VERY RARE Signed John F Kennedy Birthday Program Signed by John F Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Kennedy and other celebrities that attended the event. Signatures include Jack Benny, Maria Callas, Peter Lawford, Jimi Durante, Danny Kaye, Henry Fonda, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin, Robert Merrill and the Mayor of New York, Robert F. Wagner. The date was May 19, 1962, ten days before his 45th birthday, President Kennedy's birthday celebration was held at Madison Square Garden and more than 15,000 people attend, including many celebrities. It was a fundraising event for the Democratic Party. Collectibles and artifacts from this historic event are among the most coveted of all John F Kennedy collectibles. Marilyn Monroe—introduced by Kennedy brother-in-law Peter Lawford— sang the traditional "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics in a sultry, intimate voice, with "Mr. President" inserted as Kennedy's name. She continued the song with a short melody from the classic song, "Thanks for the Memory", for which she had written new lyrics specifically aimed at Kennedy. Afterwards, as an enormous birthday cake was presented to him, JFK came on stage and joked about Monroe's version of the song, saying, "I can now retire from politics after having had Happy Birthday sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way," alluding to Marilyn's delivery, skintight dress, and image as a sex symbol. Monroe's dress was noted for being made of a sheer and flesh-colored fabric with 2,500 shimmering rhinestones sewn into it. The dress was so tight-fitting that Monroe had to literally be sewn into it; and she wore nothing under it. Monroe died just a few months later, making this one of her last performances. The event included such famous personalities as Jack Benny, Ella Fitzgerald, Danny Kaye, Henry Fonda, Maria Callas, Peggy Lee, Peter Lawford and., of course John Fitzgerald Kennedy and many more. Each Signature has been authenticated and comes with a LOA issued by Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators

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