Close
Not finding the information you're looking for? Please contact the Archives research staff.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-015-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming exchange St. Patrick's Day greetings and comment on Irish heritage. Senator Kennedy mentions his grandfather John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. The episode aired on Friday, March 16, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-036-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming exchange St. Patrick's Day greetings. They also comment on discrimination in U.S. immigration laws against Ireland and other countries, and violence in Northern Ireland. The episode aired on Friday, March 17, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-031-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss St. Patrick's Day, America's Irish heritage, and the contributions made by Irish immigrants in the United States in the 19th century, even in the face of prejudice and discrimination. The recording ends abruptly. The episode aired on Friday, March 15, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-15-A
AR33, ST21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-17-A
AR17, KN13
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-1103-017
This folder contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy's speech for a St. Patrick's Day dinner. In his speech, the Senator compares the oppression of Ireland and the fight for independence from Great Britain to Hungary's current struggle against the Soviet Union.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-071-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., documents his education, travels, and family life from 1938 to 1941. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, "Scrap Book." It contains photographs of and printed ephemera related to trips to Europe in 1938 and 1939; his election as a Massachusetts delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention; his enrollment at Harvard Law School in 1940; and time spent with family and friends at the Kennedy family residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and on trips to St. Moritz, Switzerland, and the French Riviera, including at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France. Other destinations pictured in photographic prints and postcards include Mexico, Spain, Poland, Ireland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, and California. Of note are photographs of the Argelès-sur-Mer concentration camp for Republican refugees in Argelès-sur-Mer, France, which Joe, Jr., visited before touring Spain in the final months of the Spanish Civil War, as well as a photograph of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy christening the Esso Richmond, a new tanker ship, alongside her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald, and her daughter, Eunice Kennedy. Printed ephemera pasted into the scrapbook include invitations to various parties, receptions, luncheons, dinners, weddings, meetings, and banquets, including an event at Buckingham Palace; fliers for discussions, rallies, and debates featuring Joe, Jr., that were held by organizations including College Men for Defense First, Brotherhood of Temple Ohabei Shalom, and the Young Democrats of Massachusetts; Spanish paper currency; and telegrams regarding political events and rallies sent by representatives of both State and National Democratic Committees. Other Kennedy family members and friends pictured in photographs and clippings include Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; John F. Kennedy; Rosemary Kennedy; Kathleen Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy; Edward M. Kennedy; Torbert Macdonald; Hugh Fraser; Tom Killefer; Tom Egerton; and Diana Maria Gerli. Loose materials include a photographic postcard from Sofia, Bulgaria and Shawmut Bank promotional material, possibly a bookmark. The scrapbook contains 133 photographic prints (including a contact print of a strip of three 35mm black and white negatives, and one photo fragment); 32 photographic postcards; and 62 pieces of ephemera, including invitations, correspondence, telegrams, tickets, newspaper clippings, calling cards, advertisements, programs, and fliers.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-064-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, contains newspaper and magazine clippings from 1938 and 1939 that document a wide range of activities of the Kennedy family during Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s tenure as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Of note are clippings related to the family’s trans-Atlantic voyage aboard the S.S. Washington and arrival in London, England; their residence at 14 Prince’s Gate in London; Kathleen Kennedy's purported relationship with J. Peter Grace, son of W.R. Grace and Company president, Joseph Peter Grace, Sr.; Ambassador Kennedy’s first speech in his diplomatic role; Rose and Viscountess Nancy Astor’s attendance at a luncheon at the American Women's Club; Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy, Jr.’s participation on the Harvard University rugby team; Kathleen and Rosemary Kennedy’s presentation at the Court of St. James’s; dances and parties attended and hosted by Ambassador Kennedy and Rose, including one attended by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; Edward M. “Teddy” Kennedy’s assistance at the ribbon cutting of London’s Children’s Zoo; Ambassador Kennedy’s arrival in London with Joe, Jr., and John F. “Jack” Kennedy, following a trip back to the United States; Ambassador Kennedy’s receipt of an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland; the family’s vacations in France and Ireland; winter activities including skating and skiing in St. Moritz, Switzerland; Jack's impressions of Europe after a month abroad in England, Germany, and France; Kathleen's relationship with William “Billy” Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington; the family’s audience with Pope Pius XII at his coronation in Vatican City; Kathleen and Joe, Jr.’s visit to Madrid, Spain; Eunice Kennedy’s presentation at the Court of St. James’s; and Billy Hartington’s coming of age party. This scrapbook contains 417 newspaper and magazine clippings.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-029
