Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Handwritten thank-you note from Jacqueline Kennedy

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Handwritten thank-you note from Jacqueline Kennedy

Handwritten thank-you note on a cream-colored flat notecard with thin black border. In it Mrs. expresses appreciation to a White House staffer for their service to President Kennedy.The notecard is flat and is printed on thick paper. In addition to the thin black border around the outside front edge of the card, there is a small crest printed in the center near the top edge in black ink. Mrs. Kennedy's note is as follows:"Thank you for all you did to help the President. Jacqueline Kennedy".

Object Details
Object title:

Handwritten thank-you note from Jacqueline Kennedy

Date:

11/23/1963 - 12/06/1963

Terms:

Funeral

Stationery

Mourning

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Gallagher, Mary

Washington, D.C.
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 11/16 × 5 3/16 in. (9.4 × 13.2 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2017.057.0001

Curatorial Note:

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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Handwritten thank-you note from Jacqueline Kennedy

Handwritten thank-you note on a cream-colored flat notecard with thin black border. In it Mrs. expresses appreciation to a White House staffer for their service to President Kennedy.The notecard is flat and is printed on thick paper. In addition to the thin black border around the outside front edge of the card, there is a small crest printed in the center near the top edge in black ink. Mrs. Kennedy's note is as follows:"Thank you for all you did to help the President. Jacqueline Kennedy".

Object Details
Object title:

Handwritten thank-you note from Jacqueline Kennedy

Date:

11/23/1963 - 12/06/1963

Terms:

Funeral

Stationery

Mourning

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Gallagher, Mary

Washington, D.C.

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 11/16 × 5 3/16 in. (9.4 × 13.2 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2017.057.0001

Curatorial Note:

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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