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President-Elect John F. Kennedy and a beaming Jackie Kennedy
make their first public appearance after JFK was elected
President of the United States (November 9, 1960).
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Below are some rare pictures of Senator John F. Kennedy's campaign
trip to Texas in September of 1960, including JFK's motorcade
through the very crowded streets of Dallas:
[Photo Credit: The Dallas Morning News]
More 1960 photos (and videos):
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Senator John F. Kennedy campaigns in
Columbus, Ohio (October 17, 1960).
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Less than 24 hours before tragedy struck in Dallas, President
and Mrs. Kennedy are seen here arriving at the airport
in Houston, Texas, on November 21, 1963:
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John F. Kennedy delivers this speech in Houston, Texas,
on the night of November 21st, 1963.
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JFK's Inauguration Day in a snow-covered
Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 20, 1961:
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At the Inaugural Ball (January 20, 1961).
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To read the entire magazine pictured above, GO HERE.
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JFK on January 19, 1961, the day before he became President.
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An official engraved invitation to President Kennedy's Inauguration.
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The official swearing-in ceremony of President Kennedy's cabinet (January 1961).
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The Kennedys' new home, as seen on April 3, 1961.
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The two JFKs on the South Lawn of the
White House (October 24, 1963).
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The President greets a happy crowd at Castle Air Force Base
in California (August 17, 1962).
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The new President of the United States talks on the telephone while
twirling his eyeglasses in the Oval Office (January 1961).
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The new President and his family are photographed at the White House on
February 4, 1961. Mrs. Kennedy is holding ten-week-old John Kennedy, Jr.
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JFK and the President of Sudan ride in a motorcade through Washington on
October 4, 1961, with the Washington Monument visible in the background.
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During a visit aboard the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island,
President John F. Kennedy (center) watches a demonstration of the firing
of a Polaris A-2 missile from the submarine USS Andrew Jackson,
at sea off the coast of Florida (November 16, 1963).
[Description courtesy of the JFK Library.]
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President Kennedy addresses delegates of the United Nations
in New York City on September 25, 1961.
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The two vivid color pictures below were both taken on February 10, 1961,
as JFK carries daughter Caroline to a waiting helicopter on the
South Lawn of the White House:
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This photo shows JFK riding in a nighttime motorcade in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 7, 1962.
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Daddy's home!
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The President delivers this speech to the nation
from the Oval Office (November 2, 1961).
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A sleigh ride with Jackie (February 13, 1962).
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This picture of President Kennedy and daughter Caroline was taken
at the White House on St. Patrick's Day 1961.
(Don't step on a crack!)
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JFK addresses the United States Chamber of Commerce at
Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. (April 30, 1962).
Listen to that speech HERE.
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On February 11, 1961, the 35th President walks to a helicopter on
the South Lawn of the White House as reporters look on.
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The four pictures below were taken in early 1962 when Jacqueline Kennedy
hosted a nationally-televised "Tour Of The White House".
To watch Jackie's one-hour White House tour, CLICK HERE.
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President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (August 9, 1961).
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Jacqueline Kennedy stands in front of the
Taj Mahal in India (March 15, 1962).
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President Kennedy lets fly with the ceremonial first pitch
on opening day of the 1963 baseball season
in Washington, D.C. (April 8, 1963).
[WATCH VIDEO]
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The President of Peru talks with JFK in the back seat of Kennedy's
Lincoln Continental limousine (September 19, 1961).
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October 31, 1963 -- Halloween in the Oval Office.
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November 1963 -- Thanksgiving dinner? Not quite...the bird was given
an official Presidential pardon and was spared its fate by JFK.
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December 1961 -- Christmastime at the White House.
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Two more motorcades with President Kennedy riding in
the famous "Bubbletop" limousine (sans the bubbletop):
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John F. Kennedy and Harry S. Truman (January 21, 1961).
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JFK at Washington's Dulles International Airport (November 17, 1962).
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Jacqueline Kennedy and the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad,
are photographed at the President's official residence
in New Delhi, India, on March 12, 1962. Mrs. Kennedy's
sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, stands at right.
