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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-03-C
KN06
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-14-B
KN06
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-051-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at a luncheon at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. held in honor of the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-09-E
KN16
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-052
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at a luncheon held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. for the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, various correspondences, a press copy and reading copy of the speech, and a program from a ceremony held at the Massachusetts Historical Society on September 22, 1961.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0921-027
This folder contains White House withdrawal cards for correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's address at a luncheon at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. held in honor of the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0921-026
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's address at a luncheon at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. held in honor of the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0921-025
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's address at a luncheon at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. held in honor of the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19728
View of the Red Room. Portraits of former presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, James Madison, John Adams, and Theodore Roosevelt (partially hidden) hang on the walls. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21510
View of the Red Room. Portraits hanging on wall include: former presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Adams, and Woodrow Wilson; former Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; former chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Marshall. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21502
View of the Red Room. Portraits hanging on wall include: former presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Adams, and Woodrow Wilson; former Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; former chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Marshall. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6816-F
President John F. Kennedy attends a luncheon celebrating the release of The Diary of Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers. Photograph includes: Phil Graham, co-owner of The Washington Post (left of President Kennedy); President Kennedy; Thomas Wilson, Director of the Harvard University Press (speaking from lectern); others unidentified. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6816-D
President John F. Kennedy attends a luncheon celebrating the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers. (L – R): Phil Graham, co-owner of The Washington Post; President Kennedy; Thomas Wilson, Director of the Harvard University Press. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6816-C
President John F. Kennedy attends a luncheon celebrating the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers. Photograph includes: J. Russell Wiggins, Editor of The Washington Post (far left); President Kennedy; Thomas Wilson, Director of the Harvard University Press (far right); John W. Sweeterman (behind and between Mr. Wiggins and President Kennedy); others unidentified. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6816-B
President John F. Kennedy attends a luncheon celebrating the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers. (L – R): J. Russell Wiggins, Editor of The Washington Post; President Kennedy; three unidentified persons. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6816-A
President John F. Kennedy attends a luncheon celebrating the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers. (L – R): J. Russell Wiggins, Editor of The Washington Post; John W. Sweeterman, Post publisher; President Kennedy; Phil Graham, Post co-owner. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18665
Portrait of President Abraham Lincoln displayed in the State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C. The portrait was painted in 1869 by George P. A. Healy. An inscription on the green marble mantle reads “I Pray Heaven to Bestow The Best of Blessings on THIS HOUSE and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof! Nov. 2, 1800 John Adams”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17315
Red Room, with flower arrangement for a private dinner in honor of Prince Stanisław Albrecht (Stanislas Albert) Radziwiłł of Poland and Princess Lee Bouvier Radziwiłł. Portrait of John Adams hangs on wall; on the floor underneath the painting is a side table, held up by a wooden eagle. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6816-E
President John F. Kennedy delivers an address at a luncheon celebrating the release of The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, a publication of the first four volumes of the Adams Family Papers. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-011
This folder contains material pertaining to a luncheon hosted by the Washington Post to celebrate the publication of the first four volumes of The Adams Papers. Types of items include news clippings, press releases, speeches, letters, and guest lists. Correspondents include L. H. Butterfield, Julian P. Boyd, J. R. Wiggins, and Philip M. Hamer. The file also contains a copy of a speech given by President Kennedy at the luncheon.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18466
President John F. Kennedy speaks to Alphonsus J. Donahue, Jr. (left), in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Donahue presented President Kennedy with an original letter written by former President John Adams to President James Madison.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18465
President John F. Kennedy speaks to Alphonsus J. Donahue, Jr. (left), in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Donahue presented President Kennedy with an original letter written by former President John Adams to President James Madison.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18464
President John F. Kennedy leans over his desk to view an original letter written by former President John Adams to President James Madison, presented to President Kennedy by Alphonsus J. Donahue, Jr. (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18463
President John F. Kennedy leans over his desk to view an original letter written by former President John Adams to President James Madison, presented to President Kennedy by Alphonsus J. Donahue, Jr. (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18462
President John F. Kennedy leans over his desk to view an original letter written by former President John Adams to President James Madison, presented to President Kennedy by Alphonsus J. Donahue, Jr. (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.