The library is located just south of Boston on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston. If you want the “official” story of JFK, this is the preeminent place to come.
The Sixth Floor Museum in downtown Dallas lays out a detailed timeline of the President’s activities the days before, minute by minute plays on the motorcade’s movements through downtown Dallas, and what happened during the days after.
The gravesite is home to the Eternal Flame that was placed temporarily on November 25, 1963 during Kennedy’s state funeral just three days after his assassination and then permanently in 1967.
“The First Ladies” exhibit at the National Museum of American History (part of the Smithsonian) is one of my top recommendations in DC. The exhibit explores the unofficial role of the First Lady and how different First Ladies have contributed to presidential administrations.