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Jacqueline Kennedy White House invitation card requesting the recipient’s presence at “An Evening with Robert Frost,” held on Monday, May 1, at 8:30 p.m. at the State Department Auditorium. Issued under the Honorary Chairmanship of Mrs. Kennedy, the invitation reflects her role in shaping the cultural life of Washington during the early years of the Kennedy administration. Printed in elegant script and noting formal black-tie attire, the invitation underscores the administration’s engagement with leading literary and artistic figures of the era.

Fine condition.

Jacqueline Kennedy (1929–1994) served as First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 and is widely remembered for her efforts to elevate the arts, history, and culture within the White House and official Washington. Her patronage of writers, musicians, and artists helped define the refined cultural tone of the Kennedy years and left a lasting imprint on the nation’s public life.

Robert Frost (1874–1963) was one of America’s most celebrated poets, renowned for his depictions of rural New England life and his mastery of traditional poetic forms. Over the course of his career, Frost received four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry and became a central literary voice of the 20th century. He achieved rare national prominence for a poet, including reading his work at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961, cementing his place as a cultural figure deeply intertwined with American public life.

A desirable White House cultural artifact highlighting Jacqueline Kennedy’s influence on the cultural life of Washington, where poetry, intellect, and public service intersected during the Kennedy era.

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