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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-005
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II and letters, including to and from World War II PT boat veterans. The folder also contains a summary for the proposed Waratah Film Productions project "The Coast Watcher," a television film portraying the World War II experiences of A.R. "Reg" Evans.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-003
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II and his command of the patrol torpedo boat PT 109. The folder includes materials concerning Robert Donovan's book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II, including a draft of the jacket copy. The folder also includes correspondence from Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and screenwriter Vincent X. Flaherty regarding a PT 109 film; letters arranging the White House visit of A.R. "Reg" Evans, an Australian Coast Watcher who helped rescue the crew of PT 109; and copies of correspondence with Kohei Hanami, Lieutenant Commander of the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, which collided with PT 109 on August 2, 1943.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6551-B
President John F. Kennedy visits with A.R. "Reg" Evans (center), an Australian Coast Watcher from New South Wales who, while stationed on the Solomon Islands during World War II, helped rescue the crew of PT 109 (including then-Lieutenant John F. Kennedy). Mr. Evans and Robert Curran (right) hold the painting "The Beach at Gomu" by Norman Baer, depicting Lieutenant Kennedy in a canoe with native islanders in the Solomon Islands. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6551-A
President John F. Kennedy visits with A.R. "Reg" Evans (left), an Australian Coast Watcher from New South Wales who, while stationed on the Solomon Islands during World War II, helped rescue the crew of PT 109 (including then-Lieutenant John F. Kennedy). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17681
President John F. Kennedy visits with A.R. "Reg" Evans (left), an Australian Coast Watcher from New South Wales who, while stationed on the Solomon Islands during World War II, helped rescue the crew of PT 109 (including then-Lieutenant John F. Kennedy). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17680
President John F. Kennedy visits with A.R. "Reg" Evans (left), an Australian Coast Watcher from New South Wales who, while stationed on the Solomon Islands during World War II, helped rescue the crew of PT 109 (including then-Lieutenant John F. Kennedy). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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BGNPC
Photographs, circa 1897-1962, created and collected for publication in The Boston Globe. Photographs include early images of the John F. Fitzgerald family, the Joseph P. Kennedy family, and John F. Kennedy from childhood through his tenure as Congressman.