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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01767N
John F. Kennedy (wearing his United States Navy officer's dress white uniform and holding his U.S. Navy cap) poses beside a car with family friends, John "Zeke" Coleman, Jr. (left), and Charles "Chuck" Spalding, in Charleston, South Carolina. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-073-001.]
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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.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02715N
John F. Kennedy (left, holding sunglasses and wearing his United States Navy officer's dress blue uniform) poses with his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., next to the pool at the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18254
Photograph of a photograph of Lieutenant John F. Kennedy being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism in rescuing members of the crew of the PT-109; original photograph taken 11 June 1944. Captain Frederick L. Conklin, Commandant of Chelsea Naval Hospital; John F. Kennedy. Chelsea Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts. Copy photo taken by Robert Knudsen from original photograph on 6 July 1961. [Original photographer unknown]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-387-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (left, back to camera) tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri; man at right is unidentified. A U.S. Navy jet fighter plane sits in the background (partially visible). President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01833N
John F. Kennedy (left, facing away from camera) sits beside Kennedy family friend, Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings, and an unidentified girl aboard a boat off the coast of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; an unidentified sailor (wearing his United States Navy undress blue service uniform) sits at right.
Textual folder
United States Department of the Navy Records
USDN-001-006
This folder contains copies of records from John F. Kennedy's Navy personnel file. The administrative forms and memorandums concern Kennedy's enlistment in the U.S. Naval Reserve, his appointment as Ensign, his orders and duty assignments, the Purple Heart Medal he received, and other factual matters of his service. Of note is a chronological summary, "Record of Officers"; multiple performance evaluations, "Report on the Fitness of Officers"; and official accounts of the sinking of PT-109.
Textual folder
United States Department of the Navy Records
USDN-001-007
This folder contains copies of records from John F. Kennedy's Navy personnel file. The administrative forms and memorandums mainly concern events following the sinking of PT-109, Kennedy's recovery from injuries sustained in that accident, and his retirement from the U.S. Naval Reserves due to physical disability. Documents of note include multiple performance evaluations, "Report on the Fitness of Officers"; a Transcript of Naval Service; and information on the Navy and Marine Corps Medal that Kennedy received.
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United States Department of the Navy Records
USDN-001-008
This folder contains copies of original outer files from John F. Kennedy's Navy personnel records. One is marked "Record of Officers, U.S. Navy." The files do not contain any records.
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United States Department of the Navy Records
USDN-001-004
This folder contains copies of records from John F. Kennedy's Navy personnel file. The correspondence and memorandums mainly concern the medals and awards he received, including the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct following the sinking of PT-109. Notable documents include a biographical sketch prepared by Navy Office of Information in November 1963 following Kennedy's death.
Textual folder
United States Department of the Navy Records
USDN-001-002
This folder contains copies of records from John F. Kennedy's Navy personnel file. The correspondence and forms mainly concern Kennedy's medical records; the medals and awards he received, including the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct following the sinking of PT-109; and general requests for information about his Navy service. Notable documents include a biographical sketch prepared by Navy in 1960; a Transcript of Naval Service; and a casualty report from his death.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01772N
John F. Kennedy (wearing his United States Navy officer's dress white uniform and U.S. Navy cap) shakes hands with family friend, John "Zeke" Coleman, Jr.; friend, Charles "Chuck" Spalding salutes at right. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-073-001.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00098N
John F. Kennedy and three of his sisters pose with Kennedy family friend, Torbert Macdonald, at their home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Left to right: Torbert Macdonald (wearing United States Navy officer's dress blue uniform with Ensign insignia on sleeve); Kathleen Kennedy; John F. Kennedy (wearing United States Navy officer's khaki work uniform); Eunice Kennedy; and Jean Kennedy (in front). [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-073-001.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00090N
John F. Kennedy dines with guests at the Kennedy family home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Seated at table in foreground (L-R): Kennedy family friend, Muriel Macy; John F. Kennedy (wearing United States Navy officer's dress white uniform with Ensign insignia on shoulder board); unidentified woman. Edward M. Kennedy (left) and Jean Kennedy (partially hidden) sit at table in the background.
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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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29005
President John F. Kennedy observes a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29004
President John F. Kennedy lays a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Vertical line on left side of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-64-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, at podium) delivers remarks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), after viewing U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Also pictured (standing right of podium): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-62-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at left) and other distinguished guests watch guided missile demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), during a visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet at sea off the coast of San Diego, California.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28970
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated right of President Kennedy are (left to right): Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); and Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (left, facing away), sits in the second row. [Notes: Scratches are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28958
President John F. Kennedy and other distinguished guests watch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) as the destroyer USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) passes in review, during U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Front row, left to right: Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; President Kennedy; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; and Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton (second row, far left); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (second row, far right). [Notes: Spots on image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28951
President John F. Kennedy receives a rocking chair in honor of his visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California; the back and seat covers on the chair were embroidered by Boatswain's Mate, Second Class, Jesse R. "J. R." Johnson (third from right). Left to right: Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell (in back); President Kennedy; Boatswain's Mate Johnson; Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth (in back); and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. [Notes: See also MO 63.1339a, "Carolina Rocker," in the Kennedy Administration collection; spots on image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28942
President John F. Kennedy (left, at podium) delivers remarks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), after viewing U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Also pictured (standing right of podium): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr; Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; and White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-63-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides (right, saluting), stand on the reviewing platform aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) as ships from the task force perform a 21-gun salute in honor of President Kennedy's visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (saluting), stands left of platform; Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton (saluting), stands at far right. Also pictured: Secretary to Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Sue Mortenson Vogelsinger (far left).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29116
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides (right, saluting), stand on the reviewing platform aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) as ships from the task force perform a 21-gun salute in honor of President Kennedy's visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Standing right of platform, from left to right, are: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Commanding Officer of USS Oriskany, Captain Herman J. Trum; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald "Jerry" Behn; Personal Secretary to the President Evelyn Lincoln; unidentified (in back); Assistant Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; and two unidentified U.S. Navy officers; also pictured (standing left of platform): White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Special Assistants to the President Dave Powers, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, and Larry O'Brien. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]