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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AUG-01
In this interview Heckscher discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as an “inspiration to cultural life”; Heckscher’s involvement in government affairs prior to becoming a Special Consultant to the President; the invitation of 168 artists to JFK’s 1961 inauguration and its impact; how Heckscher came to work for the White House; discussing Heckscher’s position with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the reasoning behind the creation of the new position of Special Consultant on the Arts and the favorable public reaction to it; enlarging the definition of “The Arts,” especially regarding architecture; Arthur Goldberg; the establishment of the Freedom Medal; creating the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts through executive order; personal impressions of JFK; setting up Heckscher’s office and staff; how Heckscher was meant to advise JFK and what his position entailed; the Cultural Center [Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]; conversations with JFK; Mrs. Kennedy’s expansive work for the arts; the arts as part of national policy; working with other White House staff members and other Departments; designing special postage stamps; what the President’s role in the arts should be; and the Fine Arts Commission, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-27-H
ST16, KN26
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-013-014
Contains 34 photographic prints and one duplicate print: (KFC75N, KFC77N (2 copies), KFC4356P (original negative is KFC75N), KFC90N, KFC94N, KFC98N, KFC78N, KFC80N, KFC1791N, KFC1801N, KFC1818N, KFC93N, KFC1794N, KFC1804N, KFC72N, KFC76N, KFC87N, KFC70N, KFC1795N, KFC79N, KFC92N, KFC1793N, KFC1796N, KFC1792N, KFC85N, KFC86N, KFC1803N, KFC1802N, KFC1805N, KFC83N, KFC1817N, KFC218N, KFC10N, KFC223N)
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-088-001
This photograph album, likely compiled by Eunice Kennedy, documents various moments in the lives of the Kennedy family from 1950 to 1953, particularly at their residence in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and at other locations on Cape Cod. An original typed inscription taped on the front pastedown reads, "I should appreciate it if no one remove pictures from this book. If you do so, it will not be so interesting for other people. Personally, I should like to keep all the pictures to look at myself, because as you know we lost all the moving pictures of you children. Many of these pictures have been lost in the past, due to the clamor of newspapermen, so please do not remove any more. Thank you. Rose Kennedy." In addition to Eunice, those pictured include her parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; siblings, John F. Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy; sister-in-law, Ethel Skakel Kennedy; cousin, Joseph Francis “Joe” Gargan, Jr.; and family friends, including Edward E. “Eddie” Moore and Mary Moore, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, United States Senator Joseph “Joe” McCarthy, and journalist Frank Conniff. Of note are photographs of family members and friends aboard the “S.S. Hortense” off the coast of Cape Cod; birthday parties for Rose and Eunice; the christening of Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of Robert and Ethel; Jean posing at the Takadip Bath House in Old Orchard Beach, Maine; Rose, with Joseph, Sr., and Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman, receiving a Catholic Youth Organization 1953 Club of Champions Medal framed certificate; and Joseph, Sr., and John with Cardinal Spellman at the unveiling of a portrait of Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., who was killed in action during a U.S. Navy aviation mission in 1944. Two loose items found between leaves of the album are a Washington Times-Herald newspaper clipping titled, “The Eisenhower Myth” and dated August 8, 1951, and an envelope containing original paper corners used for mounting photographs to album pages. This photograph album contains 59 photographic prints, one newspaper clipping, and one envelope containing paper photo mounting corners.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-009-004
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-009-003
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25211
Caroline Kennedy (seated in center) opens gifts during a joint birthday party for her and her brother, John F. Kennedy, Jr.; members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play at right in the background. Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands left of Caroline; Maria Shriver stands at right. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25209
John F. Kennedy, Jr., watches members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the East Wing Corridor of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a joint birthday party for him and his sister, Caroline Kennedy. Eunice Kennedy Shriver (standing third from left) looks on.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25208
John F. Kennedy, Jr. (back to camera), watches members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the East Wing Corridor of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a joint birthday party for him and his sister, Caroline Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25206
Caroline Kennedy (seated in center) opens gifts during a joint birthday party for her and her brother, John F. Kennedy, Jr.; members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play at right in the background. Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands left of Caroline; Maria Shriver stands at right; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (left of double doors), crouches in back. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25202
Caroline Kennedy (center left) opens gifts during a joint birthday party for her and her brother, John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, sits behind and to the left of Caroline. Nanny to the Kennedy children, Maud Shaw, visits with young guests in background; members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play at far right in background. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25201
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) visits with an unidentified woman during a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.; John, Jr. (center, with back to camera), watches members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in background. Nanny to the Kennedy children, Maud Shaw (partially hidden on edge of frame), and Maria Shriver (back to camera) stand at left. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25200
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) hands a wrapped gift to her son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., during a joint birthday party for John, Jr., and Caroline Kennedy; Caroline (partially hidden) stands at center left. Members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the background. [Blemishes in upper right corner of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25199
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) visits with young guests of a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Caroline (back to camera) stands left of her mother; John, Jr. (center, with back to camera), watches members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in background; Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (on tricycle, with back to camera), stands at right. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25198
Caroline Kennedy (center right, holding several gifts) and John F. Kennedy, Jr. (center left), receive gifts during a joint birthday party in their honor; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (back to camera, holding a wrapped gift) stands at left. Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, sits on a tricycle at right; members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the background. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25197
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (left) hands a wrapped gift to her daughter, Caroline Kennedy (center right, partially hidden), during a joint birthday party for Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr.; John, Jr. (back to camera), stands right of his mother. White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (mostly out of frame), stands at far right; members of the United States Marine Band play in the background. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25195
Caroline Kennedy (seated at center left, in background) and John F. Kennedy, Jr. (center right, holding a wrapped gift), open gifts during a joint birthday party in their honor. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden on edge of frame, with back to camera) stands at far right; members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the background. Also pictured: Maria Shriver; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25193
Caroline Kennedy (right) and John F. Kennedy, Jr. (center foreground, holding a wrapped gift), open gifts during a joint birthday party in their honor. Kennedy family friend, Shawn Brittle (holding a wrapped gift), stands in center; Maria Shriver (wearing blue dress), stands at left; Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (partially hidden on edge of frame), rides tricycle at far left. Members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the background. East Wing Corridor, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25156
View of the East Wing Corridor of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.; gifts, wrapping paper, and boxes cover the floor. Members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25155
View of the East Wing Corridor of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.; gifts, wrapping paper, and boxes cover the floor. Members of the United States Marine Band, including accordionist Sergeant Major Charles Vincent Corrado, play in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-9-62
Entertainers, Jimmy Durante (seated at piano) and Eddie Jackson (standing behind piano), perform during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-21-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: entertainer, Jack Benny; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Steve Smith; Jean Kennedy Smith; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-19-62
Singer, Harry Belafonte (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; comedian, Mike Nichols; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-14-62
Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; comedian, Elaine May; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; actor, Peter Lawford; actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe; entertainer, Jimmy Durante; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-13-62
Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Steve Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe; actor, Peter Lawford; entertainer, Jimmy Durante; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.