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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LUH-01
Hennessey discusses meeting the Kennedy family, her role as the family nurse, accompanying them to London, her memories of her time spent with the Kennedys, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-42
Dictation Belt 42 contains two sound recordings. Item 42.1 is a recording of Senator John F. Kennedy dictating a letter to his father Joseph P. Kennedy, probably in the summer of 1959. He talks about press reports and opinion polls concerning election prospects and about plans for upcoming trips. Machine noise precedes the dictation. Item 42.2 is a recording of John F. Kennedy dictating a letter to his wife Jacqueline Kennedy. He talks about his weekend spent in Newport, Rhode Island, and time spent with his daughter Caroline Kennedy and others. A brief part of the recording is garbled.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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.
Collection
MPC
Photographs, 1939-1968. 35mm and 4" x 5" black and white contact sheets, one silver-gelatin print, one reel 35mm negative microfilm. Images made by Magnum Photos, Inc. photographers, featuring John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, members of the Kennedy family, and their associates.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-07-B
ST29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-14-A
ST28
Moving image
President's Personal Pictures
JFKPPP-39
Silent motion picture containing informal footage of President John F. Kennedy and his family and guests over Labor Day weekend, 1963, at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and Squaw Island, Massachusetts. Included is footage of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Caroline Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. "Red" Fay, Jr., Anita Fay, Lem (Kirk LeMoyne) Billings, Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford, and others who are unidentified. At President Kennedy's Hyannis Port residence, President Kennedy and CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) correspondent Walter Cronkite sit in chairs on the lawn as preparations are made for the filming of a television show.Photography by: Cecil W. Stoughton.
Source: Paul Fisher, White House, Box 17, Item 39.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-25-A
ST18
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.
Textual folder
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Personal Papers
ROFKPP-010-001
Textual folder
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Personal Papers
ROFKPP-010-007
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6281-F
President John F. Kennedy and party seated in the balcony of the National Guard Armory at the Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C. Party includes Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; and the President's parents Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6281-E
President John F. Kennedy looks up from his seat in the balcony of the National Guard Armory at the Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C. Seated near the President are Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; and the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Row above the President includes the President's brother Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy and his wife Joan Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6281-C
President John F. Kennedy and party attend Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. Party includes Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; and the President's parents Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Row above includes the President's brother Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy and his wife Joan Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6281-B
President John F. Kennedy and party watch from balcony as Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall and wife Erma Lee Udall enter the hall of the National Guard Armory. Party includes Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; and the President's parents Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Inaugural Ball, National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-G
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy at East Portico, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn administers oath of office to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Looking on: President John F. Kennedy; former President Dwight D. Eisenhower; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; former Vice President Richard M. Nixon; former President Harry S. Truman; and former First Lady Bess Truman. United States Marine Band on the platform below Inaugural stand.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-E
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy at East Portico, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy gives Inaugural Address. Looking on: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; former Vice President Richard M. Nixon; former President Harry S. Truman; former First Lady Bess Truman; former President Dwight D. Eisenhower; former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. United States Marine Band on platform below Inaugural stand.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-D
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy at East Portico, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Chief Justice Earl Warren administers oath of office to President-elect John F. Kennedy. Looking on: Clerk of the Supreme Court, James R. Browning (holding bible); Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson; Vice President Richard M. Nixon; Former President Harry S. Truman; Former First Lady Bess Truman; President Dwight D. Eisenhower; First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. United States Marine Band on platform below Inaugural stand.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1K
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. The President's parents Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., wave from the reviewing stand as President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, seated together in the back seat of a car, pass by in the motorcade.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1F
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Lady Bird Johnson and others watch from reviewing stand as unidentified marching band passes.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1E
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Lady Bird Johnson and others watch from the reviewing stand as military units pass.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1D
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the President's parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Lady Bird Johnson and others watch from the reviewing stand as military units pass.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1A
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Armored United States Army vehicles pass the reviewing stand where President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the President's father Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson, and others watch.
Collection
PERIODICAL
Periodicals, 1936-2009. Magazines and other serial publications that contain articles about John F. Kennedy, members of the Kennedy family, and the Kennedy administration.
Collection
BHIPC
Photographs 1953-1960. Photographic negatives and prints of three Kennedy family weddings: Eunice Kennedy and R. Sargent Shriver, Patricia Kennedy and Peter Lawford, and Jean Kennedy and Stephen Smith. The collection also contains images of a reception hosted by Grant Stockdale for Senator John F. Kennedy.