In the Beginning Were the Words
Photograph
In the Beginning Were the Words
1961: What a Year!
June 1961–February 1963
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.9 × 18.7 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0113
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: 12/61 1) IN THE BEGINNING WERE THE WORDS: President John F. Kennedy \ ended his historical inaugural address with this humble request for the \ Lord's blessing to help him in the task of leadership. He spoke from the \ text of loose-leaf pages, graciously added his signature later when a \ MAGNUM photographer asked permission to photograph the manuscript in the \ White House. \ Credit: Elliot Erwitt © MAGNUM Photos
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