Lem Billings
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Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings was an American businessman known for his close, long-standing friendship with John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family. A graduate of Choate, Billings earned a bachelor's de
Billings in 1962
Billings (second from left) at the White House as Kennedy signs legislation creating the U.S. Travel Service
John F. Kennedy
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, a
Lem Billings
…Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings (April 15, 1916 – May 28, 1981) was an American businessman known for his close, long-standing friendship with John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family. A graduate of Choate, Billings earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a master's degree in business administration…
Oval Office portrait, 1963
The Kennedy family in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, with JFK at top left in the white shirt, c. 1931
Kennedy on his navy patrol boat, the PT-109, 1943
Kennedy (standing, far right) and his crew on the deck of PT 109 in the Solomon Islands, 1943