Original press kit for President John F. Kennedy's dedication of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies on September 24, 1963, 8.75 x 11.75, containing photographs of Gifford Pinchot, his personal library, and his office; a list of invitees to the dedication ceremony; a print outlining the major responsibilities of the USDA's Forest Service; a booklet entitled "Highlights in the History of Forest Conservation"; an official program for President Kennedy's dedication; and several related press releases, including one with the text of President Kennedy's dedicatory remarks. In overall very good to fine condition.
After first meeting Kennedy while he was in high school at Choate, Mary Pinchot Meyer was reacquainted with him in 1954 when the Kennedys moved into a Georgetown home nearby. A socialite and painter, she became friends with Jackie; her husband was a CIA agent, which has piqued the interest of some conspiracy theorists. Once Kennedy was in office, Mary is said to have visited the White House frequently when Jackie was out of town. Nevertheless, they managed to keep the affair secret. On September 24th, President Kennedy traveled with Meyer to the chateau estate of her uncle, the great conservationist Gifford Pinchot, which had been donated by the Pinchot family to the Forest Service to serve as the home of a new center for education and studies in environmental and natural resource policy. President Kennedy would be killed two months later; Mary Pinchot Meyer, too, was murdered under mysterious circumstances in 1964, fueling the imaginations of investigators amateur and otherwise. An interesting piece of history from the Kennedy presidency.
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