Portrait of Camelot(Abrams, 2010) delves deep into the archive of Cecil Stoughton, publishing for the first time a trove of unseen images from the Kennedy presidency
Aboard Marine One, Aug. 13, 1963
JFK and daughter Caroline travel to see Mrs. Kennedy, who was still in the hospital after giving premature birth to a boy, Patrick, who did not survive.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The Swearing-In of LBJ as the 37th President, Nov. 22, 1963
Stoughton was the only photographer present at this world-altering moment.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Cecil Stoughton and JFK Jr., May 11, 1965
The first officially appointed White House photographer, Cecil Stoughton began working in the White House shortly after John F. Kennedy took office, when photos that he took of JFK's Inauguration were passed to the new President. He would cover the Kennedy presidency for 1,036 days, devoting his life to documenting the world of Camelot.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Watching Alan Shepard’s Liftoff, May 5, 1961
The Soviets had succeeded in putting the first human into space only three weeks prior to this moment. Confidential White House memos rated the probability of the mission's success at 75%.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Military Review at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 12, 1961
Kennedy, among troops from the 82nd Airborne, watches a display of 6,000 men and their equipment.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Mrs. Kennedy Visits the Vatican, March 11, 1962
Monsignor Martin J. O'Connor accompanies the First Lady to a meeting with Pope John XXIII.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Caroline’s Fifth Birthday, Nov. 27, 1962
Stoughton took this shot in the White House nursery.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
With Marilyn, May 19, 1962
Bobby Kennedy, JFK and Arthur Schlesinger, from left, speak with Marilyn Monroe at the after-party that followed the Democratic fundraiser where the actress sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President."Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The Orange Bowl, Jan. 1, 1963
Kennedy performs the pregame coin toss before a football match between the universities of Alabama and Oregon.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The Signing of S-1656, Sept. 13, 1961
Attorney General Bobby Kennedy, rear center, watches his brother explain his support for an anticrime bill.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Cigar, May 11, 1963
Taking a smoking break at Hyannis Port, Mass.Cecil W. Stoughton / John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
