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Textual folder
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
JBKOPP-SF053-009
This file contains correspondence, memoranda, and news articles regarding the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Topics include the design and geographic location of the building, members of the Board of Trustees, and press releases concerning a commission by the Center for a new work by composer Leonard Bernstein to be performed at the Center's opening. Contains five photographic prints.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-24-A
AR21, ST10
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-21-B
KN15
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-C21111
Aerial view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries and Castle buildings in center left and the Museum of History and Technology (under construction), the Federal Triangle, and the National Museum of Natural History at right. Visible in the background are the Washington Monument, the Reflecting Pool, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Potomac River.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21110
Aerial view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries and Castle buildings in center and the Museum of History and Technology (under construction, on edge of frame) at far right. In the background at right are the Washington Monument, the Reflecting Pool, and the Lincoln Memorial; the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is visible on the shore of the Potomac River at top left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21109
Aerial view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries and Castle buildings in center left, and the Museum of History and Technology (under construction, on edge of frame) at far right. Visible in the background are the Washington Monument, the Reflecting Pool, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Potomac River.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21099
Aerial view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries (lower left) and Castle buildings in center. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is visible on the shore of the Potomac River at top left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21526
Aerial view of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Visible in the background are the Federal Triangle (top of image) and the Museum of History and Technology (at right, under construction).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-7-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative E. C. "Took" Gathings (Arkansas); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative James A. Haley (Florida); Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York). Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-14-62
President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), take part in the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn. Those looking on include: Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois (face obscured); White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-13-62
President John F. Kennedy watches Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), take part in the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn. Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois looks on (behind President Kennedy’s shoulder). Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6677-I
President John F. Kennedy observes the wreath-laying ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela. Unidentified band at left; Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States José Antonio Mayobre in front of Bolivar monument. At right, front row (L-R): President Kennedy; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; unidentified man. Back row (L-R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (hidden behind President Kennedy); Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; unidentified man. Simon Bolivar Monument, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6677-G
President John F. Kennedy delivers address at the wreath-laying ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela. Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States José Antonio Mayobre speaks at the lectern; unidentified band at left. Seated (L-R): President Kennedy; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; unidentified man. Simon Bolivar Monument, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6677-D
President John F. Kennedy delivers address at the wreath-laying ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela. (L-R) Unidentified band; President Kennedy; Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States José Antonio Mayobre; unidentified man; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Simon Bolivar Monument, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6677-B
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the wreath-laying ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela. (L-R) President Kennedy; Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States José Antonio Mayobre; unidentified man; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Simon Bolivar Monument, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18194
Aerial photo of Washington, D.C. and the North Front of the White House taken from Lafayette Park in President's Park. Also included in the photograph are the Ellipse, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Executive Office Building, and the United States Department of the Treasury building.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18193
Aerial photo of Washington, D.C. and the North Front of the White House taken from Lafayette Park in President's Park. Also included in the photograph are the Ellipse, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Executive Office Building, United States Department of the Treasury building, and the United States Commerce Department building.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-230-5-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts). Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-230-4-62
President John F. Kennedy (left) watches Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), take part in the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn. Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois) stands right of President Kennedy. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-230-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Representative E. C. "Took" Gathings (Arkansas); Representative Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Representative Clark W. Thompson (Texas); Representative Winfield K. Denton (Indiana); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7266-J
President John F. Kennedy attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Lubert “Bert” de Freese. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
JBKOPP-SF053-009-p0017
Photograph of Senator-elect Robert F. Kennedy speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Seated in the front row are President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (both wearing light-colored coats). Also in attendance are Reverend Philip M. Hannan; Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy; White House Secret Service Agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; and Roger L. Stevens, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center. Verso contains, "145," handwritten in pencil, and a stamp of, "Credit Photo By, City News Bureau, CO. 5-2000, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington 8, D.C."
Photograph
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
JBKOPP-SF053-009-p0015
Photograph of President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson at the groundbreaking ceremony for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. First row (standing, L-R): Reverend Philip M. Hannan (wearing wide-brimmed hat), Senator-elect Robert F. Kennedy, President Johnson, and the First Lady. Also in attendance are Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy; White House Secret Service Agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; and Roger L. Stevens, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center. Verso contains, "243," handwritten in pencil, and a stamp of, "Credit Photo By, City News Bureau, CO. 5-2000, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington 8, D.C."
Photograph
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
JBKOPP-SF053-009-p0013
Photograph of Senator-elect Robert F. Kennedy speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Seated in the background is Arthur M. Schlesinger (wearing glasses), Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Verso contains, "D17," handwritten in pencil, and a stamp of, "Credit Photo By, City News Bureau, CO. 5-2000, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington 8, D.C."