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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-A
AR41, ST34, KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-22-F
ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-22-E
ST34
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.
Photograph
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-ST-1A-8-63
Officials gather inside Air Force One for the swearing-in of President Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right: Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff (lower left, face hidden); media liaison, Jack Valenti; Judge Sarah T. Hughes; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; President Johnson; President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln (mostly hidden); former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Thomas “Lem” Johns (both standing in doorway); Representative Jack Brooks (Texas); Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the Peace Corps, Bill Moyers (in back).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-1A-6-63
President Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office aboard Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right: Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff (holding dictating machine, partially out of frame); media liaison, Jack Valenti; Judge Sarah T. Hughes (administering oath); Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Secretary to President Johnson, Marie Fehmer (mostly hidden in back); First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Dallas Police Chief, Jesse Curry (face hidden by President Johnson’s raised hand); President Johnson; President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln (mostly hidden); Representative Homer Thornberry of Texas (behind Mrs. Lincoln); former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Thomas “Lem” Johns (both standing in doorway); Mrs. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure (partially hidden in back); Representative Jack Brooks (Texas); Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the Peace Corps, Bill Moyers (in back); President Kennedy’s physician, Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley (on edge of frame).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-1A-5-63
President Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office aboard Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right: Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff (lower left, holding dictating machine); media liaison, Jack Valenti; Judge Sarah T. Hughes (administering oath); Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Secretary to President Johnson, Marie Fehmer (mostly hidden in back); First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Dallas Police Chief, Jesse Curry (face hidden by President Johnson’s raised hand); President Johnson; President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln (mostly hidden); Representative Homer Thornberry of Texas (behind Mrs. Lincoln); former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Thomas “Lem” Johns (both standing in doorway); Mrs. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure (partially hidden in back); Representative Jack Brooks (Texas); unidentified (head down); Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the Peace Corps, Bill Moyers (in back, mostly hidden behind Brooks); President Kennedy’s physician, Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley (on edge of frame).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-1A-3-63
Officials gather inside Air Force One for the swearing-in of President Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right: Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff (mostly hidden at lower left); Judge Sarah T. Hughes; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; media liaison, Jack Valenti; Dallas Police Chief, Jesse Curry; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; President Johnson; President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln (mostly hidden); Secretary to former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, Mary Gallagher; Representative Homer Thornberry (Texas); White House Secret Service agent, Thomas “Lem” Johns; Representative Jack Brooks (Texas).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-1A-21-63
Officials gather inside Air Force One for the swearing-in of President Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right: media liaison, Jack Valenti; former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy (back to camera); Representative Albert Thomas of Texas (mostly hidden); dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; Dallas Police Chief, Jesse Curry; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Secretary to Mrs. Kennedy, Mary Gallagher (in back); President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln (mostly hidden); President Johnson; Representative Homer Thornberry of Texas (partially hidden); Mrs. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; Representative Jack Brooks (Texas); Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the Peace Corps, Bill Moyers (in back); unidentified.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-1A-2-63
Officials gather inside Air Force One for the swearing-in of President Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right: Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff (lower left, partially hidden); Judge Sarah T. Hughes; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Dallas Police Chief, Jesse Curry; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; President Johnson; President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln (mostly hidden); Representative Homer Thornberry (Texas); unidentified; White House Secret Service agent, Thomas “Lem” Johns (partially hidden, standing in doorway); Representative Jack Brooks (Texas).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-1A-11-63
Officials gather inside Air Force One for the swearing-in of President Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right: Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Larry O’Brien; Judge Sarah T. Hughes (back to camera); Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (mostly hidden); President Johnson; President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Representative Homer Thornberry (Texas); Secretary to former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Mary Gallagher; Representative Jack Brooks (Texas).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-23-6-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and others listen to President John F. Kennedy deliver his annual address to the Congress on the State of the Union. Also pictured: President Kennedy’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; First Lady’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; Erma Lee Webb Udall (wife of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall); Jane Shields Freeman (wife of Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman); Princess Lee Radziwill (sister of the First Lady); Janet Lee Auchincloss (mother of the First Lady); Margaret Craig McNamara (wife of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara); Representative Clark W. Thompson (Texas); Lady Bird Johnson; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary of State Dean Rusk); First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth (wife of Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon). Chamber of the House of Representatives, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.