HISTORIC SITE HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS NINETIETH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 1161 A BILL TO ESTABLISH THE JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 76-719 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1967 CONTENTS STATEMENTS Cooper, Hon. John Sherman, a U.S. Senator from the State of Kentucky.. Udall, Hon. Stewart L., Secretary of the Interior; accompanied by George B. Hartzog, Jr., Director, National Park Service; Frank E. Harrison, assistant to the director for legislation and regulations; and Edwin W. Small, project coordinator, Boston National Park Service Group--- Griswold, R. K. (Mike): Memorandum to Jerry T. Verkler, staff director, Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. Kennedy, Mrs. Rose: Letter to Hon. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY HISTORIC SITE MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1967 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., in room 3110, New Senate Office Building, Senator Henry M. Jackson (chairman of the full committee) presiding. Present: Senators Jackson, Hansen, and Metcalf. Also present: Jerry T. Verkler, staff director; Roy Whitacre and R. K. Griswold, professional staff members; and E. Lewis Reid, minority counsel. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The purpose of the hearing this morning is to take testimony on S. 1161, a bill to establish the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire all right, title, and interest in and to such lands or interests in lands as he deems necessary for establishing the birthplace of the late President Kennedy as a national historic site. The property is in Brookline, Mass., and, as described in the bill, is located at 83 Beals Street in a residential neighborhood. The house at this address, which was built in 1908 or early 1909, was the birthplace of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on May 29, 1917. The house is a substantial two story structure and occupies a lot containing 3,820 square feet. The property is presently owned by a member of the Kennedy family. It is the understanding of the Chair that the property is to be restored and furnished as it was in 1917 and then donated to the United States of America. Without objection, the bill and the appropriate letters from the departments will be included at this point in the record. (The data referred to follow :) [S. 1161, 90th Cong., first Sess.] A BILL TO ESTABLISH THE JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to preserve in public ownership historically significant properties associated with the life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise all right, title, and interest in and to such lands, or interests therein (including scenic easements), together with any improvements thereon, as the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for the purpose of establishing the birthplace of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as a national historic site. The acquisition shall include, but not be limited to, the property in the town of Brookline, County of Norfolk. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the improvements |