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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-02
Cooke discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the organization of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the creation of the Special Assistant to the President for mental retardation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-01
Cooke discusses the creation of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, and debates over where the research emphasis in the field of mental retardation should lie, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-146-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy explains that the award recipients were chosen for their outstanding achievement in the scientific research, professional service, and lay leadership related to mental retardation.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-06-C
AR30
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-087-001
This photograph album, compiled by the Siracusa Construction Co., Inc., contains photographs of cottages that the company built for the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, in 1950. The Home was named in honor of naval aviator Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Lieutenant Kennedy was killed in action in 1944, during World War II. The title on the front cover reads, “Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Home / Cottages / Bronx, New York,” with the additional inscriptions, “Architects / Ferrenz & Taylor / New York, N.Y.” and “Builders / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc. / New York, N.Y.” The photographs show exterior views of the cottages. This photograph album contains three photographic prints and a printed card that reads, “Presented with our compliments / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc.”
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-086-001
This scrapbook, compiled to commemorate the establishment, construction, and dedication of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, documents the life and naval career of Lieutenant Kennedy and the early history of the Home for Children that was named in his honor. The cover displays the engraving, "Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. / Home for Children / Bronx, New York." Newspaper clippings cover Lieutenant Kennedy’s enlistment and commission as ensign in the United States Naval Reserve; his death while piloting a U.S. Navy aircraft over Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England; his posthumous receipt of the Navy Cross; the launching of the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., naval destroyer; the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation’s donation to the Archdiocese of New York for the establishment of the Home for Children; and the Home’s blessing and dedication on October 29, 1950. Photographs capture Lieutenant Kennedy posing in his Harvard University football uniform; receiving his wings from his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; wearing his flight jacket; and standing in flight gear with his airplane. Also pictured are interior, exterior, and aerial views of the Home for Children’s buildings; children and staff using the Home’s various facilities; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman, and members of the Kennedy family at the blessing and dedication ceremony, including Joseph, Sr., Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy, and Jean Kennedy; the unveiling of a portrait of Lieutenant Kennedy and a bronze plaque bearing his citation for the Navy Cross; the groundbreaking for the Home’s new chapel-gymnasium on March 5, 1951; children participating in a radio broadcast charity campaign; the Home’s first graduates; and children meeting the Mayor of New York City, Vincent R. Impellitteri. Other items of note are an invitation to and a program for the Home’s dedication ceremony. This scrapbook contains 27 photographic prints, ten newspaper clippings, one invitation, and one program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-041-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains that the recipients were chosen for their outstanding achievement in the scientific research, professional service, and lay leadership related to mental retardation. Materials in this folder include a memorandum from Myer Feldman, a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7624-B
President John F. Kennedy visits with the recipients of the first Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation International Awards in Mental Retardation. Left to right: Director of the Institute for Research on Exceptional Children, Dr. Samuel A. Kirk; unidentified woman; Gwendolyn Fettinger; President of the National Association for Retarded Children, John G. Fettinger; President Kennedy; former professor of medicine of the University of Oslo, Dr. Asbjørn Følling; unidentified; Head of the Department of Microscopic Anatomy at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Murray L. Barr; Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, of the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) in France (partially hidden); Dr. Joe Hin Tjio, of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and Inga Tjio. Unidentified persons may include: Ruth Barr and Winifred D. Kirk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7624-A
President John F. Kennedy visits with the recipients of the first Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation International Awards in Mental Retardation. Left to right: Head of the Department of Microscopic Anatomy at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Murray L. Barr; Director of the Institute for Research on Exceptional Children at the University of Illinois, Dr. Samuel A. Kirk; President of the National Association for Retarded Children, John G. Fettinger; President Kennedy; former professor of medicine of the University of Oslo, Dr. Asbjørn Følling; Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, of the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) in France; Dr. Joe Hin Tjio, of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.