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President John F. Kennedy's official portrait was painted posthumously by Aaron Shikler at the request of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1970. It is generally analyzed as a character study. Unlike most presidential portraits, Kennedy's depicts the president as pensive, with eyes downcast and arms folded.
White House Curator William G. Allman discusses the inspiration behind Shikler's 1970 portrait of John F. Kennedy. Aaron Abraham Shikler (March 18, 1922 – November 12, 2015) was an American artist noted for portraits of American statesmen, such as the official portrait of John F. Kennedy, and celebrities such as Jane Engelhard and Sister Parish.
The Making of the President 1960 (1963; based on the book) John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1964) American Presidents: Life Portraits (1999 series) Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (2001) The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 (2002) Bobby Kennedy for President (2018 series)
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Kennedy's brief, but reassuring response to Rochon is part of a trove of holiday-themed archival materials being featured this month at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
Take a look inside the last-ever presidential yacht, the USS Sequoia. The USS Sequoia was designed in 1925 by Norwegian John Trumpy, who at the time made the most sought-after luxury yachts in the ...
President John F. Kennedy with the Boston Celtics, January 1963 Kennedy was a fan of Major League Baseball 's Boston Red Sox and the National Basketball Association 's Boston Celtics . [ 452 ] [ 453 ] Growing up on Cape Cod, Kennedy and his siblings developed a lifelong passion for sailing . [ 454 ]