Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-110-012
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning efforts by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) to arrange a ceremony for a young orphan to present either President Kennedy or First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with a "Buddy Poppy," an artificial version of a poppy sold by the VFW in the weeks before Memorial Day to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans. Materials in this folder include memoranda to the President concerning the ceremony's tradition.