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Lot #33
John F. Kennedy 1961 White House Christmas Gift Print

Estimate: $2000+

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Description

Gorgeous color glossy 14.75 x 12.75 mounted photo by famed White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, showing Caroline's ducks in the fountain on the South Lawn, with "With our appreciation and best wishes for a happy Christmas, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1961" printed in facsimile below. Attractively suede-matted and ornately framed to an overall size of 24.75 x 22.5. In fine condition.

These historic official Kennedy White House Christmas gifts are discussed in detail in Mary Evans Seeley’s Season’s Greetings from the White House (pp. 87-95). Seeley reports that 'this Christmas remembrance was presented to some 1,000 White House executive and military employees at an informal reception on December 13, [1961].'

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy
  • Dates: October 25, 2024 - November 13, 2024