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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-146-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy explains that the award recipients were chosen for their outstanding achievement in the scientific research, professional service, and lay leadership related to mental retardation.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-06-E
AR30, ST17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-06-C
AR30
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-041-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains that the recipients were chosen for their outstanding achievement in the scientific research, professional service, and lay leadership related to mental retardation. Materials in this folder include a memorandum from Myer Feldman, a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C69-5-62
President John F. Kennedy sits at the head table with his mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, during the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C69-11-62
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Left to right: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-T
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Seated at head table (R-L): President Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps and Executive Director of the Foundation, Sargent Shriver; Director of the Department of Special Education at the Archdiocese of St. Louis and member of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the Very Reverend Monsignor Elmer H. Behrmann; Director of Research of the Foundation, Dr. George A. Jervis. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-S
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Seated at head table (R-L): President Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps and Executive Director of the Foundation, Sargent Shriver; Director of the Department of Special Education at the Archdiocese of St. Louis and member of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the Very Reverend Monsignor Elmer H. Behrmann; Director of Research of the Foundation, Dr. George A. Jervis. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-M
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson (at lectern), delivers remarks at the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Seated left of lectern (R-L): President John F. Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-K
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Seated right of lectern (L-R): United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson; Lady Bird Johnson. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-I
President John F. Kennedy (behind lectern) presents the awards at the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Award recipient and President of the National Association for Retarded Children, John G. Fettinger, stands at left; Director of the Peace Corps and Executive Director of the Foundation, Sargent Shriver, stands at right. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-C
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Left to right: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Also pictured (in background): White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-A
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Left to right: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7624-B
President John F. Kennedy visits with the recipients of the first Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation International Awards in Mental Retardation. Left to right: Director of the Institute for Research on Exceptional Children, Dr. Samuel A. Kirk; unidentified woman; Gwendolyn Fettinger; President of the National Association for Retarded Children, John G. Fettinger; President Kennedy; former professor of medicine of the University of Oslo, Dr. Asbjørn Følling; unidentified; Head of the Department of Microscopic Anatomy at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Murray L. Barr; Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, of the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) in France (partially hidden); Dr. Joe Hin Tjio, of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and Inga Tjio. Unidentified persons may include: Ruth Barr and Winifred D. Kirk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7624-A
President John F. Kennedy visits with the recipients of the first Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation International Awards in Mental Retardation. Left to right: Head of the Department of Microscopic Anatomy at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Murray L. Barr; Director of the Institute for Research on Exceptional Children at the University of Illinois, Dr. Samuel A. Kirk; President of the National Association for Retarded Children, John G. Fettinger; President Kennedy; former professor of medicine of the University of Oslo, Dr. Asbjørn Følling; Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, of the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) in France; Dr. Joe Hin Tjio, of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.