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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-23-B
AR24, KN20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-06-E
AR30, ST17
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-092-001
This scrapbook is a self-published work that documents John F. Kennedy’s political career from the perspective of the volume’s creator, 1960 presidential campaign volunteer, founder of the Allen Dental Medical Corporation, and Kennedy family friend, Frank Allen Orofino (known professionally as Frank Allen). A limited number of copies of the scrapbook were made for President Kennedy’s family, friends, and associates; the full list of recipients is included at the end of the scrapbook. An original typed inscription taped to the inside front free endpaper reads, “Dedicated in gratitude to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy who shared with this country and the world John Fitzgerald Kennedy." The handwritten inscription in black ink below the typed inscription reads, "In friendship to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy / Frank Allen Orofino / Vol I / '68." A typed preface written by Orofino is also included. The scrapbook contains materials related to President Kennedy’s United States Senate career, his 1960 presidential campaign, and his presidency. It contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and members of the Kennedy family, including Senator (later President) John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford; Robert F. "Bob" Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy; and Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy. It also contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and various associates of the President and First Lady, including the President’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal secretary, Mary Gallagher; campaign aide and later Special Assistant to the President, Lawrence “Larry” O'Brien; White House housekeeper Anne Lincoln; White House Secret Service agent, John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary; Governor of Florida, Farris Bryant; Boston Secret Service agent, Frank V. McDermott; and Kennedy family financial advisor, Thomas J. Walsh. Photographs are accompanied by facsimiles of Orofino’s handwritten captions and notations. Those pictured in photographs include President and Mrs. Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Joseph, Sr.; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia; Bob; Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen E. Smith; Ted; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; campaign aide and later White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, and Nancy Joy Salinger; entertainer Frank Sinatra; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman; Mary and Ray Gallagher and their children, Christopher and Gregory Gallagher; Larry O’Brien; secretary to then-Senator Kennedy and later Mrs. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; presidential campaign manager and later special assistant to President Kennedy, Timothy J. “Ted” Reardon, Jr., and Betty Jane Reardon; John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; Evelyn Lincoln; democratic politician and Chairman of the Board of the Coca-Cola Export Corporation, James A. “Jim” Farley, Sr.; democratic politician, Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr.; Kennedy family friend and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; and various campaign and office staff members. Orofino also included photographs of himself and his family. Also pictured are presidential campaign items designed by Orofino, including a tie clip modeled after PT-109. Events pictured include the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California; the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C.; and the Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. This scrapbook contains 115 photographic prints, 45 photocopied letters, five other printed items, and one oil painting reproduction.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6281-F
President John F. Kennedy and party seated in the balcony of the National Guard Armory at the Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C. Party includes Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; and the President's parents Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6281-E
President John F. Kennedy looks up from his seat in the balcony of the National Guard Armory at the Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C. Seated near the President are Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; and the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Row above the President includes the President's brother Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy and his wife Joan Kennedy.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6281-B
President John F. Kennedy and party watch from balcony as Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall and wife Erma Lee Udall enter the hall of the National Guard Armory. Party includes Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; and the President's parents Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Inaugural Ball, National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-G
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy at East Portico, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn administers oath of office to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Looking on: President John F. Kennedy; former President Dwight D. Eisenhower; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; former Vice President Richard M. Nixon; former President Harry S. Truman; and former First Lady Bess Truman. United States Marine Band on the platform below Inaugural stand.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-E
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy at East Portico, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy gives Inaugural Address. Looking on: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; former Vice President Richard M. Nixon; former President Harry S. Truman; former First Lady Bess Truman; former President Dwight D. Eisenhower; former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. United States Marine Band on platform below Inaugural stand.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-D
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy at East Portico, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Chief Justice Earl Warren administers oath of office to President-elect John F. Kennedy. Looking on: Clerk of the Supreme Court, James R. Browning (holding bible); Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson; Vice President Richard M. Nixon; Former President Harry S. Truman; Former First Lady Bess Truman; President Dwight D. Eisenhower; First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. United States Marine Band on platform below Inaugural stand.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1F
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Lady Bird Johnson and others watch from reviewing stand as unidentified marching band passes.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1E
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Lady Bird Johnson and others watch from the reviewing stand as military units pass.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1D
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Lady Bird Johnson and others watch from the reviewing stand as military units pass.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22821
President John F. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy stand with President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and First Lady of the Republic of Ecuador, Gladys Peet de Arosemena, at the North Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C. President Arosemena Monroy and Mrs. Arosemena visited the White House to attend a luncheon in their honor. Left to right: Lady Bird Johnson (partially hidden on edge of frame); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Arosemena Monroy; President Kennedy; Mrs. Arosemena; Mrs. Kennedy; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, partially hidden); Robin Chandler Duke (wife of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22820
President John F. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy stand with President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and First Lady of the Republic of Ecuador, Gladys Peet de Arosemena, at the North Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C. President Arosemena Monroy and Mrs. Arosemena visited the White House to attend a luncheon in their honor. Left to right: Lady Bird Johnson (partially hidden on edge of frame); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Arosemena Monroy; President Kennedy; Mrs. Arosemena; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Mrs. Kennedy; Robin Chandler Duke (wife of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-12-63
Members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers fold the casket flag. Standing at right in foreground (partially hidden): Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts). Also pictured: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Jean Kennedy Smith; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Peter Lawford; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Lucy Baines Johnson; Lynda Bird Johnson; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Vice President of Liberia, William R. Tolbert, Jr.; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Bertil of Sweden; Secretary-General of the Presidency of France, Étienne Burin des Roziers; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Aram; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Walter W. Heller; former Social Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Letitia Baldrige; Special Assistant to President Kennedy for Congressional Relations, Larry O’Brien; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Ralph Dungan; Personal Secretary to President Kennedy, Evelyn Lincoln; White House doorman, Preston Bruce; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; White House Secret Service agents, Paul A. Burns, Walt Coughlin, Toby Chandler, and Clint Hill. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7371-N
President John F. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy stand with President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and First Lady of the Republic of Ecuador, Gladys Peet de Arosemena, at the North Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C. President Arosemena Monroy and Mrs. Arosemena visited the White House to attend a luncheon in their honor. Left to right (in foreground): Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Arosemena Monroy; President Kennedy; Mrs. Arosemena; Mrs. Kennedy. Also pictured: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Robin Chandler Duke (wife of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke); White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; UPI photographer, Frank Cancellare.