Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

Listen to an excerpt from the oral history interview with Jacques Lowe, the Kennedys' personal photographer for many years, by clicking "Find out more."

Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

Find out more

Missal for President Kennedy's funeral Mass

Full Screen

Back

Missal for President Kennedy's funeral Mass

Missal booklet from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 25, 1963. A missal is a book containing the text used in a Catholic Mass.The booklet is covered in textured gray paper and bound along left side with two metal staples; missal pages are numbered 2 to 32. The front cover of the booklet has text printed in purple ink: "The Mass on theDay of BurialforJohn Fitzgerald KennedyBorn May 29, 1917Died November 22, 1963atSaint Matthew's CathedralWashington, D. C. May he rest in peace."

Object Details
Object title:

Missal for President Kennedy's funeral Mass

Date:

11/25/1963

Terms:

Funeral

Funeral Mass

Catholicism

Kennedy, John F.

St. Matthew's Cathedral

Washington, D.C.
Medium:

Paper, Metal

Dimensions:

5 1/16 × 3 7/16 × 1/16 in. (12.9 × 8.7 × 0.2 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2017.057.0002

Curatorial Note:

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

Request License

Export PDF

Missal for President Kennedy's funeral Mass

Missal booklet from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 25, 1963. A missal is a book containing the text used in a Catholic Mass.The booklet is covered in textured gray paper and bound along left side with two metal staples; missal pages are numbered 2 to 32. The front cover of the booklet has text printed in purple ink: "The Mass on theDay of BurialforJohn Fitzgerald KennedyBorn May 29, 1917Died November 22, 1963atSaint Matthew's CathedralWashington, D. C. May he rest in peace."

Object Details
Object title:

Missal for President Kennedy's funeral Mass

Date:

11/25/1963

Terms:

Funeral

Funeral Mass

Catholicism

Kennedy, John F.

St. Matthew's Cathedral

Washington, D.C.

Medium:

Paper, Metal

Dimensions:

5 1/16 × 3 7/16 × 1/16 in. (12.9 × 8.7 × 0.2 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2017.057.0002

Curatorial Note:

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

Related objects

KRLD-TV Tape II and original box

11/23/1963

Two-page document of notes on previous White House funerals

11/23/1963 - 11/24/1963

35mm b&w negative of President Kennedy's funeral cortege en route to the Capitol

11/24/1963

Vocal score for Leonard Bernstein's "MASS"

1971

ACCEPT COOKIES?

This website uses cookies. Some are essential, while others help us improve your experience. You may opt-in by clicking accept or opt-out by clicking deny. By using our site you are accepting our privacy policy.