Life Magazine for November 24, 1961, "In the White House Nursery"

THF230448 / Life Magazine for November 24, 1961, "In the White House Nursery" / redacted
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Artifact Overview

Americans were enchanted by the young John F. Kennedy family and they wanted to know more, always more. Photographs of any members of the Kennedy family sold magazines but the kids often stole the show. This Life magazine cover story featured one-year-old John F. Kennedy, Jr. in his White House nursery.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

24 November 1961

Subject Date

24 November 1961

Creator Notes

Cover photograph by Mark Shaw. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.75.9

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

Text on front cover: LIFE / EXCLUSIVE / IN THE / WHITE HOUSE / NURSERY / Year-old JFK Jr. / Plays with Gifts / from Charles de Gaulle
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