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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-143-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the White House Correspondents' and News Photographers' Associations dinner held at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-012-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to White House press correspondents at a dinner held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-27-D
AR19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-18-B
AR31, ST19
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-041
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Associations dinner at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Materials in this folder include a banquet program and name card, in addition to various memoranda, a draft written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and an additional typescript of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-Z
At the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner, William H. Y. Knighton, Jr., President of the White House Correspondents’ Association (center), presents Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain and President John F. Kennedy with gifts. President Kennedy holds a silver replica of the inkstand used during the signing of the Declaration of Independence; Prime Minister Macmillan holds a silver cigar box modeled on a colonial tobacco box. Both gifts were made by William deMatteo, a silversmith at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Main ballroom, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-Y
President John F. Kennedy speaks at White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner. Main ballroom, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-X
At the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner, William H. Y. Knighton, Jr., President of the White House Correspondents’ Association, presents Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain with a silver cigar box modeled on a colonial tobacco box. President John F. Kennedy looks on, holding a silver replica of the inkstand used during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Both gifts were made by William De Matteo, a silversmith at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Main ballroom, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-W
At the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner, William H. Y. Knighton, Jr., President of the White House Correspondents’ Association, presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver replica of the inkstand used during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The inkstand was made by William De Matteo, a silversmith at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Main ballroom, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-V
President John F. Kennedy sits behind a table with Washington Post photographer, Charles Del Vecchio, at the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner. In front of President Kennedy is a silver replica of the inkstand used during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The inkstand was made by William De Matteo, a silversmith at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Main ballroom, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-R
President John F. Kennedy stands with unidentified guests at the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner. Garden Foyer, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-N
President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain stand with other guests at the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner. (L-R) Unidentified guest; President Kennedy; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; Prime Minister Macmillan. Standing in background: White House Secret Service agents, Bill Payne and Frank Yeager. Garden Foyer, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-I
President John F. Kennedy stands with performers at the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner. (L-R) Actor Elliot Reid; President Kennedy; actor Peter Sellers; Prime Minister Macmillan. Garden Foyer, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7186-G
President John F. Kennedy stands with guests at the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Dinner. Left to right: President of White House Correspondents' Association, William H. Y. Knighton, Jr.; unidentified; Manager of the Sheraton Park Hotel, George Johnson; President Kennedy; unidentified; Washington Post photographer, Charles Del Vecchio; unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7666-B
President John F. Kennedy receives an invitation to the Annual White House Press Dinner from representatives from the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) and the White House News Photographers’ Association (WHNPA). Left to right: Motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and President of WHNPA, Ralph Santos; Washington correspondent for The Philadelphia Bulletin and President of WHCA, Robert Roth; Washington Post photographer, Charles Del Vecchio; President Kennedy; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs; White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7666-A
President John F. Kennedy receives an invitation to the Annual White House Press Dinner from representatives from the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) and the White House News Photographers’ Association (WHNPA). Left to right: Motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and President of WHNPA, Ralph Santos; Washington correspondent for The Philadelphia Bulletin and President of WHCA, Robert Roth; Washington Post photographer, Charles Del Vecchio; President Kennedy; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs; White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.