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Photograph of JFK's Birthday 1963
"President's Birthday Party, given by White House Staff. President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Dave Powers, Kenneth O'Donnell, others. White House, Navy Mess Hall." - National Archives
Black and White Photograph of Kenneth O'Donnell
"Special Assistant to the President Kenneth P. O'Donnell. White House, Washington, D.C." - JFK Library
Black and White Photograph of Kenneth O'Donnell Accepting Scroll On Behalf of JFK
"Special Assistant to the President Kenneth P. O'Donnell Accepts Scroll from Democratic Committee of Orange County, New York" - JFK Library
Black and White Photograph of Evelyn Lincoln
"Personal Secretary to the President Evelyn Lincoln at her desk in the President’s Secretary’s Office, White House, Washington, D.C." - JFK Library
Photograph of Kenneth O'Donnell and White House Army Signal Agency Staff Member
"Presidential Aide Kenneth P. O’Donnell (left) speaks with an unidentified White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) officer outside the South Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C." - JFK Library
Example of a Memorandum from O'Donnell to All White House Staff
"This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Kenneth P. O'Donnell, Appointment Secretary and Special Assistant to the President. Topics include details of the President's…
Kenneth O'Donnell Gives LBJ Permission to Leave Dallas
According to Emory Roberts in his witness testimony, while at Parkland Memorial Hospital, LBJ was reluctant to leave Dallas without permission and sent Roberts to acquire permission from O'Donnell to leave aboard AF1.
News Script: Marvin Love, Hotel Texas Waiter, Serves JFK His Last Breakfast
"Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Marvin Love who served President Kennedy his last meal, breakfast." - UNT Digital Library
Waiter Marvin Love Recalls Serving JFK's Final Meal
Marvin Love describes the contents of JFK's final breakfast at Hotel Texas the morning of the assassination.
WCR Excerpt: O'Donnell's Bubbletop Instructions
On page 45 of the Warren Commission Report, O'Donnell makes the decision to leave off the bubbletop if the weather is good.
WCH Testimony Excerpt: O'Donnell At Hotel Texas
In his Warren Commission Hearing Testimony, O'Donnell recalls an assassination discussion with JFK and Jackie on that fateful morning.
Kenneth O'Donnell Describes JFK's Legacy
Ten years after the assassination, Kenneth O'Donnell describes what he considers to be JFK's lasting legacy: "he brought young people intimately into politics."
Kenneth O'Donnell FBI Witness File (NARA)
This is a 61-page FBI folder from Johnson's Commission on the Assassination of JFK. It contains various witness statements of the Secret Service agents and other White House staff that relate to O'Donnell as a key witness.
WCH Testimony Excerpt: O'Donnell's Order to Flee Parkland
In Volume VII of the Warren Commission Hearings, pages 452-453, Kenneth O'Donnell recounts his decision to flee Parkland with JFK's body - without permission from the hospital.
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye: A Memoir Co-Written by O'Donnell
The image displays the front cover of Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, a memoir written by White House staff members Kenneth O'Donnell and David Powers (with reporter Joe McCarthy).
Roy Kellerman in the front seat of the presidential car
The following photo is a picture of Roy H. Kellerman, a secret service agent who was sitting in the front seat of the presidential car, next to Agent Greer at the time of the president's assassination
Front Page of the New York Times, November 28, 1963
This is the front page of the New York Times on Thanksgiving Day 1963, just six days after President Kennedy was assassinated. It includes a picture of the New President, Lyndon B Johnson, giving a speech to congress about how he wanted to continue…
"Agent Describes Role of Shielding Johnson" Article Found on New York Times Front Page on November 28, 1963
An article written by Jack Vandenberg,a reporter for the NYT on Youngblood's role protecting President Johnson on the day President Kennedy was killed. This is an interview with Youngblood who is extremely forthcoming about his role in the events…
President Johnson Greeting Crowds with USSS Rufus Youngblood
President Johnson greets crowds, USSS Agent Rufus Youngblood is behind him.
President Lyndon B. Johnson Arrives at White House
President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (both in center) speak with Secret Service agent, Rufus Youngblood, upon arrival on the South Lawn from Dallas, Texas, via Andrews Air Force Base on the day of President Kennedy's…