Sun
Clad in chinos, a white polo shirt, and white boat shoes JFK spent part of the day getting some sun while sailing on the Honey…
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August 31, 1963
JFK is in Hyannis Port this day, spending time relaxing, going for a sail on the Honey Fitz, and eating an ice cream cone.
August 25, 1963
JFK goes sailing in the Honey Fitz off Hyannisport. The often-shown, iconic photo below is taken that day by photographer Cecil Stoughton.
April 14, 1963
JFK, who never attended the White House easter egg roll, followed his family tradition of spending a long Easter weekend in Palm Beach. In the…
October 2, 1950
JFK’s beloved maternal grandfather John F. Fitzgerald “Honey Fitz” dies of “circulatory troubles.” [7,308]
June 18, 1946 (Tuesday)
JFK won the Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional seat in Massachusetts with more than 40% of the ballots cast in a crowded primary. He…
Oath
JFK took the oath of office during the swearing in ceremony for his first term in Congress. His grandfather Honey Fitz had been scheduled to…
Mary J. Hannon
Mary J. Hannon was JFK’s maternal grandmother, the wife of the legendary John F. Fitzgerald (aka Honey Fitz) and the mother of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy….
The Honey Fitz
JFK loved to sail and regularly used the presidential yacht throughout his presidency. The 92 foot vessel was originally built in 1933 and was christened…