#john-f-kennedy

#john-f-kennedy

On October 26, 1963, just four weeks before he was assassinated, John F. Kennedy travelled to Amherst College to honor an American poet. Robert Frost, who had recited "The Gift Outright" at Kennedy's Inauguration, had died earlier in the year, at the age of eighty-eight. Now the college was dedicating a library in his name. Kennedy arrived at Amherst by helicopter and, before an audience of students and scholars, paid tribute to the role of the independent artist in society.

Built around 1811 for William Marbury-the Federalist whose Marbury v. Madison case established judicial review-Marbury House is at 3307 N Street in Georgetown. It was home to John and Jacqueline Kennedy from 1957 until they moved into the White House.

The home Jackie and John F. Kennedy lived in before checking into the White House is on the market for $7.5 million - and the Kennedys aren't the only prominent people who have lived there. The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bathroom home in the posh Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, was built in 1811 by William Marbury, a financier and loyalist to President John Adams.

It looked like a ship's wheel, a kitschy bit of decor you might see at a nautically themed bar. But he was drawn to it because of its maker. Timepieces from Chelsea Clock Co. were renowned for their design and precision. The company's clocks could once be found on Navy battleships during World War II, and adorned mantels, walls and desks at the White House for presidents ranging from Dwight Eisenhower to Joe Biden.