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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
JBKOPP-SF054-001
This folder contains materials regarding the christening of the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier in Newport News, Virginia including correspondence, notes, an itinerary, a guest list, and a program. Also included in this folder are postcards containing details about the carrier, and copies of remarks by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-27-E
KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-09-B
ST25, KN36
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
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-083-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents the christening and launching of the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., on July 26, 1945, at the Bethlehem Steel Company’s Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts; the United States Navy destroyer was named in honor of Rose’s son, Lt. Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., a naval aviator who was killed in action in 1944. The title on the front cover reads, “U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. / Launched July 26, 1945.” The cover also features a patch with two gold stripes and a gold star above the stripes. Newspaper clippings cover the events of the day, and photographs capture Kennedy family members who were present at the launch, including Rose; her husband, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; and her children, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Jean Kennedy (who served as the ship’s sponsor), and Edward M. “Teddy” Kennedy. Of note are photographs of Boston Mayor Maurice J. Tobin delivering remarks during the launching ceremony; Jean christening the destroyer by breaking a bottle of champagne against its bow; Jean with two “maids of honor,” her cousin, Mary Jo Gargan, and family friend, Mary Carroll Mann, who assisted her in her role as sponsor; and Rose, Joe, Sr., Eunice, Patricia, Jean, Teddy, and Robert F. Kennedy receiving an oil painting of the vessel from Edward C. Geehr, assistant general manager of the shipyard. Also of note is a color chromogenic print of Lieutenant Kennedy wearing his naval uniform. Loose materials found between the leaves of the album include a handwritten note in black ink to Teddy from Kennedy family friends, Edward E. “Eddie” Moore and Mary Moore; four sheets of blank letterhead from Le Domaine de Ranguin in Mougins, France; and a newspaper clipping about lend-lease aid. This scrapbook contains 83 newspaper clippings, 18 photographic prints, four sheets of letterhead, and one handwritten note.
Textual folder
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01049-001
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28989
President John F. Kennedy visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Left to right: unidentified; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (in back, partially obscured); Representative Thomas Ponce Gill (Hawaii); President Kennedy; Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Representative Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii); Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman and Ron Pontius. [Notes: Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29399
President John F. Kennedy (center left) places a wreath at the base of the Commodore John Barry (USN) Memorial at Crescent Quay in Wexford, Ireland. Looking on at right are (L-R): Lord Mayor of Wexford, Councillor Thomas F. Byrne; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Minister for External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; and United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29382
President John F. Kennedy (left, assisted by an unidentified man) places a wreath at the base of the Commodore John Barry (USN) Memorial at Crescent Quay in Wexford, Ireland. Looking on at right are (L-R): Lord Mayor of Wexford, Councillor Thomas F. Byrne; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Minister for External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; and United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29381
President John F. Kennedy visits the Commodore John Barry (USN) Memorial at Crescent Quay in Wexford, Ireland. Left to right: United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Minister for External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; and President Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-35-63
President John F. Kennedy (center right) walks through the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Also pictured: Governor John A. Burns of Hawaii; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt; Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman and Ron Pontius. Spectators line both sides of the walkway.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-42-63
President John F. Kennedy observes a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. Also pictured: Senators Hiram L. Fong and Daniel Inouye (both of Hawaii); Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28995
President John F. Kennedy (center) walks through the USS Arizona Memorial during a visit to Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Walking in group at center (left to right): Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman and Ron Pontius. Spectators line both sides of the walkway.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28988
President John F. Kennedy visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Left to right: Commander of Naval District 14 at Pearl Harbor, Rear Admiral Charles A. Buchanan; unidentified (mostly obscured, wearing striped tie); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); unidentified Navy captain; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt (gesturing with his right hand); Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Representative Thomas Ponce Gill (Hawaii); President Kennedy; Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Representative Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii); unidentified Navy sailor (holding rifle); Secret Service agent, Tony Sherman; unidentified; agent, Ron Pontius.
Photograph
David F. Powers Personal Papers
DFPPP-018-003-p0012
Photograph of a display case containing artifacts from John F. Kennedy's time in the United States Navy used in a traveling exhibit.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0022
Jean Kennedy christening the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD 850), during the launching ceremony at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0021
Commissioning ceremony for the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Most of the participants in the ceremony appear to be United States Navy personnel and are standing on deck saluting a flag.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0020
Commissioning ceremony for the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Most of the participants in the ceremony appear to be United States Navy personnel and are standing on deck holding their hats.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0019
United States Navy officer speaking on deck during the commissioning ceremony for the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Jean Kennedy and additional Navy officers are standing in the background.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0018
Crowd gathered for the commissioning of the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Robert F. Kennedy, dressed in his naval uniform, stands on the pier (front row, third from right).
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0017
United States Navy officer speaking on deck during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Jean Kennedy, with her back to a gun turret, is standing with additional Navy officers.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0016
United States Navy officer speaking on deck during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Jean Kennedy and additional Navy officers are standing in the background.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0015
Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at sea.
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0014
Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., poised to launch at a shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-38-63
President John F. Kennedy visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Left to right: unidentified Navy captain; Commander of Naval District 14 at Pearl Harbor, Rear Admiral Charles A. Buchanan; two unidentified military officers; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Representative Thomas Ponce Gill of Hawaii (standing behind Senator Inouye, partially obscured); President Kennedy; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (standing behind the President, partially obscured); Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Representative Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii); Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman and Ron Pontius.