Kennedy, John F.Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy, 20 January 1961
8vo (254 x 178 mm). 8pp. Cream cloth, gilt presidential seal to upper cover, spine gilt lettered. Cream cloth slipcase, gilt presidential seal to upper cover. [With:] Presidential inauguration ticket, 20 January 1961, for "Honored Guest" (150 x 62 mm). [And:] Black and white photograph of J.F. Kennedy, speaking at his inauguration (303 x 203 mm).
The rarest printing of Kennedy's inaugural address, signed and inscribed by John Jackie and Caroline Kennedy to his father, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
The inauguration of John F. Kennedy followed his narrow win against Richard Nixon. Kennedy was the youngest person ever in the office and the first Catholic president. The inaugural proceedings were the first to involve a poet, Robert Frost (see also lot 3 in Three Poets). Kennedy's 1,366 line inaugural address was the first delivered to a televised audience in color. It is considered one of the finest addresses in American history, including the now iconic line: "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was an American business and patriarch of the Kennedy family. He was deeply involved in the political ambitions of his sons, coaching them using his experience and connections into powerful positions. John F. Kennedy joked that on the eve of the election his father had asked him the exact number of votes he would need to win: There was no way he was paying "for a landslide." A controversial figure, Kennedy Sr. requested that the singer Sammy Davis Jr. not to attend the pre-inaugural ball, organized by Frank Sinatra for Kennedy, because he believed Davis's interracial marriage to Swedish actress May Britt was too controversial.
The privately printed inaugural address contains the following inscriptions; from John: "To Dad - With Love, Jack 1961;" from Jackie: "To Grandpa - with adoration, Jackie;" and their daughter Caroline has signed: "Ca" in pink crayon.
PROVENANCE:Christie's New York, 10 December 1999 — Profiles in History, Auction 55, 2013, Lot 87 — RR Auctions, 23 October 2013, Lot 51 — RR Auctions, The Paloger JFK Collection, 23 January 2020, Lot 34
Kennedy, John F.Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy, 20 January 1961
8vo (254 x 178 mm). 8pp. Cream cloth, gilt presidential seal to upper cover, spine gilt lettered. Cream cloth slipcase, gilt presidential seal to upper cover. [With:] Presidential inauguration ticket, 20 January 1961, for "Honored Guest" (150 x 62 mm). [And:] Black and white photograph of J.F. Kennedy, speaking at his inauguration (303 x 203 mm).
The rarest printing of Kennedy's inaugural address, signed and inscribed by John Jackie and Caroline Kennedy to his father, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
The inauguration of John F. Kennedy followed his narrow win against Richard Nixon. Kennedy was the youngest person ever in the office and the first Catholic president. The inaugural proceedings were the first to involve a poet, Robert Frost (see also lot 3 in Three Poets). Kennedy's 1,366 line inaugural address was the first delivered to a televised audience in color. It is considered one of the finest addresses in American history, including the now iconic line: "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was an American business and patriarch of the Kennedy family. He was deeply involved in the political ambitions of his sons, coaching them using his experience and connections into powerful positions. John F. Kennedy joked that on the eve of the election his father had asked him the exact number of votes he would need to win: There was no way he was paying "for a landslide." A controversial figure, Kennedy Sr. requested that the singer Sammy Davis Jr. not to attend the pre-inaugural ball, organized by Frank Sinatra for Kennedy, because he believed Davis's interracial marriage to Swedish actress May Britt was too controversial.
The privately printed inaugural address contains the following inscriptions; from John: "To Dad - With Love, Jack 1961;" from Jackie: "To Grandpa - with adoration, Jackie;" and their daughter Caroline has signed: "Ca" in pink crayon.
PROVENANCE:Christie's New York, 10 December 1999 — Profiles in History, Auction 55, 2013, Lot 87 — RR Auctions, 23 October 2013, Lot 51 — RR Auctions, The Paloger JFK Collection, 23 January 2020, Lot 34
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