1939 Rare John F. Kennedy Princeton University Yearbook - Excellent
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JFK1551
Rare 1939 edition of the Princeton Yearbook which documents John F. Kennedy's brief stay at Princeton before leaving for reported health reasons and then enrolling at Harvard. Kennedy does not even appear in the main bio pages of the yearbook, but instead appears in the section marked "Complete information was not received from the following men: This only the second of these yearbooks we have ever had in our collection or inventory.. Features a great photo of the young Kennedy. On the page opposite JFK's photo is a notation in pen by the owner of the book noting that H.A. Kelly had "Died in action World War II (N. Africa). Very fine condition
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Kennedy entered Princeton in 1935 as a member of the class of 1939. Kennedy's father wanted him to go to Harvard University, and eventually his father got his wish when JFK transferred to Harvard. . He left Princeton in December due to a gastrointestinal illness that put him in the hospital.