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Pushinka on the South Lawn

This photograph taken by George F. Mobley in May 1962 shows Pushinka, the dog of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and an unidentified man on the South Lawn of the White House. On the ground next to them is a Motorola portable telephone. Pushinka was a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1961.
Photographer
George F. Mobley
Date of Work
May 1962
Type
Photograph
Credit
White House Historical Association
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