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(KENNEDY, JOHN F.)

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(KENNEDY, JOHN F.)
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and signed the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Assassinated. rare collection of 16 photographs, 4"" x 6"" b/w showing President John F. Kennedy during a 1961 outing at Tequesta Country Club in Tequesta, Florida. The photographs, all but one unpublished, show Kennedy teeing off, walking about at the club, and informally greeting several men. These high-quality first-generation photos were taken by press photographer Betty Bush for the now-defunct Beacon News newspaper, and according to her son's letter of provenance: ""àThese photographs are original and are the first prints to have been made from these negatives in almost forty yearsà"" Also included are three additional 5"" x 5"" b/w photographs showing Robert Kennedy at Palm Beach International Airport at approximately the same time. Sold with Bush's original letter of provenance, all in very fine condition. Twenty pieces.