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Charlie and Pushinka on the South Lawn

Charlie and Pushinka on the South Lawn

This photograph by Robert Knudsen shows Kennedy pets Charlie and Pushinka on the South Lawn of the White House. Charlie was a gift from Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., President John F. Kennedy's father. Pushinka was a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1961.

Photographer
Robert Knudsen
Date of Work
June 22, 1961
Medium
Photo
Credit
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA