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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-25-A
AR07, KN03
Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01030-014
Contains 1 photographic print (EMKSEN-PH-0012).
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01017-047
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01017-046
Contains 2 photographic prints (EMKSEN-PH-0010, EMKSEN-PH-0011).
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-077-001
This scrapbook, compiled by John F. “Jack” Kennedy, documents his time serving in the United States Navy during World War II from 1941 through 1944, including his assignment in the Solomon Islands and his command of the motor torpedo boat, PT-109, as well as time spent on leave with family and friends. The gold stamped title on the front cover reads, “J.F.K.” The scrapbook contains photographic prints, newspaper and magazine clippings, several pieces of correspondence, and other types of printed ephemera. Of note are clippings related to the rescue of the PT-109 crew near the Solomon Islands in the Western Pacific Ocean following its sinking by a Japanese destroyer; Jack’s receipt of the Navy and Marine Corps medal for his actions in the aftermath of the attack on PT-109; his brother Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.’s military service and death while piloting a U.S. Navy aircraft over Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England; the marriage of his sister, Kathleen Kennedy, to William “Billy” Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington; and Billy Hartington’s death while serving in the British Army. Photographs show Jack in the Solomon Islands singly and with fellow U.S. Navy sailors, including George H. R. “Barney” Ross, James A. “Jim” Reed, Paul B. “Red” Fay, Allan “Al” Webb, Leon Emery Drawdy, Edman Edgar Mauer, Edmund T. Drewitch, John Edward Maguire, Charles Albert Harris, Maurice L. Kowal, Andrew Jackson Kirksey, and Leonard "Lenny" Thom. Also pictured is Jack in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts and Palm Beach, Florida, with family, including his mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; siblings, Joseph, Jr., Kathleen, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy; cousin, Joseph Francis "Joey" Gargan, Jr.; and friends, Jim Reed, Julia Reed, Lenny Thom, Catherine “Kate” Thom, Barney Ross, Nancy Tenney, Red Fay, Bernie Lyons, Torbert Macdonald, and John "Zeke" Coleman, Jr. Others who are pictured are U.S. Navy commissioned officers who served in the South West Pacific theater, including Commander Henry Charles Farrow, Jr.; Lt. Commander Robert Bolling Kelly; Commodore Edward J. “Mike” Moran; and Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr. Of note are two typed letters detailing Jack’s military orders during World War II; clippings related to and photographs of Jack receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Medal from Captain Frederick L. Conklin at the Chelsea Naval Hospital in Chelsea, Massachusetts; a typed letter awarding him a Purple Heart medal for injuries he sustained during his command of PT-109; a typed letter awarding him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal; a printed compilation of news releases issued by the “So-Pac Press,” a publication of the U.S. Naval Command in the South Pacific; a printed list of wartime instructions that American service members could distribute to native peoples in case of an emergency landing on one of the Solomon Islands; and a postcard sent to Jack with a handwritten message from his brother, Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, postmarked from Palestine and featuring an image of Jerusalem. This scrapbook contains 66 photographic prints and postcards, 64 newspaper and periodical clippings (including several full periodical pages), four typed letters, and two other printed documents.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-026
This folder contains a draft and press releases for speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy at various events. Topics of the speeches include European history, labor issues, and legislation. Also included are programs from the Twin-City Testimonial in honor of Senator John F. Kennedy held in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Of note is a draft of a speech with notations by the Senator.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-020
This folder contains copies and drafts of Senator John F. Kennedy's commencement address at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the shared histories of scholars and politicians, and the need for greater scholarship in politics. Of note are drafts with notations by Senator Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-002
This folder contains copies and a draft of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy at the National Conference of Christians and Jews in Boston, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses issues of religious intolerance in politics and the need for better race relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0901-029
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given upon receipt of the Samuel Gompers memorial plaque at the 9th annual Samuel Gompers memorial dinner held at the Hotel Statler in Boston, Massachusetts. Topics of the speech include a need for revised unemployment benefits, Social Security reform, and legislation to end labor racketeering.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17906
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17760
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts). Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6611-B
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6611-A
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17905
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17904
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17903
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17902
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17901
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17900
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy, as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17899
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17898
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01017-046-p0006
Senator Edward M. Kennedy (center) presents a citation from the Massachusetts Department of Commerce to representatives of Mister Donut for the company's contributions to the local economy. Left to right: Chairman of the Board of Mister Donut, Harry Winokur (holding framed citation certificate); Senator Kennedy; President of Mister Donut, David B. Slater. Washington, D.C. [Notes: The photograph accompanies a letter dated April 15, 1965, from Director of Marketing for Mister Donut, Robert A. Danziger, to Senator Kennedy, regarding the use of the photograph in a Boston Sunday Herald magazine supplement.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-205-2-63
President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey, receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree at a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College; President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) delivered an address for the occasion. Those pictured include: Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. of Massachusetts (face obscured); Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-205-1-63
British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson, receives an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree at a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College; President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) delivered an address for the occasion. Those pictured include: Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts (head turned); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.