Bio John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot to death...
Arts in the Kennedy White House - Photo 2
- Date of Work
- January 20, 1961
- Credit
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
Arts in the Kennedy White House - Photo 2
The Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961.
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