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The Presidency of John F. Kennedy (26 photos)
50 years ago at this time John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States. He stood at the head of the country a little more than 1000 days before he was killed, but it was a very important day. This man and his family become a cult around the world, becoming the way of American family life.
1. President John F. Kennedy refers to the country from the Oval Office during the Berlin crisis of July 25, 1961. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
2. In this photo John F. Kennedy speaking to a crowd in Logan County, West Virginia, and standing next to a boy playing with a pistol, very similar to the real thing. (Hank Walker / TIME & LIFE Pictures)
3. On the way through Illinois during the presidential campaign in 1960. Photo Count Paul Shuttser decided to capture their colleagues. (Paul Schutzer / TIME & LIFE Pictures)
4. Vice President Lyndon Johnson, US President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers at the opening of baseball season in 1961 at the stadium "Griffith" in Washington. (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)
5. The President's team looks sending the first American into space May 5, 1961. From left to right: Vice President Johnson, Arthur Schlesinger, Arleigh Burke, President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
6. President Kennedy on board the US Coast Guard "Manitou" August 26, 1962 in the Gulf of Narragansett, Rhode Island. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
7. President Kennedy addresses the people in Berlin June 26, 1963. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
8. In Miami, Florida, after an official request to the Brigade 2506 at the stadium «Orange Bowl» Mrs. Kennedy talking informally with some members of the military formation of December 29, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
9. President Kennedy with her children Caroline and John Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House October 10, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
10. Arrival Kennedy Hiannisport, Massachusetts, May 11, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
11. October 7, 1963 uruppa photographers, including photos of the White House Cecil Stoughton and Abby Rowe, surrounded Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The pictures were taken in order to capture the signature of President Kennedy. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
12. President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy talk in the West Wing of the White House October 3, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
13. President John F. Kennedy looks into space capsule at the ceremony medals NASA astronaut and Colonel John Glenn Jr. Cape Canaveral in Florida, February 23, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
14. Senator George Smazers Florida and President Kennedy Complex 37, where they were shown a rocket, scheduled to fly to Saturn, November 16, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
15. President John F. Kennedy signed the act on equal pay June 10, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
16. Mrs. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1962 at the White House. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
17. John F. Kennedy delivers a speech at the stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas, September 12, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
18. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister Princess Lee Radziwill ride on an elephant during a trip to India in March 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
19. President Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House July 11, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
20. US President John F. Kennedy was going to Cork, Ireland, June 28, 1963. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
21. Kennedy shakes hands with people gathered at a hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, November 22, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
22. A few seconds after the shot from limousine mortally wounded President Kennedy rushes to the hospital in Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill rides behind, Mrs. John Connally - the wife of the governor of Texas - covers his wounded wife, Mrs. Kennedy leaned toward the president. (AP Photo / Justin Newman)
23. The coffin with the body of John F. Kennedy are entered on board the presidential plane in Dallas November 22, 1963. This process is observed Lawrence "Larry" O'Brayyan, Jacqueline Kennedy and Dave Powers. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
24. November 22, 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson takes an oath in the office on board the plane «Air Force One» after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas. From left to right: Mac Kilduff (holding a tape recorder), Judge Sarah T. Hughes, Jack Valenti, kngressmen Albert Thomas, Marie Femer (for Thomas), the first lady Lady Bird Johnson, Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Evelyn Lincoln (her glasses barely visible over the shoulder of Lady Bird Johnson), Congressman Homer Thornberry (in the shade), Roy Kellerman, Lem Jones, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Pamela Tunur (for Brooks), Congressman Jack Brooks, Bill Moyers. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
25. The coffin with the body of President Kennedy in the East Room of the White House November 23, 1963. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
26. Relatives and friends during the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy in Washington, DC November 25, 1963. In the photo are present: Robert F. Kennedy, Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, R. Sargent Shriver, Stephen Smith. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
1. President John F. Kennedy refers to the country from the Oval Office during the Berlin crisis of July 25, 1961. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
2. In this photo John F. Kennedy speaking to a crowd in Logan County, West Virginia, and standing next to a boy playing with a pistol, very similar to the real thing. (Hank Walker / TIME & LIFE Pictures)
3. On the way through Illinois during the presidential campaign in 1960. Photo Count Paul Shuttser decided to capture their colleagues. (Paul Schutzer / TIME & LIFE Pictures)
4. Vice President Lyndon Johnson, US President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers at the opening of baseball season in 1961 at the stadium "Griffith" in Washington. (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)
5. The President's team looks sending the first American into space May 5, 1961. From left to right: Vice President Johnson, Arthur Schlesinger, Arleigh Burke, President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
6. President Kennedy on board the US Coast Guard "Manitou" August 26, 1962 in the Gulf of Narragansett, Rhode Island. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
7. President Kennedy addresses the people in Berlin June 26, 1963. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
8. In Miami, Florida, after an official request to the Brigade 2506 at the stadium «Orange Bowl» Mrs. Kennedy talking informally with some members of the military formation of December 29, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
9. President Kennedy with her children Caroline and John Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House October 10, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
10. Arrival Kennedy Hiannisport, Massachusetts, May 11, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
11. October 7, 1963 uruppa photographers, including photos of the White House Cecil Stoughton and Abby Rowe, surrounded Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The pictures were taken in order to capture the signature of President Kennedy. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
12. President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy talk in the West Wing of the White House October 3, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
13. President John F. Kennedy looks into space capsule at the ceremony medals NASA astronaut and Colonel John Glenn Jr. Cape Canaveral in Florida, February 23, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
14. Senator George Smazers Florida and President Kennedy Complex 37, where they were shown a rocket, scheduled to fly to Saturn, November 16, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
15. President John F. Kennedy signed the act on equal pay June 10, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
16. Mrs. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1962 at the White House. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
17. John F. Kennedy delivers a speech at the stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas, September 12, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
18. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister Princess Lee Radziwill ride on an elephant during a trip to India in March 1962. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
19. President Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House July 11, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
20. US President John F. Kennedy was going to Cork, Ireland, June 28, 1963. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
21. Kennedy shakes hands with people gathered at a hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, November 22, 1963. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
22. A few seconds after the shot from limousine mortally wounded President Kennedy rushes to the hospital in Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill rides behind, Mrs. John Connally - the wife of the governor of Texas - covers his wounded wife, Mrs. Kennedy leaned toward the president. (AP Photo / Justin Newman)
23. The coffin with the body of John F. Kennedy are entered on board the presidential plane in Dallas November 22, 1963. This process is observed Lawrence "Larry" O'Brayyan, Jacqueline Kennedy and Dave Powers. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
24. November 22, 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson takes an oath in the office on board the plane «Air Force One» after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas. From left to right: Mac Kilduff (holding a tape recorder), Judge Sarah T. Hughes, Jack Valenti, kngressmen Albert Thomas, Marie Femer (for Thomas), the first lady Lady Bird Johnson, Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Evelyn Lincoln (her glasses barely visible over the shoulder of Lady Bird Johnson), Congressman Homer Thornberry (in the shade), Roy Kellerman, Lem Jones, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Pamela Tunur (for Brooks), Congressman Jack Brooks, Bill Moyers. (Cecil Stoughton, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
25. The coffin with the body of President Kennedy in the East Room of the White House November 23, 1963. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
26. Relatives and friends during the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy in Washington, DC November 25, 1963. In the photo are present: Robert F. Kennedy, Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, R. Sargent Shriver, Stephen Smith. (Robert Knudsen, White House / John F. Kennedy Library)
