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mahatmakanejeeves

(67,591 posts) Thu Nov 20, 2025, 04:42 PM Thursday

On this day, November 20, 1963, JFK met in the Oval Office with Lena Horne, Carol Lawrence, and others.

Kennedy had recently returned from a trip to Cape Canaveral and Miami. The day before, he had pardoned the Thanksgiving turkey.

At this hour on this day in 1963, JFK meets in Oval Office with Lena Horne, Carol Lawrence and other entertainers and Democratic officials to plan a January 1964 fundraiser on third anniversary of his inaugural that would benefit his reelection campaign: #JFKL

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On this day, November 20, 1963, JFK met in the Oval Office with Lena Horne, Carol Lawrence, and others. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

Amazing! BTW, who is Lena Horne flirting with and who is the women in red? hedda_foil Thursday #1

The picture is from the Kennedy Library. I worked with a few of those earlier today. mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #2

Thank you SO much for all the detective work, mhmknjeeves! hedda_foil Thursday #3

hedda_foil

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1. Amazing! BTW, who is Lena Horne flirting with and who is the women in red?

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Thu Nov 20, 2025, 04:59 PM

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mahatmakanejeeves

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2. The picture is from the Kennedy Library. I worked with a few of those earlier today.

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 20, 2025, 05:06 PM

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I can get all kinds of details about that. I'll work on this in a bit.

Start here: https://www.jfklibrary.org

A bit later:

https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwhp-1963-11-20-e#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR8252-B

VISIT OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (DNC) CHAIRMAN JOHN BAILEY, LENA HORNE, CAROL LAWRENCE, RICHARD ADLER, SIDNEY SALOMON, VICE-CHAIRWOMAN OF THE DNC MARGARET B. PRICE, AND SECRETARY OF THE DNC DOROTHY VREDENBURGH BUSH, 11:30AM

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Visit of Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman John Bailey, Lena Horne, Carol Lawrence, Richard Adler, Sidney Salomon, Vice-Chairwoman of the DNC Margaret B. Price, and Secretary of the DNC Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush, 11:30AM (JFKWHP-1963-11-20-E)

hedda_foil

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3. Thank you SO much for all the detective work, mhmknjeeves!

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Thu Nov 20, 2025, 06:55 PM

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