#paul fay

[kennedycore]

President John F. Kennedy with his close friend and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul 'Red' Fay, and his sister Patricia in the waters of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 12 August 1962.

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JFK with his fellow PT crew members in the South Pacific, c. 1943.

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President John F. Kennedy leaves church following a mass he attended with his sister Patricia, and Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 12 August 1962.

[starredpoet]

the colors are stunning but what are they doing exactly

[ourpresidents]

John F. Kennedy and Paul Fay first met and became friends during WWII and remained close through Kennedy’s Presidency. Fay was an usher at John and Jacqueline Kennedy’s wedding, worked on JFK’s campaigns, and was Undersecretary of the Navy during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Among his papers donated to the JFK Library is home movie footage taken by Fay of their friends and family. This video clip from Fay’s movies offers an informal glimpse into  the two friends goofing around, and JFK playing golf, circa 1953.

We’re sharing candid photos for #JFK100 this month. Join us for an informal look at vacations, recreation, and family time! More on the JFK Centennial Celebration from the JFK Library.

[kennedycamelot]

“People–particularly the young girls in junior colleges and colleges–would just go wild. He had magnetism, and he seemed to float through this whole period. He just attracted people. There was never any question of being ill at ease, of not getting along with almost everybody that he met during the whole of his political life.”  - Paul Fay

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August 12, 1962: President John F. Kennedy and his sister Pat Kennedy Lawford walk to the pier in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, following mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace church. Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul “Red” Fay, walks behind (right of President Kennedy).

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Jim Reed, Jack Kennedy and Red Fay in the Solomon Islands.