• Mrs. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr., and White House Butlers in the West Sitting Hall
    Robert L. Knudsen
    staff
    West Sitting Hall
    Second Floor
    Residence staff
    This photograph of Jacqueline Kennedy and her son John F. Kennedy, Jr, posing for a photograph with White House butlers in the West Sitting Hall prior to her final departure from the White House was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on December 6, 1963. After removing her personal items, Mrs. Kennedy rearranged the remaining furnishings to cover bare spaces in an effort to make the house more welcoming to President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family. The West Sitting Hall is often a favorite for first families. But until 1869, the room was the location of an open stairwell connecting the State Floor to the private residence. President Ulysses S. Grant had the staircase replaced with a smaller one and the room slowly took shape. During the 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation, the stairwell was completely removed, allowing the West Sitting Hall to connect with the Center Hall and the rest of the Second Floor residence. The room is noted for the large arched window that mirrors the one in the East Sitting Hall, on the opposite end of the Center Hall.
  • Kennedy Children at Black Watch Tattoo Performance
    George F. Mobley
    Truman Balcony
    First Family
    This photograph is of Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., the children of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, on the Truman Balcony during the Black Watch tattoo on November 13, 1963. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) was a British Army line infantry regiment from 1881 until 2006 when it became the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. A tattoo was originally simply a type of military music, but the word evolved to encompass the entire performance. Nine members of the Black Watch returned to the United States to participate in President Kennedy's funeral procession from the White House to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
  • Kennedy Children at Black Watch Tattoo Performance
    George F. Mobley
    Truman Balcony
    First Family
    This photograph is of Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., the children of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, on the Truman Balcony during the Black Watch tattoo on November 13, 1963. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) was a British Army line infantry regiment from 1881 until 2006 when it became the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. A tattoo was originally simply a type of military music, but the word evolved to encompass the entire performance. Nine members of the Black Watch returned to the United States to participate in President Kennedy's funeral procession from the White House to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
  • Kennedy Family in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
    Cecil Stoughton
    residence
    Massachusetts
    staff
    This photograph, taken by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton on August 4, 1962, shows President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. at the Kennedy family's six-acre compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Kennedy's father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., purchased the main house on the compound in 1929 as a summer house for his wife, Rose, and their eight children. By 1960, the Kennedy compound held three houses for the growing family, including one for Robert and Ethel Kennedy and another for John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy.
  • Kennedy Family Attends Easter Service in Palm Beach
    Cecil Stoughton
    Florida
    Easter
    worship services
    This photograph of President John F. Kennedy and his family was taken by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton following an Easter Sunday service on April 14, 1963. The family stands outside the private chapel at the residence of Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the president's father, in Palm Beach, Florida. To escape the bitter cold of winters in Washington, D.C., President Kennedy would travel to his family's Mediterranean-style estate in Palm Beach.
  • Mrs. Kennedy Arrives for Weekend Vacation at Wexford
    Cecil Stoughton
    residence
    Virginia
    Residence staff
    staff
    This photograph, taken by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton on October 26, 1963, shows First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arriving with her children Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. for a weekend getaway to their family estate in Akota, Virginia. They are accompanied by Maud Shaw, the children's governess. The Kennedys built the house on the 166-acre estate after losing their lease on Glen Ora, their former weekend vacation home near Middleburg, Virginia. Mrs. Kennedy named the house Wexford after the Irish county from which her husband's family could trace their ancestry.
  • President Kennedy with John F. Kennedy, Jr.
    Cecil Stoughton
    West Colonade
    West Wing
    This photograph is of President John F. Kennedy and his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., playing with a toy horse outside on the West Colonnade of the White House. White House photographer Cecil Stoughton captured this moment on March 28, 1963.
  • Kennedy Children Visit President Kennedy in the Oval Office on Halloween
    Cecil Stoughton
    Oval Office
    West Wing
    First Family
    children
    holidays
    This photograph by Cecil Stoughton shows Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. visiting President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office on Halloween in their costumes.
  • John F. Kennedy, Caroline, and John Jr. with their Pony, Macaroni
    Robert L. Knudsen
    First Family
    pets
    children
    This photograph shows President John F. Kennedy with Caroline, John, Jr., and Caroline's, Macaroni. They stand just outside of the Oval Office, beside the Rose Garden and West Colonnade.
  • Caroline and John Jr. Picnic on the South Lawn
    Unknown
    South Lawn
    First Family
    children
    This photograph shows Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. eating a picnic on the South Lawn
  • John F. Kennedy Jr. with Charlie at Camp David.
    Unknown
    children
    pets
    Camp David
    This photograph shows John F. Kennedy, Jr., playing with dog Charlie and another child at Camp David.
  • Kennedy Family on the South Lawn
    Robert L. Knudsen
    First Family
    pets
    children
    This photograph by White House photographer Robert Knudsen shows Caroline Kennedy on her horse, Macaroni, surrounded by her family: President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and John, Jr.
  • Kennedy Family at Hyannis Port
    Cecil Stoughton
    First Family
    pets
    children
    This photograph by Cecil Stoughton shows President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children, John Jr. and Caroline, on vacation in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
  • Kennedy Children Visit the President in the Oval Office
    Cecil Stoughton
    Oval Office
    West Wing
    First Family
    children
    This photograph shows Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. playing in the Oval Office as President John F. Kennedy looks on.
  • Kennedys Watch the Black Watch Tattoo
    Cecil Stoughton
    South Portico
    First Family
    children
    military
    This photograph by Cecil Stoughton shows President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children, Caroline and John, Jr., on the South Portico watching the Black Watch tattoo. Maj. Wingate Gray is seated on the left. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) was a British Army line infantry regiment from 1881 until 2006 when it became the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. A tattoo was originally simply a type of military music, but the word has evolved to encompass the entire performance. Members of the Black Watch returned to the United States to participate in President Kennedy's funeral procession from the White House to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
  • Kennedy Children & Maud Shawe on Truman Balcony
    Abbie Rowe
    Truman Balcony
    Second Floor
    children
    This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. watching an event on the South Lawn from the Truman Balcony. They are accompanied by their nanny, Maude Shaw.
  • John Kennedy Jr. and Friend on Truman Balcony
    Abbie Rowe
    Truman Balcony
    Second Floor
    children
    This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows John F. Kennedy, Jr. and a friend on the Truman Balcony watching an event on the South Lawn below.
  • The Kennedys Greet Jacqueline Kennedy at the Airport
    Abbie Rowe
    First Family
    children
    This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy after landing at an airport and being greeted by her family: President John F. Kennedy, Caroline, and John, Jr. The airplane in the background was named "Caroline".
  • Kennedy Children during the Black Watch Tattoo Performance
    George F. Mobley
    Truman Balcony
    Second Floor
    children
    This photograph by George Mobley of the National Geographic Service shows Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. sitting on the Truman Balcony watching the Black Watch tattoo performance taking place on the South Lawn below. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) was a British Army line infantry regiment from 1881 until 2006 when it became the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. A tattoo was originally simply a type of military music, but the word has evolved to encompass the entire performance. Members of the Black Watch returned to the United States to participate in President John F. Kennedy's funeral procession from the White House to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.