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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-05-A
ST25, KN36
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-072-001
This diary, kept by Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy as a 6- and 7-year old child, contains handwritten entries detailing his daily activities from January 1, 1939, through September 9, 1939, while residing at 14 Prince’s Gate in London, England, where the Kennedy family lived during Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s tenure as United States Ambassador to Great Britain. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Diary / No. 28 / 1939.” Pages contain pre-printed ruling and text, including entry dates, as well as manuscript entries written in black ink. Most entries were not written by Ted, but most likely by Kennedy family nurse, Luella Hennessey, with Ted dictating. Ted’s handwriting appears in entries from July 11, 12, 16, 17, and 18. Entries cover a variety of topics, including Ted’s education at the Gibbs School and St. Thomas More School, both in London; various train and boat rides during the family’s travels; social events, including a party attended by the British royal family at which Ted danced with Princess Elizabeth; outings to parks, zoos, movies, and pantomime performances; and playtime and sports activities with family and friends. Specific events and experiences that Ted mentions include a family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland; Adolf Hitler’s Reichstag speech; the death of Pope Pius XI; Ted’s seventh birthday, for which he received a new dog, named “Sammy”; the family’s trip to Rome in Italy, as well as the Vatican, during which he received his First Holy Communion from Pope Pius XII; bombings of London by the Irish Republican Army; a visit to the estate of family friend, Sir James Calder, in Norfolk, England; a family trip to Cannes and Antibes in France; events leading up to Great Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, including the relocation of members of the Kennedy family to financier John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.'s country estate in Hertfordshire, England, while awaiting transport back to America; and the sinking of the S.S. Athenia. Luella Hennessey and the Kennedy children's governess, Elizabeth Dunn, also feature prominently throughout the diary. About half of the pages for July and August do not contain entries. The last entry of the diary is September 9, 1939; the remaining pages dated through December 31, 1939, are blank. The diary also contains three loose photographs, one loose newspaper clipping, and one loose printed birthday invitation.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-053-001
This scrapbook, compiled by John F. "Jack" Kennedy, documents his time at the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut, from 1933 to 1935. The front cover features the school seal stamped in gold. The title page reads, “The National Memory and Fellowship Book,” with a nameplate reading, “John F. Kennedy / West Wing - Choate School / Wallingford, Conn / 1933.” The first half of the scrapbook consists of pre-printed pages with space for signatures and messages from classmates, photographs and printed ephemera, and Jack’s notes on his academic and athletic endeavors, social activities, and daily life. Many of these pages are pre-printed with topical titles, including “Faculty and Campus,” “Student Hall of Fame,” “Comparative Athletic Record,” “Clubs and Societies,” “School and Social Functions,” “My Favorites,” “Entertainments, Lectures, Plays,” and “Memorable Trips.” Topical pages are followed by monthly dated calendar pages, some of which contain original handwritten entries in black and blue ink and pencil. The second half of the scrapbook consists of blank leaves that contain newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; printed ephemera, including invitations, tickets, membership cards, pamphlets, business cards, and programs; and other items pertaining to Jack’s education at Choate and his activities during that time. Of note are photographs of Jack and his classmates who formed the “Muckers” club, including Ross Edwards Allen; Roy Oliver “Bob” Beach, Jr.; Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings; Paul J. “Boogie” Chase; Ralph D. “Rip” Horton; Charles Edward Marsh II; Irving Hudson Meehan, Jr.; John Whiting Morse; Charles “Butch” Schriber II; Maurice Arthur “Maure/Moe” Shea, Jr.; and James DeWitt “Smoky/Smokey” Wilde III. Also included are invitations to events at the White House; handwritten birthday messages in black and blue ink to Jack from his mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; an autograph from the writer Gertrude Stein; a handwritten letter in black ink from star Harvard University football player Huntington Reed “Tack” Hardwick; a receipt for a $2.50 fine paid to the Palm Beach Police Department in Florida; autographed photographs from members of the Choate football team, including Gordon Thayer Barlow, Bob Beach, Hugh De Neufville “Bud” Wynne, Lem Billings, Irving Hudson Meehan, Jr., William Joseph “Bill” Albinger, and Moe Shea; and a postcard sent to Jack by his mother from aboard the S.S. Bremen. Also featured in photographs, clippings, and other materials in the scrapbook are Jack’s father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; his sister, Kathleen Kennedy, and brother, Robert F. Kennedy; his grandfather, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; family friends, Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; Choate School headmaster, George Clair St. John; English teacher, Harold L. Tinker; members of Choate yearbook (“The Brief”) committee, for which Jack was the Business Manager; and other classmates and friends, including Ruth Marian Quigley (later Moffett), Ruth Moffett (later Johnson), Olive Cawley, Thomas Morgan Schriber, Charles Nelson “Charlie” Hoyt, Adelaide Moffett, Gloria Baker, Eleanor Young, Katherine Barker, and Helen Barker. Locations pictured in photographs include the Choate School campus and the Kennedy family home and surrounding area in Palm Beach. The scrapbook contains a selection of loose materials that were enclosed in an envelope adhered to the inside back cover; many of these items pre- and post-date the scrapbook itself and represent dates from 1929 through 1950. Original handwritten entries, captions, and inscriptions are written in black and blue ink on many of the leaves. This scrapbook contains 88 newspaper clippings, 78 photographic prints, and 74 other items, including correspondence and printed ephemera.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-87-63
President John F. Kennedy and Major General Robert H. Warren (both seated in the back of the presidential limousine, Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) look at the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy falcon mascot (handled by an unidentified cadet) during a tour of the campus, following commencement exercises at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden at far left) sits in the front seat of the car; an unidentified photographer and reporter observe from right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29048
President John F. Kennedy (center left) speaks with Major General Robert H. Warren (center) in the back of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a tour of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy campus, following the school's commencement exercises; an unidentified cadet handles the USAF Academy falcon mascot. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh sits in the front of the car at left (face obscured); newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., films in right foreground. Others are unidentified. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29044
President John F. Kennedy (right) and Major General Robert H. Warren (back to camera) sit in the back of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a tour of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado, following the school's commencement exercises; President Kennedy and Major General Warren look at the USAF Academy falcon mascot (handled by an unidentified cadet). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (seated in the front of the car); White House Secret Service agent, Bill Greer (standing beside the open driver's seat door of the car). [Notes: Discoloration in top portion of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29039
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and Major General Robert H. Warren sit in the back of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a tour of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado, following the school's commencement exercises; President Kennedy and Major General Warren look at the USAF Academy falcon mascot (handled by an unidentified cadet). White House Secret Service agent, Bill Greer, sits in the driver's seat of the car; agent, Toby Chandler, stands behind the car at center right. Reporter at center and photographers at right are unidentified.