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning St. Patrick's Day in 1962. Materials in this folder include a memorandum copy of the President's statement and a copy of a speech entitled "The Day We Celebrate" by an unnamed speaker at the 225th anniversary dinner of The Charitable Irish Society of Boston at the Sheraton-Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0900-010
This file contains a copy of an article from the Boston Irish Echo newspaper, featuring excerpts from Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech before the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick annual dinner in Baltimore, Maryland on 17 March 1957. In his speech the Senator discusses Ireland’s fight for independence from England and the Irish Rebellion of 1641.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-012
This folder contains copies of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy and various individuals at events commemorating Saint Patrick's Day. Topics include Irish independence, religious matters, and communism. Of note are copies with notations by the Senator.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-003
This folder contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy's Saint Patrick's Day speech before the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in New York City. In his speech the Senator discusses Irish independence and the growing threat of Communism. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech written for the Senator by John Joseph Wright, Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-021
This folder contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy's speech for a St. Patrick's Day dinner. In his speech the Senator compares the oppression of Ireland and the fight for independence from Great Britain to Hungary's current struggle against the Soviet Union. Of note is a draft with notations by Senator Kennedy. Also included in this folder are remarks of Robert F. Kennedy for a St. Patrick's Day dinner, discussing Ireland's independence and labor racketeering.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-007
This folder contains copies and drafts of Senator John F. Kennedy's St. Patrick's Day speech before the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. In his speech the Senator discusses Irish history and the growing threat of Communism. Also included in this folder is a copy of a poem by Thomas Osborne Davis. Of note are drafts with notations by the Senator.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0902-018
This file contains a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at a Friendly Sons of St. Patrick’s dinner in Providence, Rhode Island comparing Ireland’s fight for independence to the fight against Communism. Of note, the draft contains notations by Senator Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7771-C
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan; Ambassador Kiernan presented a gift of shamrocks in a crystal vase to President Kennedy for St. Patrick’s Day. Standing in background are Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (partially hidden), and two unidentified photographers. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C53-2-63
Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan (right), presents a gift of shamrocks in a crystal vase to President John F. Kennedy for St. Patrick’s Day. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C53-1-63
Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan (right), presents a gift of shamrocks in a crystal vase to President John F. Kennedy for St. Patrick’s Day. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7102-B
Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, presents President John F. Kennedy with two arrangements of shamrocks in porcelain dishes for St. Patrick’s Day. L-R: Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Ambassador Kiernan; Congressman John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7102-A
Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan (right), presents President John F. Kennedy with two arrangements of shamrocks in porcelain dishes for St. Patrick’s Day. Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio) stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7771-B
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) laughs during a meeting with Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan; Ambassador Kiernan presented a gift of shamrocks in a crystal vase to President Kennedy for St. Patrick’s Day. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7771-A
President John F. Kennedy laughs during a meeting with Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan; Ambassador Kiernan presented a gift of shamrocks in a crystal vase to President Kennedy for St. Patrick’s Day. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20514
President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, in the Oval Office. L-R: Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Ambassador Kiernan; Congressman John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island). White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20513
Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, presents President John F. Kennedy with two arrangements of shamrocks in porcelain dishes for St. Patrick’s Day. L-R: Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Ambassador Kiernan; Congressman John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20512
Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, presents President John F. Kennedy with two arrangements of shamrocks in porcelain dishes for St. Patrick’s Day. L-R: Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Ambassador Kiernan; Congressman John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.