[President John F. Kennedy examines mahogany rocking chair given by Dominican Republic, as Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Dr. José A. Bonilla Atiles (l) looks on] – Vintage Wall Art
![[President John F. Kennedy examines mahogany rocking chair given by Dominican Republic, as Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Dr. José A. Bonilla Atiles (l) looks on] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c7/c712e75510e6-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [President John F. Kennedy examines mahogany rocking chair given by Dominican Republic, as Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Dr. José A. Bonilla Atiles (l) looks on]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[President John F. Kennedy examines mahogany rocking chair given by Dominican Republic, as Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Dr. José A. Bonilla Atiles (l) looks on]
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Here President John F. Kennedy examines a mahogany rocking chair presented by the Dominican Republic, while Foreign Minister José A. Bonilla Atiles looks on. The 1962 photograph reflects Washington's efforts to build ties with the Caribbean nation after the 1961 assassination of longtime dictator Rafael Trujillo, a period when the United States was closely watching the region during the Cold War. Gifts exchanged between governments were a routine part of official relations, and this one shows the personal, ceremonial side of that diplomacy.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1962 |
| Subjects | Bonilla Atiles, José Antonio. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963. Gifts--1960-1970. Rocking chairs--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,278 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-203532 |
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