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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-C
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-A
KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-23-B
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-23-A
ST26, KN37
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-092-001
This scrapbook is a self-published work that documents John F. Kennedy’s political career from the perspective of the volume’s creator, 1960 presidential campaign volunteer, founder of the Allen Dental Medical Corporation, and Kennedy family friend, Frank Allen Orofino (known professionally as Frank Allen). A limited number of copies of the scrapbook were made for President Kennedy’s family, friends, and associates; the full list of recipients is included at the end of the scrapbook. An original typed inscription taped to the inside front free endpaper reads, “Dedicated in gratitude to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy who shared with this country and the world John Fitzgerald Kennedy." The handwritten inscription in black ink below the typed inscription reads, "In friendship to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy / Frank Allen Orofino / Vol I / '68." A typed preface written by Orofino is also included. The scrapbook contains materials related to President Kennedy’s United States Senate career, his 1960 presidential campaign, and his presidency. It contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and members of the Kennedy family, including Senator (later President) John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford; Robert F. "Bob" Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy; and Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy. It also contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and various associates of the President and First Lady, including the President’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal secretary, Mary Gallagher; campaign aide and later Special Assistant to the President, Lawrence “Larry” O'Brien; White House housekeeper Anne Lincoln; White House Secret Service agent, John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary; Governor of Florida, Farris Bryant; Boston Secret Service agent, Frank V. McDermott; and Kennedy family financial advisor, Thomas J. Walsh. Photographs are accompanied by facsimiles of Orofino’s handwritten captions and notations. Those pictured in photographs include President and Mrs. Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Joseph, Sr.; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia; Bob; Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen E. Smith; Ted; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; campaign aide and later White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, and Nancy Joy Salinger; entertainer Frank Sinatra; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman; Mary and Ray Gallagher and their children, Christopher and Gregory Gallagher; Larry O’Brien; secretary to then-Senator Kennedy and later Mrs. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; presidential campaign manager and later special assistant to President Kennedy, Timothy J. “Ted” Reardon, Jr., and Betty Jane Reardon; John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; Evelyn Lincoln; democratic politician and Chairman of the Board of the Coca-Cola Export Corporation, James A. “Jim” Farley, Sr.; democratic politician, Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr.; Kennedy family friend and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; and various campaign and office staff members. Orofino also included photographs of himself and his family. Also pictured are presidential campaign items designed by Orofino, including a tie clip modeled after PT-109. Events pictured include the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California; the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C.; and the Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. This scrapbook contains 115 photographic prints, 45 photocopied letters, five other printed items, and one oil painting reproduction.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Jay W. Gildner, of the United States Information Agency (USIA); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29229
Eunice Kennedy Shriver and others gather at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic), to hear President John F. Kennedy deliver remarks. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Foreign Minister of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; unidentified; Mrs. Shriver; unidentified; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Chancellor Adenauer; City Manager of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee; two unidentified persons; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29204
President John F. Kennedy (center) sits with Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, during a ceremony at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen (left, back to camera), delivers remarks. City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer, stands at center left; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stand behind the Chancellor and the President; Eunice Kennedy Shriver (right) stands in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecilia McGhee; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6280-1L
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Motorcade with Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; and Secretary of State Dean Rusk passes the reviewing stand. Members of the Kennedy family watch, including the President's brother Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy; sisters Jean Kennedy Smith, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver; and brother-in-law R. Sargent Shriver.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-40-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left) sits with Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, during a ceremony at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen (left, back to camera), delivers remarks. City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer, stands at left; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stand behind Chancellor Adenauer; Eunice Kennedy Shriver (center left) stands in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecelia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-5-63
Arrival ceremony for President John F. Kennedy at Wahn Airport in Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing on red carpet (L-R): U.S Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Cecilia McGhee; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen (near airplane stairs). Flanking the red carpet: U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (left); Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben. Also pictured: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger. Air Force One sits in the background. [Scratches on left side of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29206
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29225
President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) greets officials during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29226
President John F. Kennedy visits Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Left to right: Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner (on edge of image); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (mostly hidden behind Mr. Lochner); the President; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; two unidentified persons; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein (behind Chancellor Adenauer); City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer; unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29205
President John F. Kennedy (center left) sits with Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, during a ceremony at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen (left, back to camera), delivers remarks. City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer, stands at left; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stand behind Chancellor Adenauer; Eunice Kennedy Shriver (center left) stands in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29198
President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with German officials after signing the Golden Book at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with President Kennedy (L-R): Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen (back to camera); City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (mostly obscured); Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner. Eunice Kennedy Shriver (near center left) stands in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29197
President John F. Kennedy (standing at desk) signs the Golden Book at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen, stands right of President Kennedy. Standing in group left of the President: City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (partially obscured); interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner. Eunice Kennedy Shriver (near center left) stands in background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.