Pair of White House Police Badge Bookends
Artifact IDMO 63.2332a-b
Object Type
Bookend
Date
1963
Gifter
White House Police
Maker
V. H. Blackinton Co., Inc.
(Manufacturer of Badges and Uniform Insignia)
Medium
Lucite, metal, enamel
DimensionsOverall H 6 in x W 4 3/4 in x D 2 in (15.2 cm x 12.1 cm x 5.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionPair of Lucite bookends with an honorary White House Police hat badge encapsulated in center. The badge is a gold Presidential Seal with "White House Police" on a blue enamel panel at top. Just below the eagle is the White House with "Honorary" in blue enamel beneath it. There is a brass plate at bottom of the bookend is inscribed "To President John F. Kennedy from the White House Police 1963."
Historical NoteThe President received these bookends on his birthday, 1963-05-29, at a surprise party given at the White House Navy Mess by members of his staff.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was a gift from a member of the general public to the President and Mrs. Kennedy received by the Executive Office of the President betwen 1961-1963 and 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)
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