John F. Kennedy's circa 1947-1952 personal address book used during his early days in Congress, 5.25 x 8, signed on the first page in fountain pen with his address and phone number: "John Kennedy, 122 Bowdoin Street, Boston, This number is La 3-6178." Listed inside is contact information for a number of his close associates and advisors, including his brother Robert F. Kennedy, his father Joseph P. Kennedy, and his friend and aide Dave Powers. Also found are phone numbers for businesses he frequented, including Beacon Hill Pharmacy, Beacon Hill Market, Brooks Brothers, and Lahey Clinic. The address book offers an amazing look into JFK's inner circle at this time in his life.
Includes three items that were laid into the address book: a bill for $55.50 for cleaning Kennedy's apartment, endorsed in the lower right corner in pencil by Kennedy, "OK—J.K, 1-25-52,"; and two letters of adoration sent to Kennedy by Greek admirers, likely resulting from his staunch support of free Greeks in their struggle against Communism during the 1940s. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Kennedy's personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln to noted JFK collector Robert L. White, in part: "This small black 'Address-Telephones' book was used by John F. Kennedy in the early 1950's, which you now have in your possession, was taken intact from a desk in John F. Kennedy's apartment at 122 Bowdoin Street…The book finally wound up in a file cabinet in a small storage room near the Oval Office. On November 23, 1963 it was removed from that file cabinet." In overall fine condition.
