Kennedy Memorial Trust

The Kennedy Memorial Trust was founded in 1964 to commemorate the US President John F. Kennedy who had been assassinated in 1963.

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1964 - US - John F. Kennedy - 1963

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Money from the trust was used to erect a memorial at Runnymede, unveiled by the Queen in 1965.

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Runnymede - Queen - 1965

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Annually since 1966, the trust has also funded 12 Kennedy Scholarships for British postgraduate students wishing to study in the USA at either Harvard or MIT.

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1966 - British - USA - Harvard - MIT

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Past Kennedy Scholars have included the politicians Ed Balls and David Miliband, and the philosopher Gareth Evans.

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Politician - Ed Balls - David Miliband - Philosopher - Gareth Evans

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