…Kennedy was still a senator. 2017 marks the centenary of Kennedy’s birth. See the 1963 John F. Kennedy memorial edition of LIFE. See more John F. Kennedy by Yousuf Karsh…. […]

John F. Kennedy, 1960 John F. Kennedy was born on this day, May 29, in 1917. He was 35th President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 – the… […]

Edward Kennedy, 1968 American lawyer and politician Edward “Ted” Kennedy died on this day, August 25, in 2009 (b. 1932). Kennedy served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost… […]

Edward Kennedy, 1968 American lawyer and politician Edward “Ted” Kennedy died on this day, August 25, in 2009 (b. 1932). Kennedy served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost… […]

…Lee Bouvier. Bouvier herself had been a photographer, working for the Washington Times-Herald. Karsh also photographed Jacqueline and John Kennedy individually, as well as photographing Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy…. […]

…whole host of Kennedys, not least of all, Senator Edward Kennedy, in 1968, and Robert Kennedy, US Attorney General at the time, in 1962. See John F. Kennedy on the… […]

John F. Kennedy, 1960 On October 7, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in their second debate, focusing on foreign policy and in particular the Cold War…. […]

…Kennedy in 1957 and 1960, when JFK was the senator for Massachusetts. Jacqueline Kennedy was also photographed in ’57. LIFE Magazine’s memorial edition for John F. Kennedy after his death… […]

…Kennedy in 1957 and 1960, when JFK was the senator for Massachusetts. Jacqueline Kennedy was also photographed in ’57. LIFE Magazine’s memorial edition for John F. Kennedy after his death… […]

John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917. The 35th President of the United States, 1961-1963, was the youngest man elected to the office. The JFK Library is commemorating… […]

Robert F. Kennedy, 1962 Robert F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on November 20, 1925. Kennedy was Attorney General of the United States when he was photographed by Karsh… […]

John and Jacqueline Kennedy, 1957 Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, the future 35th president of the United States, married Jacqueline Bouvier on this day, September 12, in 1953. Seven years… […]

From the archives at LIFE Magazine, the memorial edition for John F. Kennedy after his death in 1963 featuring a portrait by Karsh from 1960. See more John F. Kennedy… […]

Robert F. Kennedy, 1962 Robert F. Kennedy had scored major victories when he won both the California and South Dakota presidential primaries on June 4, in 1968. He addressed his… […]

John F. Kennedy, 1957 On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy federalized National Guard troops and deployed them to the University of Alabama to force its desegregation. The next… […]

Jacqueline Kennedy, 1957 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on this day, July 28, in 1929. She was First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F…. […]

Robert F Kennedy, 1962 American politician and lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy was born on this day, November 20, in 1925. RFK served as a Senator for New York from 1965… […]

Eunice and Sargent Shriver, 1962 Eunice Kennedy Shriver died on this day, August 11, in 2009 (b. 1921). Shriver was the sister of President John F. Kennedy. She was a… […]

Robert F. Kennedy, 1962 Robert F. Kennedy had scored major victories when he won both the California and South Dakota presidential primaries on June 4, in 1968. He addressed his… […]

Jacqueline Kennedy, 1957 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on this day, July 28, in 1929. She was First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F…. […]

Jacqueline Kennedy, 1957 Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died on this day, May 19, in 1994. Karsh wrote: “Widowhood and adversity had not yet touched the glamorous young wife… […]

…president at Ford. McNamara immediately rejected the Treasury position but eventually accepted Kennedy’s invitation to serve as Secretary of Defense. (Wikipedia) See portraits of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson,… […]

Joan Baez, 1970 Congratulations to singer, songwriter, musician, and activist Joan Baez for her Kennedy Center Honor. “The Kennedy Center Honors serves as a moment to celebrate the remarkable artists… […]

Earl Warren, 1955 On this day, November 29, in 1963, one week after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Warren Commission. Leading the… […]

Michael Collins, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, 1969 Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, and… […]

McGeorge Bundy, 1962 New to the website are these two portraits of McGeorge Bundy. “Mac” Bundy served as United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon… […]

Michael Collins, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, 1969 Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, and… […]

…had previously served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 under President John F. Kennedy. Johnson’s presidency began following the assassination of President Kennedy. Johnson’s domestic policy was… […]

…Kennedy. Johnson’s presidency began following the assassination of President Kennedy. Johnson’s domestic policy was aimed to create programs that would expand civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education… […]

…States, and the 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He was born on this day, August 8, in 1908 (d. 1990). In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed… […]

…was born on November 9, 1915 (d. 2011). Shriver was an American diplomat, politician, and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family…. […]

…Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Library and the addition to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fragrant Hill Hotel outside Peking, or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame… […]

…Secretary-General post, and is one of one of only four people to be awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize. United States President John F. Kennedy called Hammarskjold “the greatest statesman of… […]

…as Senator Johnson in 1960, and again in 1963, soon after Johnson was sworn in as President in the wake of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. See more LBJ…. […]

…Arden and Warren Buffett; architects Frank Lloyd Wright and I. M. Pei; first ladies Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Eleanor Roosevelt; and entertainment giants Walt Disney and Jim Henson, as well… […]

…segregation in public schools. He was later appointed to chair what became known as the Warren Commission, which was formed to investigate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy…. […]

…including photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe, Jonas Salk, Marian Anderson, Elizabeth Arden, I.M. Pei, Helen Keller, Andy Warhol, Muhammad Ali, and first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy. The curator of… […]

…enjoy,’ the Chinese-American architect told me. The appreciative millions who throng through his creative public buildings – the East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Library… […]

…public buildings – the East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Library and the addition to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fragrant Hill… […]

…Cuban Missile Crisis mural, which features a profile image of John F. Kennedy by Yousuf Karsh. The mural is in the Analysis exhibit, and explores how leaders use intelligence. A… […]

…politics after meeting President John F. Kennedy at the White House when Clinton was a high school student. Karsh had closed his studio in Ottawa in 1992, aged 84, but… […]

…F. Kennedy‘s Speech on the Death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (April 4, 1968). From the Library of Congress: Ruth Draper (1884-1956) was an actress who specialized in solo… […]

…influential women who were often overshadowed. Other women who were photographed by Karsh and who are named in the 100 include Martha Graham, Queen Elizabeth II, Jacqueline Kennedy, Gloria Steinem,… […]

…observation since cited by many including President Kennedy, journalist Edward R. Murrow said that during the Second World War, Winston Churchill “mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.”… […]

…played a major role in numerous peacekeeping operations sponsored by the UN. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. Read more (Wikipedia)… […]

…a revolution in fair wages, health benefits, and education.” Other busts on display in President Biden’s office include Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt and Robert F. Kennedy…. […]

…played a major role in numerous peacekeeping operations sponsored by the UN. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. Read more (Wikipedia)…. […]

…the decolonization process and numerous peacekeeping operations sponsored by the UN. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. At the UN, Bunche… […]

…Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1966, and is remembered most as the only major dissenter against the escalation of the Vietnam War. His portrait is freshly added… […]

…Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959). She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman. See another portrait of Mary Martin…. […]

…the “Congo Crisis” between 1960 and 1965. After Hammarskjöld’s death, U.S. president John F. Kennedy regretted that he had opposed UN policy in the Congo and said: “I realize now… […]

Marilyn Horne, 1991 Marilyn Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer born in 1934. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, and has… […]

Michael Collins, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, 1969 Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, and… […]

…was couturier to celebrities such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Maria Callas, Lady Bird Johnson, and Mrs. Estrellita Karsh. Stavropoulos was photographed on this day, October 6,… […]