Arthur Holcombe
Arthur Holcombe was a professor at Harvard who taught a several different government classes that Jack signed up for. Described as “fusty, pompous, long-winded, and…
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February 14, 1963
JFK was in the Washington, D.C. where he gave a 4PM press conference in the State Department building. It was attended by 302 journalists. Kennedy…
Dinner Party
The Kennedy’s hosted the first of what would be almost nightly informal dinner party upstairs in the White House private quarters. Guests included favorite Bill…
April 22, 1962
This photo of JFK at about age 6 with his brother Joe, Jr., and an unknown friend in the seaside town of Cohassett, Massachusetts was…
February 9, 1945
JFK was living at the Castle Rock Hotel, trying to recuperate from his arduous time in the South Pacific. He was in the process of…
August 16, 1944
JFK is on the tarmac of Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts to meet his sister Kathleen who arrived on an Army transport plane after hearing…
Gone
JFK learned that his older brother Joe, Jr. was gone. It was a Sunday afternoon and JFK was spending the day with his family at…
Promise Wasted
Joseph Kennedy, Jr. lost his life, his promise wasted when his converted B-24 Liberator aircraft blew up prematurely on a bombing run to hit Nazi…
PT 59
JFK took command of PT 59. He chose Lt. (jg) Robert Lee Rhoads, Jr. for his executive officer. Five of the men who had served…
September 29, 1942 (Tuesday)
JFK arrived in Hyannis Port with the news that he had been accepted into the Motor Torpedo Boat Training School in Melville, Rhode Island. His…
July 19, 1938
Jack Kennedy ate lunch at the embassy with his father, Joe, Jr., Rose, and Cardinal Hinsel. [30, RKP]
October 2, 1931
JFK arrived at the prep school Choate in Wallingford, Connecticut, two weeks after the start of the term. Before he can enroll, however, he must…
December 9, 1929
JFK wrote a letter to his father, who was in California with his mistress Gloria Swanson. He gives details about his brother Joe, Jr. being…
June 8, 1923
JFK and his brother Joe, Jr. were at the beach visiting with their mother, who had moved down the week before. Although the weather was…
June 5, 1923
JFK’s mother Rose leaves JFK and Joe, Jr. in the Brookline household to start her summer vacation at the beach. She had just recently returned…
Habib Bourguiba, Jr.
A well-connected Tunisian diplomat who was the son of the Tunisian Premier.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. was a friend and political ally of JFK.
Rose Elizabeth
JFK’s first boat was the sailboat that he co-owned with his older brother Joe, Jr. after it was given to them by their parents in…