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Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy
Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy

Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy

Object number2017.021.0002
Date11/25/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Robert Knudsen
ObjectPrayer card
Credit LinePhilip "Doc" Carver Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions4 11/16 × 3 7/16 in. (11.9 × 8.8 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 Commentary
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
This prayer card was donated to the Museum by Philip Carver, Jr. His late father, Philip "Doc" Carver, served as a White House Naval Aide to President Kennedy in 1963 and was therefore invited to attend the funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator