AAA School Safety Patrol Lifesaver Medal
Artifact IDMO 63.792
Object Type
Medal
Date
ca. 1962
Date Presented5/11/62
Gifter
Judge Clarence E. Bodie
Medium
Gilded metal, textile, lucite
DimensionsOverall H 6 1/2 in x W 3 1/2 in (16.5 cm x 8.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionPatrol lifesaver medal in the shape of a star with relief of a man and woman in center. Medal is suspended on a red, white, and blue ribbon and backed on a piece of panel. The entire medal is encased in lucite. Brass plaque on front reads "To the President of the United States John F. Kennedy in appreciation for presenting school safety patrol lifesaver medals May 1962"
Historical NotePresident John F. Kennedy received this American Automobile Association (AAA) medal from President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie, during the AAA Lifesaving Awards ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 1962. JFK displayed it in the Oval Office of the White House on the bookshelf.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was received by President Kennedy in May 1962. It was held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.Subjects
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