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JFK and son (October 10, 1963):
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and daughter Caroline are aboard this helicopter
as it lifts off the snowy South Lawn of the White House for a trip to the
Kennedy residence at Glen Ora in Middleburg, Virginia,
on February 10, 1961.
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JFK giving a speech at Washington's Howard University.
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John F. Kennedy at his desk in the White House (1962).
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In this April 29, 1962, photo, President Kennedy and Jackie are seen
standing in front of the White House with Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan of Great Britain and others.
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JFK and Caroline (and friend).
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JFK delivers his second State of the Union address at the
U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (January 11, 1962).
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A radiant Mrs. John F. Kennedy is seen here in May 1962.
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JFK gives this speech in Boston
on October 19, 1963.
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Jackie Kennedy in Manhattan, New York,
on September 30, 1969.
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The First Family poses for a picture after attending Easter
services in Palm Beach, Florida (April 14, 1963).
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Left to right -- JFK, Judy Garland, Danny Kaye, and Dave Powers
(November 28, 1962).
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Below are six more pictures showing President Kennedy with famous
Hollywood stars -- Frank Sinatra, Julie London, Barbra Streisand,
Jerry Lewis, Princess Grace Kelly, and Marilyn Monroe, respectively:
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Daughter and father.
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Below are two pictures taken on March 24, 1961, depicting JFK with
John Connally, who was Secretary of the Navy at that time:
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Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy greet guests in the Red Room
of the White House following JFK's funeral on November 25, 1963. Jackie is
seen here shaking hands with Antonio Carrillo Flores, Ambassador of Mexico.
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JFK visits Pueblo, Colorado (August 17, 1962):
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JFK at the White House Correspondents Dinner
(February 25, 1961).
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The President in the spotlight at Madison Square Garden
in New York City (May 19, 1962).
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The White House and its snow-covered South Lawn (February 10, 1962).
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JFK and Caroline Kennedy in the Oval Office (May 16, 1962).
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Jacqueline Kennedy rides in a motorcade
in Pakistan (March 21, 1962).
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President John F. Kennedy's desk in the Oval Office of the White House. The H.M.S. Resolute desk was made from the timbers of the ship H.M.S. Resolute, and was a gift from Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland to President Rutherford B. Hays.
[Description courtesy of the JFK Library.]
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1962 photo of JFK at Cape Canaveral.
LBJ sure looks thrilled here, huh? (And he is supposed to
be the leader of the whole space program.) ~grin~
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Below are three photographs of President Kennedy visiting with astronaut
John Glenn in the Oval Office. These pictures were taken on February 5, 1962,
fifteen days before Colonel Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth:
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Jacqueline Kennedy looks stunning (as usual) in this color photo taken
at the White House on September 19, 1961.
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President Kennedy prepares to deliver his "Civil Rights"
speech to the nation on June 11, 1963.
Watch that speech HERE.
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Billy Graham and JFK (February 9, 1961).
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Jackie and the President.
This great snapshot probably could elicit a few funny captions, such as:
"No, Jack, not now! You know how ticklish I am there!"
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Let's have a look at some of the rooms in the most famous
house in America, the White House in Washington, D.C.
All of these pictures were taken on May 3, 1962,
during JFK's second year as President:
THE EAST ROOM:
THE LINCOLN BEDROOM:
THE RED ROOM:
PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S BEDROOM:
THE PRESIDENT'S DINING ROOM:
THE YELLOW OVAL ROOM:
THE TREATY ROOM:
WEST SITTING HALL:
EAST SITTING HALL:
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John F. Kennedy (seated in limousine) rides with Tunisia's
President Habib Bourguiba in a motorcade on
14th Street in Washington, D.C. (May 3, 1961).
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Jackie and Caroline.
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Khrushchev and Kennedy.
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The President of the United States offers dinner to a friend at
Lassen Volcanic National Park in California (September 27, 1963).
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President Kennedy on the South Lawn of
the White House (August 6, 1962).
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The President greets well-wishers during a motorcade (date unknown).
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JFK waves at spectators during a visit to New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 4, 1962.
