What's on in Boston
The Breton Fisherman's Prayer plaque that President Kennedy kept on his Oval Office desk, reading 'Oh God thy sea is so great and my boat is so small'

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumColumbia Point, Dorchester

The Oval Office

Now showingPermanent collection$24

A replica of the HMS Resolute desk and the personal objects Kennedy kept on it, alongside 1963 film of Birmingham, the University of Alabama and his televised address on civil rights.

Exhibition website Book tickets

More in Boston

On nowAll of October 2026

Also at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

On now nearby

Gibson House Twilight Tours

Gibson House Museum

Poster image for Swimming with Sharks at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark Biology and Behavior

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Display cases of rare books and printed material in the Imagined Nation installation at the Boston Athenæum

Imagined Nation

Boston Athenæum

All exhibitions in Boston this month Coming up in November

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