My Kennedy Years: A Memoir(photos)

My Kennedy Years: A Memoir

 

 

 

 

 

 

Never-before-published photos of John F Kennedy feature in a new illustrated memoir of the former US president.

 

 

 

Jackie, Caroline and Jack Kennedy

 

After Jackie and Caroline joined the photo session, Jack relaxed. When Caroline began to suck on Jackie’s pearls, Jacques got his first famous image of the Kennedys. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

 

 

Jack and Caroline Kennedy in Georgetown, 1959

During the early campaigning of 1959, trips were interspersed with work in Congress and life at home in Georgetown. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

Jack Kennedy in West Virginia, April 1960

The West Virginia primary, which took place in early May, became the make or break contest where Jack would have to prove his Catholicism was not an impediment. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

Jack and Jackie Kennedy in Hyannis Port, July 1960

The family gathered in Hyannis Port for a brief but welcome break before the campaign began in earnest. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

Jackie and Caroline Kennedy

Jacques had just taken a family portrait for the Christmas card and Jack had run upstairs to change to go and play golf – he was saying goodbye to Caroline. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

Jack Kennedy with Senator Hubert Humphrey in Des Moines, Iowa, August 1960

The liberal wing of the Democratic Party remained wary of Kennedy because of his nomination of Johnson for Vice President. The appearance with the liberal stalwart Humphrey at the beginning of the campaign was meant to show Jack united the party. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

Jack Kennedy

As the campaign rolled on, the crowds were invariably large and invariably fervent. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

Jack Kennedy in Hartford, Connecticut, November 1960

One of the last campaign appearances on the steps of the Hartford Times, the day before the election. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

Kennedy’s funeral

© The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

The Kennedy's at Bobby Kennedy’s house

There they sat for almost an hour in front of the television, waiting for the votes from one of the big states to come in that would push Jack over the line. © The Estate of Jacques Lowe

 

JFK at the White House with Harold Macmillan, April 1961

© The Estate of Jacques Lowe