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Artifact Collection: Gifts from Heads of State

This series contains gifts given to President John F. Kennedy and the First Family by foreign heads of state during the Kennedy administration. Gifts were presented to the President and the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, during state visits to various countries and when foreign dignitaries visited the White House. Artifacts include decorative works, artwork, costumes and textiles, medals and coins, photographs, swords, awards, dolls, equestrian items, and jewelry items.
National Archives Catalog Series: Gifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
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Rocker Blotter
ca. 1961
Hermes, Paris
MO 63.297e
Cocoa Plantation
before 1962
Diaby Youssouf
MO 63.429
Statue of a Striding Man
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty (2450-2290 B.C.)
unknown
MO 95.72
Kennedy Commemorative Cup with Lid
1963
Waterford Crystal
MO 63.1186a-b
Seated Buddha
11th century
MO 63.1855
Head of Buddha
Second century AD
unknown
MO 95.91
Carrickmacross Lace Cocktail Napkin
before 1963
MO 75.858.1.4a
Freedom of Wexford Chest
1962-1963
Louis Kerr
MO 63.2452.1a-b
Carrickmacross Lace Napkin
before 1963
MO 75.858.1.3a
Kris with Sheath
before 1961
MO 95.90
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