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John F. Kennedy original 7 x 5” color photograph by famed White House photographer Cecil Stoughton depicting President Kennedy relaxing shirtless aboard the presidential yacht with members of his family and guests during a summer cruise off the Massachusetts coast. The candid image captures the President seated on the aft deck in conversation while family members enjoy the voyage, offering a rare glimpse into the private side of the Kennedy presidency. The reverse bears Stoughton’s original handwritten file notation, “C250-25-63,” along with the original Kodak paper watermark.

Near fine condition.

Among Cecil Stoughton’s most compelling photographs are those documenting the Kennedy family’s leisure time away from Washington. Granted unparalleled access as the first official White House photographer, Stoughton accompanied the President during family vacations and excursions, producing remarkably intimate images that were never intended as formal publicity photographs. This relaxed scene aboard the presidential yacht reflects the youthful spirit and close-knit family atmosphere that came to define the Kennedy administration’s enduring “Camelot” image.

Provenance: From the archive of Cecil Stoughton (1920–2008), official White House photographer best known for capturing some of the most iconic images of the Kennedy administration, including the swearing-in of Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Air Force One following JFK’s assassination. His body of work remains an essential visual record of the early 1960s American presidency.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11665 1416425-1