Barack Obama continued to lionize John F. Kennedy on Wednesday evening at a dinner where the President gave a speech introduced by JFK's grandson. Jack Schlossberg, whose mother is Caroline Kennedy, introduced President Obama at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History where a dinner was held to honor recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, first minted by JFK. 'He reminded us that everyone has the capacity to explore, to imagine and to give back to our great nation no matter the path we choose,' Mr Schlossberg said of his grandfather. Scroll down for video Barack Obama shakes hands with Jack Schlossberg (right), the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, after he introduced the President during a dinner at the Smithsonian on Wednesday
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John Schlossberg, known as Jack, introduced Obama at the Smithsonian dinner on Wednesday to honor  Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
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Dinner attended by First Lady Michelle, Oprah Winfrey and Bill Clinton
President Barack Obama, right, talks with First Lady @placeholder during the awards dinner
Big day: The memorial ceremony was held just over an hour after President Obama awarded President @placeholder the Medal of Freedom- an honor first established by President Kennedy in 1963