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Collected Item: “John F. Kennedy Library COVID-19 News Release”

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John F. Kennedy Library COVID-19 News Release

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

screenshot from the John F. Kennedy website

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This news release from the John F. Kennedy Library explains that members of the staff had completed their 14-day quarantine. However, the release maintains that the museum will stay closed. As an example of inter-organization communication and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this news release shares the timeline for closure and response at the JFK Library

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

GREATERBOSTON, Covid-19, Museums&Institutions, Collecting Institution: John F. Kennedy Library, News Release, Quarantine

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Matt Porter

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2020-03-18
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