Look Magazine for February 28, 1961, "Our New First Family"
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The public was enchanted by photographs and inside stories of the Kennedy family. The cover story in this Look magazine featured "An exclusive visit with our new first family." Photographs of young President John F. Kennedy with his attractive family fostered a sense of intimacy between the Kennedys and the American public--and, of course, sold magazines.
The public was enchanted by photographs and inside stories of the Kennedy family. The cover story in this Look magazine featured "An exclusive visit with our new first family." Photographs of young President John F. Kennedy with his attractive family fostered a sense of intimacy between the Kennedys and the American public--and, of course, sold magazines.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
28 February 1961
Subject Date
28 February 1961
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Iowa, Des Moines
Creator Notes
Cover photograph by Richard Avedon; published by Cowles Magazines, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa.
Keywords
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.71.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.25 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: LOOK / OUR NEW FIRST FAMILY
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