More than 650 items belonging to former President John F. Kennedy were found locked away at the home of former aide David F. Powers, who worked alongside the president for his entire political career.
The lot, which includes rare photographs, clothing and other personal items will be auctioned off next month.
The items were recently discovered at the home of David F. Powers, who was special assistant to John F. Kennedy during his years in the White House and started working for him in 1946.
The auction, by John McInnis Auctioneers, will take place on February 17.
“To be auctioned are the personal items he chose to keep close to himself throughout his lifetime. Powers’ collection encompasses years of history with the Kennedy Family and his White House years,” says the auctioneers’ website.
The collection will be on display at the Amesbury, Massachusetts auction house from February 9 through the 16th.
David Francis Powers was more than the best freind of the President and his aid in the white house – he was Kennedy’s secret keeper and procurrer of women for the president arranging his trysts with women while protecting the President. He kept these secrets from Jackie and from the children since that time. He was riding behind the President as he was shot, moved him onto the gurney at parkland and moved his body back to the plane and to the Whte house. He never let go working as the currator of the library until he was past eighty years of age. Now 15 years after his family decides to sell the family home and “discovers” this trove of artifiacts? How did these things remain hidden for the past 15 years?