THF96084

Record Album, "JFK the Man, the President," circa 1964

THF47374

Record Album, "JFK the Man, the President," circa 1964

Summary

In the wake of John F. Kennedy's assassination, a mourning nation eagerly embraced the opportunity to immortalize and idealize their fallen president. Stunned and disillusioned Americans purchased products like these record albums of Kennedy speeches and interviews, which enabled them to once again "connect" with their charismatic, and now deceased, leader.

Artifact

Phonograph record

Date Made

circa 1964

Subject Date

1961-1963

Creators

Documentaries Unlimited, Inc.

Gray, Barry, 1916-1996

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York

Creator Notes

Produced by Documentaries, Unlimited, Inc., New York, New York; narrated by Barry Gray.

Keywords

Speeches, addresses, etc.

United States presidents

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2007.58.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ms. M. R. Palen.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Vinyl

Technique

Pressing
Printing (Process)
Recording

Color

Black (Color)
Black-and-white (Colors)
Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 12.375 in (Record cover)

Width: 12.25 in (Record cover)

Inscriptions

On record cover, front: DOCUMENTARIES UNLIMITED VOL.1 / "ASK NOT WHAT YOUR / COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU. / ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO / FOR YOUR COUNTRY." / JFK / MAY 29, 1917 / NOV. 22, 1963 On record cover, back: A PROFILE IN COURAGE. On center label on side one of long-playing record: DOCUMENTARIES / UNLIMITIED / Side One / 33 1/3 R.P.M. / JFK / THE MAN, / THE PRESIDENT / NARRATED BY / BARRY GRAY On center label on side two of long-playing record: DOCUMENTARIES / UNLIMITIED / Side Two / 33 1/3 R.P.M. / JFK / THE MAN, / THE PRESIDENT / NARRATED BY / BARRY GRAY Inscribed in the vinyl on side one: M-101 Side 1 Inscribed in the vinyl on side two: M-102 Side 2