COVER STORY / JFK AT 85: KEEPING THE MEMORIES ALIVE ALL EDITIONS

A guide focusing on the family's Irish heritage might point out the linen bedspreads embroidered with shamrocks and thistles in the master bedroom where the president was born. Another guide discussing [Rose Kennedy]'s influence on the children may direct your attention to the nursery, whe...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author Michael Schuman. Michael Schuman is a freelance writer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 26.05.2002
EditionCombined editions
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Kennedy, John F Jr
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, Rose
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Summary:A guide focusing on the family's Irish heritage might point out the linen bedspreads embroidered with shamrocks and thistles in the master bedroom where the president was born. Another guide discussing [Rose Kennedy]'s influence on the children may direct your attention to the nursery, where a replica of young John's christening dress and his favorite books, "King Arthur and His Knights" and "Billy Whiskers," are displayed. Rose said that she only chose books endorsed by reputable sources, such as schools or children's bookshops, although she admitted finding the drawings in "Billy Whiskers" too crude for her own tastes. Nearby is a simulated street corner, quintessential "Main Street USA" in 1960. Showing on two Zenith television sets in the window of Smith's Appliance Store are clips of "Leave It to Beaver" and "77 Sunset Strip," punctuated by Kennedy presidential campaign ads. One window down is the JFK campaign headquarters with vintage buttons, brochures and bumper stickers. Kids will wonder about relics from the dark ages, such as the black rotary phone and manual typewriter. 1) National Park Service Photo - Clockwise from bottom left: The nursery at the John F. Kennedy National Historic Site at 83 Beals St., Brookline, Mass., where Kennedy was born; 2) a 1960 presidential campaign poster; 3) Photo by [Michael Schuman] - The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealy Plaza in Dallas; 4) Photo by Robert Schoen - the Oval Office exhibit at the 5) Photo by Robert Schoen - John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, shown below.; ON THE JFK TRAIL. Had he lived, [John F. Kennedy Jr.] would have been 85 this week. In Boston and Dalas, they're keeping his memory alive.