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Jackie and the President (March 27, 1963).
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On August 28, 1963, President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson
meet with Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders in the
Oval Office following the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom”.
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JFK with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Bobby Kennedy (February 23, 1961).
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JFK and Jackie arrive at National Airport in Washington, on March 8, 1962.
The First Lady is leaving for her trip to India and Pakistan.
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JFK at the taping of a public service message on November 1, 1962, urging
Americans to vote on Election Day the following Tuesday.
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President Kennedy poses with Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister
of Great Britain. This photo was taken in Bermuda on December 21, 1961.
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JFK, Jackie, and President Mateos of Mexico
attend a ballet in Mexico City (June 29, 1962).
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The First Couple in profile. 1963 photo.
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The President receives a Thanksgiving turkey at
the White House (November 19, 1963).
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JFK presses a gold telegraph key in Palm Beach, Florida, to
officially open the Seattle World's Fair (April 21, 1962).
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President and Mrs. Kennedy, along with Vice President Lyndon Johnson,
Lady Bird Johnson, and Chief Justice Earl Warren are seen in this colorful
photo taken at the White House on May 2, 1962.
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An empty Oval Office (including JFK's ever-present
rocking chair), in early October of 1963.
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President Kennedy delivers his famous "Peace" speech at
American University in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 1963:
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Wow!
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President Kennedy presents a "Young American" medal to Mary Ann Kingry of
Saginaw, Michigan, at the White House (June 8, 1962). [Click here for audio.]
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Below are two pictures taken in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 27, 1961, depicting JFK with the newly-appointed Director of the CIA, John McCone, and
the man who was fired by Kennedy as CIA Director, Allen Dulles.
These photos might seem somewhat eerie to many of the goofy conspiracy theorists who firmly believe, without a speck of proof, that one or both of the men whom President Kennedy is being photographed with in these two images were directly responsible for having JFK killed in Dallas in November of 1963.
There is certainly no shortage of people who think the CIA killed JFK, with the granddaddy of all conspiracists being one of those people, Mark Lane.
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Another photo of JFK with Allen Dulles. This picture was taken at
CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on November 28, 1961.
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The President visits Vandenberg Air Force Base
in California (March 23, 1962).
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy rides her horse, “Sardar,” on the grounds
of Glen Ora in Middleburg, Virginia (September 25, 1962).
[Description courtesy of the JFK Library.]
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A spectator-packed motorcade during John F. Kennedy's
tumultuous visit to Ireland in June 1963.
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President Kennedy and Walter Cronkite during the taping
of a CBS-TV interview in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
(September 2, 1963):
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JFK and baby Caroline.
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A candid shot of Jack, Jackie, Caroline, and John-John.
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JFK gives a speech in Duluth, Minnesota (September 24, 1963).
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The President speaks at a Democratic rally at the airport
in Muskegon, Michigan (October 6, 1962).
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The First Lady and the President in the Green Room
of the White House (May 3, 1962).
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A colorful photo of Jack Kennedy on March 16, 1961.
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John-John and Caroline romp in the Oval Office:
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John Jr. under his father's desk.
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President Kennedy gives this speech to the
National Council of Senior Citizens (June 13, 1963).
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This March 1962 photo shows the President sitting in his favorite
rocking chair (which he used to ease the constant pain in his back).
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An aerial view of the South Lawn of the White House on May 10, 1961,
during a reception for foreign students.
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The First Lady (December 5, 1961).
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Pictures from a 1966 NBC-TV documentary
entitled "The Age Of Kennedy":
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JFK and General Douglas MacArthur (July 20, 1961).
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The President, the First Lady, and Caroline Kennedy
in Rhode Island (August 31, 1962).
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JFK and General Curtis E. LeMay during swearing-in ceremonies of
LeMay as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (June 30, 1961).
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Jackie and John Jr. playing in the snow at the White House (1962).
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The President and First Lady are photographed at the
Inaugural Anniversary Dinner on January 20, 1962:
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President Kennedy arrives in Alameda, California,
on March 23, 1962:
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JFK rides in his famous "bubbletop" Lincoln Continental limousine during a
motorcade that took the President and California Governor Edmund Brown
from Alameda to Berkeley, California (March 23, 1962):
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John Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson
(February 8, 1961).
