Books
During his political career, JFK rented a small apartment across the street from the Massachusetts State House in Beacon Hill. He kept a small library…
Burial Casket
JFK was buried in a Marcellus No. 710 mahogany casket fashioned out of 500 year-old wood and upholestered in white rayon. It was purchased from…
Buttondown Shirts
Through prep school at Choate, his years at Harvard, and his young adulthood, JFK could be seen in shirts with button-down collars, the epitome of…
Chipp Clothing Company
Manhattan tailor who made many of JFK’s bespoke suits. The founders and proprietors were the Winston family and the business has been carried on by…
H. Harris Clothing Company
Savile Row tailor H. Harris Clothing Company (who had a store in New York City on 57th Street) was JFK’s long-time tailor who made Kennedy’s…
Jackie’s Engagement Ring
Jackie’s engagement ring featured a center emerald surrounded by diamonds set in an elaborate design. It cost a reported $1.8 million. JFK, never one to…
la Brioni Roma Dress Shirt
JFK reportedly wore la Brioni Roma dress shirts with his business suits. These cotton shirts had French cuffs and had a dry cleaning label in…
Narragansett Times
JFK, along with his close friend Jim Reed, was a part owner of the Narragansett Times, in Rhode Island. [15, p. 66]
Sailfish Trophy
JFK had a 10 foot sailfish trophy mounted on the wall of his Senate office. He caught it off the coast of Acapulco on his…
Spencer Phips Dcoument
JFK was a collector of historical documents, particularly those relating to colonial Massachusetts. In his personal collection were segments of an account book belonging to…
USS Constitution Model Cannon Bookends
JFK owned a pair of wood, metal, and brass bookends that he used on his Oval Office desk to hold leather-bound copies of the books…