Fifty years after John F. Kennedy's inauguration, a new iPad application dedicated to the late president's life aims to be a multimedia museum for history buffs.
The app, by New York City-based historian and publisher Marc Schulman, includes a new biography titled "JFK History Maker - A Fifty Year Retrospective" as well as photographs, video and audio clips, the text of major addresses, letters, and his calendar.
"The paper book is limited, in that you can't see all the supporting documents, videos and photographs," said Schulman, who simultaneously created the app as he was writing the biography.
Schulman gives the example of someone wanting to learn about Kennedy and civil rights. The user could look into his meetings on the issue and how much time he dedicated to it, watch video clips and read the full text of Kennedy's speeches.
The app, JFK Historymaker, was released this month.
Source: Reuters
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