Letter From Jacqueline Kennedy to Ted Sorensen; 2 Pages of John F. Kennedy's Notes
Artifact IDMO 2002.7.4a-c
Object Type
Other Documents
Date
1966, 1963
Medium
Ink on paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 3/4 in x W 27 in (42.5 cm x 68.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionNote from Jacqueline Kennedy to Ted Sorensen dated Christmas, 1966. Two yellow legal pad pages with John F. Kennedy's notes in pencil; written in lower right corner several times are the numbers 16-32 (number of missiles) circled. All three documents are framed together.
Historical NotePresident Kennedy scribbled these notes during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Ted Sorensen, to whom they were presented by Jacqueline Kenendy after her husband's death, had served as Kennedy's Special Council during the crisis.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by Theodore Sorensen, Special Council to the President, in 2002.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of Theodore C. Sorensen
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPost Presidential Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676966)
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