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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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-07-B
ST29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-27-H
ST16, KN26
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-KN-C25181
John F. Kennedy, Jr. (seated at right in foreground), eats at a table in the President’s Dining Room (Residence) of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a joint birthday party for him and his sister, Caroline Kennedy. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center left in background, leaning over) stands left of Caroline; nanny to the Kennedy children, Maud Shaw, stands right of John, Jr. Also pictured: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Janet Auchincloss; First Lady's Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Maria Shriver; Kennedy family friend, Shawn Brittle; White House butler, John W. Ficklin.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25180
Caroline Kennedy (center) visits with guests during a joint birthday party for her and her brother, John F. Kennedy, Jr; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sits left of her daughter. Also pictured: Maria Shriver; Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Kennedy family friend, Shawn Brittle; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Janet Auchincloss; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton. President’s Dining Room (Residence), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25178
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits with her daughter, Caroline Kennedy, during a joint birthday party for Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, and Kennedy family friend, Shawn Brittle (both standing right of Caroline), unwrap their party favors. Also pictured: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton. President’s Dining Room (Residence), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25163
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (left, with back to camera) attend a joint birthday party for their children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Caroline (center, with back to camera), sits at table in foreground with Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (seated right of Caroline); John Jr. (right of Mrs. Kennedy, partially hidden), sits at table in background with Kennedy family friend, Shawn Brittle (seated in front of window, facing away); Eunice Kennedy Shriver (center) stands behind her daughter, Maria Shriver. President’s Dining Room (Residence), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24206
President John F. Kennedy (seated in center) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden behind President Kennedy) watch the fourth race of the 1962 America's Cup from aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; writer George Plimpton; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; Harold S. Vanderbilt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Jean Kennedy Smith; Kennedy family friend, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A4-116-62
Young children sit at tables in the President’s Dining Room (Residence) of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (back to camera) stands at center in background. Caroline (right) sits at table in foreground with Maria Shriver (seated in center, holding lollipop) and Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (seated right of Caroline, partially hidden); John, Jr. (left, facing the camera), sits at table in background with Kennedy family friend, Shawn Brittle (seated in front of window). Also pictured: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; White House butler, Robert B. Thompson, Jr.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-9-61
Guests listen to a speech during the General Assembly of the United Nations at the General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. First row (L-R): Jayne Wrightsman; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia “Pat” Kennedy Lawford. Second row (L-R): Nancy Salinger (wife of the Press Secretary); Ethel Kennedy; Virginia Rusk (wife of the Secretary of State); Eleanor Roosevelt.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-98-63
Members of the Kennedy family and others attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Sydney Lawford; Peter Lawford; Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland; Steve Smith; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; Joan Bennett Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; President Lyndon B. Johnson; Kennedy family friend, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings; President Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); President Kennedy’s valet, George E. Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Toby Chandler. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C289-3-63
Kennedy family and friends celebrate the 75th birthday of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. L-R: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (at edge of frame), Martha Buck Bartlett, unidentified woman, Charles Bartlett, R. Sargent Shriver, Christopher Lawford, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings, Ethel Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (partially hidden), Edward M. Kennedy, Joan Kennedy (partially hidden), and President John F. Kennedy (seated).