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Eric M. Garcetti, president of the Los Angeles city council, and Jane C. Leu, founder and executive director of Upwardly Global, were each recognized for their contributions to their communities and the country at the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards yesterday.
Garcetti and Leu “represent the best of President Kennedy’s vision of an innovative and idealistic America,” Senator Kennedy said last night, referring to the optimism and hope that he said his brother’s presidency brought to the nation.
The New Frontier Award, which takes its name from an acceptance speech by John F. Kennedy at the 1960 Democratic National Convention, recognizes Americans under 40 years old who embody President Kennedy’s ideals about public service.
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) co-sponsor the yearly award.
“I think they’re wonderful examples of what President Kennedy was hoping for when he said, ‘Don’t ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,’?...