December 1961 President and Mrs. Kennedy, White House, Blue Room
Photo: Public Domain at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum
Forty-six years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated at Dealy Plaza in Dallas, Texas. This date is indelibly inscribed in our national memory.
Compared to many of our presidents, he and his family spent such a short time in the White House, also known as the President's Park and cared for by the National Park Service.
It seems a fitting time to look back at some of their moments in the White House that were captured in photos. (Slide show available below AP video of November 22 in history or see the photos now.)
To learn more about how President Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson are remembered at national park sites:
John F. Kennedy National Historical Site, Massachusetts
The Presidents of the United States – Kennedy Compound, Massachusetts
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
To learn about John F. Kennedy gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery
Photo above: December 13, 1961 - President and Mrs. Kennedy with the 1961 White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room. Photograph by Robert Knudsen, Office of the Naval Aide to the President, in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.
Comments
What wonderful photos! I love remembering him and his family.
Who from our generation doesn't remember exactly where they were the day we all found out that the President had been shot.
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