The past is strapped to our backs...

July 12th 5 notes | Reblog

John-John gets a short helicopter ride with his father.

July 7th 8 notes | Reblog

John-John, Mrs. Kennedy, and President Kennedy amongst an enthusiastic crowd

June 26th 10 notes | Reblog

A typical youthful escort as the President heads for his helicopter to leave Hyannisport for Washington during the summer of 1963.

June 9th 11 notes | Reblog

John-John playing soldier the weekend before Dallas, 1963.

May 28th 1 note | Reblog

Jackie Kennedy walks with her son, John Jr., on the grounds of the White House.

May 12th 22 notes | Reblog

The Kennedys often enjoyed musical performances on the White House lawn.

April 28th 15 notes | Reblog

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, with children Caroline and John, Jr., sits for a formal portrait.

March 30th 43 notes | Reblog

In Palm Beach at Easter 1963, Kennedy amuses John-John in the swimming pool with a hand puppet. Swimming was the President’s chief form of exercise and relaxation. In the pool Kennedy could play with the children with far less danger to his injured back.

March 28th 7 notes | Reblog

A week before his father’s assassination JFK, Jr. marches into the presidential limousine. The President had just placed a wreath on the graves of the Unknown Soldiers in a Veterans Day ceremony, November 11, 1963.

March 28th 14 notes | Reblog

JFK is greeted by John and Caroline at Otis Air Force Base, August 23, 1963.

March 28th 14 notes | Reblog

JFK, Jr. with his father aboard a helicopter between Hyannis Port and Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts.

March 10th 9 notes | Reblog

A widow’s anguish: Dazed, her face swollen from crying, Jackie waits with John-John and Caroline as Jack’s body is carried from the north portico of the White House.

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