Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy
Object number1989.066.0008.0002
Date11/25/1963
ClassificationsDocuments
Photographer
Robert Knudsen
ObjectPrayer card
Credit LineNash-Timmerman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions5 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (14 × 8.7 cm)
Collections
DescriptionPrayer card from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 25, 1963.
On the front of the card is a black and white photographic portrait of President Kennedy taken by Robert Knudsen.
Text 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:
"Dear God,
Please take care of your servant
John Fitzgerald Kennedy",
is followed by quotes taken directly from the end of President Kennedy's inaugural address.
Curatorial CommentaryIncluded 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
Democratic National Committee
01/11/1964
Fair Play for Cuba Committee
05/28/1963