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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-002
This folder contains materials concerning Operation Aphrodite. Of note is a telegram from General [James Harold] Doolittle to General [Carl Andrew] Spaatz regarding the first Aphrodite mission and the death of Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-001
This folder contains materials sent by Emerson G. Johnstone regarding the naval career of Kennedy’s brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024
This folder contains photographs of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. and the launch of the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-011-024
This folder contains materials concerning the formation of a Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) chapter in memory of his brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Materials in this folder include correspondence regarding the creation of the post and membership requirements.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-026
This folder contains letters of condolence written to John F. Kennedy following the death of his older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-025
This folder contains materials concerning tributes and memorials in Boston, Massachusetts, to John F. Kennedy's late brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Items include an official certificate of sympathy and condolence from the city of Boston and a notice that Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.'s name was inscribed on the George Robert White Memorial Centre [World War II Memorial].
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-024
This folder contains a partial text of As We Remember Joe, Edward M. Kennedy's memoir of his late brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. The handwritten text also contains editing notations by John F. Kennedy.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-111
This folder contains a letter to John F. Kennedy from a woman identified only as Amber concerning the death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-110
This folder contains a letter to John F. Kennedy from a woman identified only as Alice concerning the death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. It was likely written by Alice Hathaway (Burrage) Aldrich.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-099
This folder contains a letter to John F. Kennedy from Charles (Chuck) Spalding concerning the death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-096
This folder contains a letter to John F. Kennedy from Peter Schaeffer concerning "As We Remember Joe," a tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0012
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., outdoors in Saint Moritz, Switzerland, in 1939. The following is handwritten on the verso of the photographic postcard, presumably by John F. Kennedy: "Joe at Switzerland - 1939." A brownish residue covers most of the verso of the photographic postcard. [This photograph is currently held in the Kennedy Family Collection and is un-numbered. It is not known if this is the photograph that was originally held in the Personal Papers subcollection of the Papers of John F. Kennedy or if it is a duplicate.]
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0010
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., wearing his United States Navy Uniform. The photograph is set in a cardboard frame bearing the following inscription: "Dishinger-Woodward-Jacksonville, Fla."This photograph is currently filed under WWII. Naval Service within the John F. Kennedy Personal Papers subcollection of the Papers of John F. Kennedy.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0002
Church in Dunkeswell, England. A memorial stone in the foreground is engraved as follows: "In memory of Mary Ashford." The following is handwritten on the verso of the photograph, presumably by Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: "Dunkeswell Church." The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "662 W." The photograph was sent with a letter dated April 10, 1947, from Peter Schaeffer to Representative John F. Kennedy. [This photograph is currently held in the Kennedy Family Collection and is un-numbered. It is not known if this is the photograph that was originally held in the Personal Papers subcollection of the Papers of John F. Kennedy or if it is a duplicate.]
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0022
Jean Kennedy christening the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD 850), during the launching ceremony at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0021
Commissioning ceremony for the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Most of the participants in the ceremony appear to be United States Navy personnel and are standing on deck saluting a flag.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0020
Commissioning ceremony for the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Most of the participants in the ceremony appear to be United States Navy personnel and are standing on deck holding their hats.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0019
United States Navy officer speaking on deck during the commissioning ceremony for the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Jean Kennedy and additional Navy officers are standing in the background.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0018
Crowd gathered for the commissioning of the Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Robert F. Kennedy, dressed in his naval uniform, stands on the pier (front row, third from right).
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0017
United States Navy officer speaking on deck during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Boston, Massachusetts. Jean Kennedy, with her back to a gun turret, is standing with additional Navy officers.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0016
United States Navy officer speaking on deck during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Jean Kennedy and additional Navy officers are standing in the background.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0015
Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at sea.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0014
Navy destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., poised to launch at a shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0008
Dunkeswell, England. There are blue speckles and streaks on the photograph. The following is handwritten on the verso of the photograph, presumably by Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: "Panorama of Dunkeswell. Church tower in distance." The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "662 W." The photograph was sent with a letter dated April 10, 1947, from Peter Schaeffer to Representative John F. Kennedy. [This photograph is currently held in the Kennedy Family Collection and is un-numbered. It is not known if this is the photograph that was originally held in the Personal Papers subcollection of the Papers of John F. Kennedy or if it is a duplicate.]
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-006-024-p0006
Dunkeswell post office and church tower, Dunkeswell, England. The following is handwritten on the verso of the photograph, presumably by Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: "Dunkeswell Post Office - Church tower in rear." The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "662 W." The photograph was sent with a letter dated April 10, 1947, from Peter Schaeffer to Representative John F. Kennedy. [This photograph is currently held in the Kennedy Family Collection and is un-numbered. It is not known if this is the photograph that was originally held in the Personal Papers subcollection of the Papers of John F. Kennedy or if it is a duplicate.]