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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-015
This folder contains copies of remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy at a dinner honoring former President Herbert Hoover in Washington, D.C. In his speech the Senator discusses the Second Hoover Commission (officially known as the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19670
Cordial glass, goblet, finger bowls and plate, tumblers, and sherbet glass from the White House glassware collection. This glassware pattern was ordered by President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover in 1929 and by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1933 from Bryce Brothers of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19307
Red Room. A portrait of President Harry S. Truman painted by Greta Kempton in 1947 hangs above the fireplace, a portrait of President Herbert Hoover painted by Elmer Wesley Greene in 1956 hangs above the door on the right, a portrait of President Grover Cleveland painted by Eastman Johnson in 1891 hangs above the door on the left, and a portrait of President James Madison painted by Edgar Parker in 1878 (copied from a portrait originally painted by Gilbert Stuart) is to the left of the doorway. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19305
Red Room. A portrait of President Harry S. Truman painted by Greta Kempton in 1947 hangs above the fireplace, and a portrait of President Herbert Hoover painted by Elmer Wesley Greene in 1956 hangs above the door on the left. White House, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-012
This folder contains material pertaining to a luncheon for the historical editors and supporters of the National Historical Publications Commission. Types of items include forms, news clippings, speeches, correspondence, guest lists, drafts, and press releases. Correspondents include Julian P. Boyd and NHPC director Oliver W. Holmes. The file also includes speeches by Boyd and President Kennedy, with a toast to Herbert Hoover.