THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, July 12, 2019 Page 5 JFK birthplace celebrates 50th anniversary of the moon landing B ROOKLINE – July 20, 2019, marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, in which President John F. Kennedy’s dream of putting an American on the moon was realized. To honor this historic occasion, the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (NHS) in Brookline will offer special programs on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20. On July 19, the site welcomes Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman for a presentation about his experiences as a former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut. Dr. Hoffman made five shuttle flights, including the first mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993, and logged more than 1,211 hours and 21.5 million miles in space. Trained as an astrophysicist, Dr. Hoffman is a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Hoffman’s presentation will begin at 11:00 a.m. Reservations are not needed, but seating is limited. On July 20, presidential scholar Dr. Barbara A. Perry will provide a talk about President Kennedy’s vision and leadership that made the moon landing a reality. Dr. Perry has particular expertise on JFK and the Kennedy family. She has authored “Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch,” “Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier” and “Edward M. Kennedy: An Oral History.” Dr. Perry is the Gerald L. Baliles Professor and Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center and is a frequent media commentator for national and international news sources. Her presentation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Reservations are not needed, but seating is limited. On July 20 at 3:00 p.m., John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS’s college interns will facilitate “Big Bang Bingo and Trivia.” Join the interns for a fun and educational game about the Moon Landing and Space Race, and win some cool prizes. John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS visitor hours in 2019 are from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Guided tours of JFK’s birthplace will be available on the hour and the half-hour from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., with the final, National Park Ranger– led tour beginning at 3:30 p.m. From 12:00-1:00 p.m. and 4:005:00 p.m., self-guided options are available. Visitors are welcome to follow Rose Kennedy’s self-guided tour through the first and second floors of the house – with hand-held audio-players so that visitors may follow the tour in English, French, German, Spanish or Japanese. A ranger-guided virtual tour is also available. Admission is free. 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