared them to be president," said Wagner.
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