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Lot 163
Sale 2721 - Books & Manuscripts
May 28, 2020
9:00AM ET
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$1,200 -
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$1,625
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[Presidential] Kennedy, John F. Presidential Doodle
No place, ca. 1960s. 7 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches. On the president's gold-embossed "Aboard Air Force One" letterhead. Penciled depiction of a Mercury space capsule with the capitalized and boldly highlighted letters spelling "NASA" above the spacecraft, possibly on a tailfin. Above that is Kennedy's design of six arrows emanating from a central point. Though unsigned, sketches accomplished by JFK as president are exceedingly rare. Originally in the collection of Kennedy's longtime friend and colleague, Congressman Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio (1886-1970). Kirwan and JFK worked together from 1947, when Kennedy was first elected to Congress, until his death in 1963. Provenance: Mrs. Michael J. Kirwan, thence by gift to present owner.