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Remarkable original glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photo of John F. Kennedy posing with his Secret Service staff in the Oval Office, signed in blue ballpoint by President John F. Kennedy, and also signed in blue ink by six members of the Secret Service: Director Jim Rowley, John Campion, John O'Leary, Bob Wallace, Jerry Behn, and Floyd Boring. Reverse is stamp-dated October 2, 1962, and bears the credit stamp of "R. L. Knudsen PHC, USN, Office of the Naval Aide to the President." In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, a few creases, light emulsion crazing, and some fading to the image.
This remarkable Oval Office image, captured just prior to the onset of the Cuban Missile Crisis, shows President Kennedy surrounded by key members of the Secret Service—the agency that would come under serious scrutiny following JFK's assassination on November 22, 1963. Most notable is James J. Rowley, who was named director of the United States Secret Service in 1961, and, following recommendations from the Warren Commission, went on to modernize the agency's law-enforcement and training procedures, expanding the use of electronic technology, and bolster its protective intelligence operations. Also noteworthy is Floyd Boring, a career Secret Service agent who served under five presidents: he took part in the gunfight that foiled an assassination attempt on Harry S. Truman in 1950 and was in charge of the advance arrangements for Kennedy's ill-fated trip to Dallas. A superior, poignant signed portrait of President Kennedy and his Secret Service.
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