{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"21803"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection"},"labelText":{"label":"Description","value":"Prayer card from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 25, 1963. This prayer card was created under the direction of Sanford L. Fox, Chief of the White House Special Entertainments Office from 1961 to 1964, with input from the Kennedy family and clergy at St. Matthew's.\r\n\r\nOn the front of the card is a black and white photographic portrait of President Kennedy. This portrait is from a photograph taken by Kennedy family photographer Jacques Lowe. The front of the card has a black border. \r\n\r\nText is printed on the back of the card. President Kennedy's name, title, and life dates are printed at the top with a simple black cross printed below. The text:\r\n\r\n\"Dear God,\r\nPlease take care of your servant\r\nJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy\", \r\n\r\nis followed by quotes taken directly from the end of President Kennedy's inaugural address, as selected by Jacqueline Kennedy."},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"2002.075.0014"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"One prayer card from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 25, 1963. This prayer card was created under the direction of Sanford L. Fox, Chief of the White House Special Entertainments Office from 1961 to 1964, with input from the Kennedy family and clergy at St. Matthew's. [See Text Entries]\r\n\r\nThe front of the card has a black and white portrait of President Kennedy in profile with a faded gray background only around the portrait; the rest of the background is cream-colored - the color of the paper. There is a thin black border around the outside front and back edges of the card. The portrait used on this prayer card is from a photograph taken by the Kennedys' family photographer, Jacques Lowe.\r\n\r\nThe reverse of the card has text printed in black. President Kennedy's name, title, and life dates are printed centered at the top with a simple black cross printed beneath this information. A quote follows:\r\n\"Dear God,\r\nPlease take care of your servant\r\nJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy\", with three decorative leaf shapes beneath separating it from the text below. The majority of the text on the reverse of the card are quotes taken directly from the end of President Kennedy's inaugural address; this choice was made by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy herself. [See Text Entries]\r\n\r\nPrayer card is slightly yellowed. Very minimal color loss on corners of paper. (JM 09/26/2017)"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paper"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/49892/full","displayOrder":"1","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"49892"},{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/49891/full","displayOrder":"2","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"49891"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Documents"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/49892/full"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["Inaugural address","Prayer card","Portrait","Mourning","Funeral","Kennedy, John F.","Fox, Sanford","Lowe, Jacques","St. Matthew's Cathedral","Washington, D.C."]},"culture":{"label":"Object","value":"Prayer card"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"11/25/1963"},"width":{"label":"Width","value":["8.8900000000"]},"textEntriesTextentries":{"label":"Curatorial Commentary","value":["Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, \"Mourning a President,\" about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections","Sanford L. Fox was the Chief of the White House Social Entertainments Office during the Kennedy presidency--a position he held from 1962 to 1975. As Chief, Mr. Fox was responsible for the planning, organization and execution of events at the White House including everything from teas to state dinners. He was an arbiter of protocol as well as having oversight for printing, engraving and calligraphy for menus, invitations and other stationery. He was also responsible for seating arrangements.\r\n\r\nSanford Fox and other White House staff assisted Mrs. Kennedy with planning her husband's funeral, in part by helping organize the necessary stationery. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"65655"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm)"},"height":{"label":"Height","value":["12.0650000000"]}}]}