Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-125a-006-p0017
Pope John XXIII (left) standing with Ukrainian Archbishop Josyf (Joseph) Slipyj. The photograph was initially sent by Archbishop Slipyj with a letter dated May 13, 1963, to the American Embassy in Rome thanking President John F. Kennedy for assisting in his release from detention in Russia. The inscription on the border of the photograph reads: βTo the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, In grateful remembrance, Rome-Vatican, [unknown date] 1963, Joseph Slipyj, Archbishop-Metropolitan.β