Details:

John F. Kennedy original 6.75 x 8.25” black-and-white press photograph depicting two rocking chairs being removed from a corridor outside Kennedy’s White House office following his assassination. The verso bears the original period news caption reading, in part: “END OF A SYMBOL—Two rocking chairs, which became a symbol of President Kennedy in his White House office, are stacked in a corridor as the personal belongings of the slain chief executive were removed from the office.” The reverse is additionally stamped NOV 25 1963, with editorial markings consistent with newsroom use.

Near fine condition.

Taken in the immediate aftermath of Kennedy’s assassination, this photograph captures one of the most quietly powerful symbolic moments of the transition following November 22, 1963. Kennedy’s rocking chairs were widely associated with his presidency and personal presence in the Oval Office, and their removal became an enduring visual metaphor for the sudden end of the New Frontier.

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Reference sku: 11676 1414102-1