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An aerial view of the Washington Monument,
as seen on May 7, 1962.
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Aerial view of the White House grounds and Washington, D.C., with
the White House and South Lawn in the center and the Ellipse and
President's Park in the foreground (December 27, 1960).
[Description courtesy of the JFK Library.]
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President Kennedy speaks to a group of women in the
East Room of the White House (July 9, 1963).
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At work in the Oval Office (August 1962).
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Caroline Kennedy (November 10, 1963).
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It's "Boy Scout Week" at the White House
(February 8, 1962).
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Jackie.
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Air Force One sits in a hangar at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on
May 11, 1961, just prior to flying President and Mrs. Kennedy to West Palm Beach,
Florida. The Boeing 707 seen above was replaced a year later by a new 707, which
would serve as JFK's Air Force One -- "SAM 26000" (pictured below in 1982).
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Jack and Jackie.
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Similar, but not identical, to this series of photos presented earlier in this gallery,
here are 15 more pictures of Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas (in high definition).
These photographs were taken on October 30, 2012, a gorgeous
Tuesday morning. For larger versions of each image, CLICK HERE.
And to see the accompanying video filmed in Dealey Plaza, GO HERE.
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Here's a rare picture of JFK wearing a hat. This photo was taken on
April 22, 1961, at the President's retreat at Camp David in Maryland.
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Hey, look! I found another picture of John Kennedy with a hat on
his head. He put on this hat on St. Patrick's Day in 1960
when he was campaigning for President.
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JFK visits with former President Dwight Eisenhower
in Palm Springs, California (March 24, 1962).
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President Kennedy talks on the telephone to Harry Truman
on Truman's 79th birthday (May 8, 1963).
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JFK addresses a gathering in the East Room
of the White House (March 13, 1961).
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Below are ten pictures of President Kennedy's brand-new
1961 Lincoln Continental limousine just after it
arrived at the White House in June 1961:
Click the logo below for more photos of the limo:
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The President and Mrs. Kennedy at a black-tie function.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is photographed in New York City
on June 21, 1979, one month before her 50th birthday.
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Mr. Kennedy returns to the White House after a trip to Florida (April 4, 1961).
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President Kennedy in vivid color (he's looking at a
model of the National Cultural Center).
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Mr. Kennedy's workplace (February 25, 1961).
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In the series of four photographs below, JFK is seen departing the
White House via helicopter on May 8, 1962:
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This wintry scene shows Aspen Lodge, the Presidential residence at
Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland (February 10, 1962).
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JFK arrives for one of his 64 inimitable
Presidential press conferences in April 1961.
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Another Kennedy press gathering....this one was in October 1963.
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Another picture of John F. Kennedy at a press conference,
taken from a unique vantage point behind the President.
This particular conference took place on July 23, 1962.
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Here are several more photos taken during President Kennedy's
press conferences at the State Department Auditorium
in Washington, D.C.:
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White House photographer Cecil Stoughton took this picture of
the President and Mrs. Kennedy on December 29, 1962, at the
Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, after JFK made a speech
to Cuban Invasion Brigade #2506.
CLICK HERE to listen to JFK's Orange Bowl speech.
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JFK steps off of Air Force One after returning from Europe (June 6, 1961).
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President Kennedy and Jackie are pictured here
with the Shah of Iran (April 11, 1962).
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JFK in West Berlin, West Germany (June 26, 1963).
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President Kennedy's nephew, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., visits his uncle
in the Oval Office (March 11, 1961).
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The President speaks to the press outside the White House following
astronaut John Glenn's successful orbital flight (February 20, 1962).
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President-Elect Kennedy meets with President Eisenhower
at the White House on December 6, 1960:
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Below are some still images taken from the 2013 movie "Parkland",
produced by Tom Hanks and based on Vincent Bugliosi's book:
More "Parkland" pics HERE.
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President John F. Kennedy in Palm Beach, Florida
(January 7, 1963).
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