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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
Cigar
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin

Cigar

Artifact IDMO 2009.3.95.4
Object Type Cigar
Date 1961-1963
Manufacturer (Cigar Makers, Founded 1844)
Medium tobacco
DimensionsOverall L 4 1/4 in (10.8 cm)
Physical DescriptionCigar wrapped in cellophane. This cigar was part of the contents of President Kennedy's Oval Office Desk Drawer removed on November 23, 1963.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was owned by President John F. Kennedy. It was donated to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation by the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1997. The John F. Kennendy Foundation Inc. donated it to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 2009.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Personal Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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