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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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. Miscellaneous Presidential Files. White House Telephone Memorandums and Toll Tickets
JFKMPFWHTT-034-015
This folder contains toll tickets for long distance calls and telephone memorandums for President John F. Kennedy; Evelyn Lincoln, the President's secretary; Ken O'Donnell, Special Assistant to the President; Pierre Salinger, White House Press Secretary; and Nancy Tuckerman, Social Secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Of note is a memorandum entry for entertainer Judy Garland.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. Miscellaneous Presidential Files. White House Telephone Memorandums and Toll Tickets
JFKMPFWHTT-030-010
This folder contains toll tickets for long distance calls and telephone memorandums for President John F. Kennedy; Evelyn Lincoln, the President’s secretary; Ken O’Donnell, Special Assistant to the President; Pierre Salinger, White House Press Secretary; and Nancy Tuckerman, Social Secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. Miscellaneous Presidential Files. White House Telephone Memorandums and Toll Tickets
JFKMPFWHTT-028-028
This folder contains toll tickets for long distance calls and telephone memorandums for President John F. Kennedy; Evelyn Lincoln, the President’s secretary; Ken O’Donnell, Special Assistant to the President; Pierre Salinger, White House Press Secretary; and Nancy Tuckerman, Social Secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. Miscellaneous Presidential Files. White House Telephone Memorandums and Toll Tickets
JFKMPFWHTT-028-027
This folder contains toll tickets for long distance calls and telephone memorandums for President John F. Kennedy; Evelyn Lincoln, the President’s secretary; Ken O’Donnell, Special Assistant to the President; Pierre Salinger, White House Press Secretary; and Nancy Tuckerman, Social Secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1050-009
This folder contains newspaper clipping, telegrams, and letters to Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to President-elect John F. Kennedy, offering congratulatory remarks on a successful presidential campaign and Mr. Salinger’s appointment to Press Secretary to the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1050-008
This folder contains newspaper clipping and letters to Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to President-elect John F. Kennedy, offering congratulatory remarks on a successful presidential campaign and Mr. Salinger’s appointment to Press Secretary to the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1050-007
This folder contains a photograph, newspaper clippings, and background information on Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy.