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

Neck Tie

Artifact IDMO 2009.3.151.82
Object Type Necktie
Date 1950-1960
Maker (Designer, Palm Beach, Southhampton, Washington D.C.)
Medium Silk
DimensionsOverall L 56 1/2 in x W 2 1/4 in (143.5 cm x 5.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionRuby red silk neck tie printed with the word THINK in a repeating pattern. Embroidered label "Shur" on back with retail locations of Palm Beach, Florida; Southhampton, New York; and Washington, D.C. included.
Historical NoteThis tie belonged to John F. Kennedy. He can be seen wearing it in photographs taken during the White House visit of Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and American astronaut John Glenn on May 3, 1962.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was part of the personal collection of President Kennedy, it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Inc. by the Estate of Jaqueline Kennedy Onasis in 1996. Ownership was transferred from the John F. Kennedy Foundation to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in 2009.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Mrs. Jacqueline 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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