That rallying cry from his inaugural address - "Ask not what ... . FILE - In this April 20, 2017 file photo, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, D-Mass., great-nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, smiles while he speaks during the John F. Kennedy Centennial Symposium at Harvard's Kenn... .
Harvard University is honoring one of its most famous graduates - John F. Kennedy - with a symposium marking the 100th anniversary of the slain president's birth. Harvard hosts the John F. Kennedy Centennial Symposium on Thursday.
Former President Barack Obama was named the 2017 winner of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Thursday for carrying on his fellow Democrat's legacy. "President Kennedy called on a new generation of Americans to give their talents to the service of the country," Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, said in a statement.