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First lady stars in TV White House tour – Historic Reproduction

First lady stars in TV White House tour, 1962 Jan. 15. — historic photograph
First lady stars in TV White House tour, 1962 Jan. 15.. Historic photograph from the White House collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Jacqueline Kennedy's televised tour of the White House, filmed in February 1962 and broadcast that same month, is the subject of this Associated Press photograph, dated January 15, 1962. The First Lady appeared on camera to guide viewers through the executive mansion's rooms, a rare move for a sitting first lady at the time and one that drew a large national audience. The picture shows the public face of that effort, with the White House as both setting and subject. It comes from the New York World-Telegram and the Sun collection at the Library of Congress.

Created / published1962 Jan. 15.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePublicity photographs 1960-1970.Photographic prints 1960-1970.
NotesAssociated Press photograph. No. 107. Title from news agency caption on item. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsOnassis, Jacqueline Kennedy,--1929-1994. White House (Washington, D.C.)--1960-1970. Television production & direction--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-208512

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