Author: USS JFK Project

Progress Continues Toward a Public-Private Partnership with the Navy

On Friday February 7, 2014, RADM (Ret) Tom Zelibor and Frank Lennon met in Norfolk with RADM Dixon Smith, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic; his deputy, retired Navy Captain Fred Crecelius; and Kevin Allison, legal counsel for the Region. We believe the meeting went extremely well, and that it was well worth the trip to Norfolk… Continue reading Progress Continues Toward a Public-Private Partnership with the Navy

2013 Year-end Project Update: Bush Endorsement, Town Council OK & More

Thanks to people like you, 2013 has been a great year for effort to preserve “Big John” as a family attraction, education center and museum. Among our many successes, we are pleased to report that we are several steps closer to meeting the conditions laid down by the Secretary of the Navy and his staff… Continue reading 2013 Year-end Project Update: Bush Endorsement, Town Council OK & More

Bumper Stickers Are In!

Finally! We are thrilled to announce that our bumper stickers are ready and on sale. Get yours today from our online store (or stop in our North Kingstown, RI HQ) and help spread the word for only $2 each. Members: If you have not already received your complimentary sticker, it is on the way!

Middletown Town Council votes 6-1 to endorse USS JFK Project

On Tuesday, September 3, 2013, the Middletown Town Council voted to officially endorse the USS John F. Kennedy Project’s proposal to bring Big John to Rhode Island. The progress was picked up by the Associated Press and printed throughout the country! Read more about it in the press: The Providence Journal The Colorado Springs Gazette… Continue reading Middletown Town Council votes 6-1 to endorse USS JFK Project

Middletown council reconvening to discuss USS JFK; Navy expresses public interest in saving her

Two articles about the project were published in the Newport Daily News this weekend. One highlights the fact that the Middletown Town Council will be reconvening Tuesday, September 3 to discuss, for the second time in two weeks, the possibility of the USS John F. Kennedy being permanently berthed in their town. We are thrilled… Continue reading Middletown council reconvening to discuss USS JFK; Navy expresses public interest in saving her

Former President George H.W. Bush endorses project

President George H.W. Bush

We are thrilled and honored to announce that President George Herbert Walker Bush, our nation’s 41st Commander-in-Chief, has officially endorsed the idea of bringing the USS John F. Kennedy to Rhode Island as a memorial and public attraction. This is another major endorsement that will get us one step closer to building the critical mass… Continue reading Former President George H.W. Bush endorses project