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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) May 3, 2017 1:00 PM UTC  Photo booth portrait, 1953\. (Courtesy John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum). Photo booth portrait, 1953\. (Courtesy John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum). Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) May 3, 2017 1:00 PM UTC When President John F. Kennedy [said](http://time.com/vault/issue/1962-12-28/page/40/) in 1962 that cameras were the best inspectors, he was talking about the ability to use aerial photography to assess the state of an arms build-up in Cuba. Now, however, as the nation prepares to [celebrate](http://time.com/4740714/jfk-birthday-avedon-portraits/) the [centennial](http://time.com/3931337/unpublished-jfk-photos-auction/) of his May 29, 1917, birth, the Smithsonian American Art Museum is demonstrating that the remark can be interpreted in more than one way. Kennedy himself was frequently the interest of photographers’ cameras. Not only was he the President of the United States, he also had youthful good looks and a famous sense of style — and the luck to come to power just at a moment when American photojournalism was experiencing what the Smithsonian refers to as a “golden age.” As a result, the photographic record of his time in office and his career leading up to those few short years is vast. The images above are just a few of the dozens of such photographs, from a variety of sources, that will be displayed at the museum starting Wednesday as part of the new exhibition _American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times._ The show, which coincides with the release of the new book [_JFK: A Vision for America_](https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062668844/jfk)_,_ edited by Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley, will be on view through Sept. 17, before going on the road. “It is our hope that the compelling images of President Kennedy’s life and work on view in this exhibition will remind visitors not only of the values that defined his presidency,” said Smith, the 35th President’s nephew, in a statement about the exhibit, “but also will introduce him to new audiences and future leaders.”  Photo booth portrait, 1953\. (Courtesy John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum). Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 1957\. © Philippe Halsman (Courtesy Magnum Photos). Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum ![John F. Kennedy \[& Family\];Caroline B. Kennedy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0f2bfda3c880ede/6988ca888e06012b2046a166/jfk-smithsonian-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp) Jack with daughter Caroline, Georgetown, Washington, DC, March 25, 1958\. © Ed Clark (Courtesy The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images). Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  Senator Kennedy’s return home, Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis, Massachusetts, July 1960\. © Paul Schutzer (Courtesy The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  Kennedy preparing a speech, Baltimore, September 1960\. © Paul Schutzer (Courtesy The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  Waiting for election results, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, November 9, 1960\. © Jaques Lowe (Courtesy the Jacques Lowe Estate) Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  The First Couple head to the inauguration ceremony, Washington, DC, January 20, 1961\. © Paul Schutzer (Courtesy The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  Kennedy boards the Caroline, 1960\. © Jacques Lowe (Courtesy the Jacques Lowe Estate) Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  President Kennedy tours NASA facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, September 11, 1961\. © Bob Gomel (Courtesy The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images) Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum  Oval Office, Washington, DC, January 1961\. © Jacques Lowe (Courtesy The Jacques Lowe Estate) Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4754518/american-visionary-jfk-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4754518/american-visionary-jfk-photos/"},"headline":"Preview a Photographic Record of John F. 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