UPDATED: Have any Presidents ever Visited Wakefield?
Over the years, at least two U.S. presidents visited Wakefield at some point in their lives. Just in time for President's Day, here's a look back.
This weekend on the Wakefield Patch Facebook Page, I asked readers if they knew of any presidential visits the town has received over the years. Nancy Bertrand, president of the Wakefield Historical Commission and the Wakefield Historical Society, cited two past chief executives who visited town during their lifetimes - John F. Kennedy and Calvin Coolidge. According to Bertrand, Kennedy visited Wakefield a number of times, including in 1959 when he spoke to the 9:29ers group at the First Parish Congregational Church. Bertrand added that she ran a photo of that Kennedy visit in her "Wakefield: 350 Years by the Lake" local history book. John Bengtson reported on the Facebook page that Kennedy, possibly before he became president, walked in …
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