Camelot, Hy Peskin, 1953
Hy Peskin photographed the handsome politician on the make and his radiant fiancée over a summer weekend in 1953. Joseph Kennedy jumped at the opportunity, inviting LIFE, and famed sports photographer Hy Peskin, to the family’s compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, for a weekend to capture the couple at their most radiant and welcoming on his boat called, the Victura. It was set to be a coming-out party for JFK as he went from an ambassador’s son to a Representative, to national figure.
After a nation that had suffered through a Great Depression, a Second World War, and years of rebuilding was finally ready to look toward a more hopeful future. And for many, the first glimpse of that new frontier came when rookie Senator John F. Kennedy and his fiancée Jacqueline Lee Bouvier graced the cover of LIFE magazine for the July 20, 1953 issue. The print was the way most people got their news, and, more importantly, one of the only ways they actually saw the politicians they were voting for.
I loved this photo because it shows a lot of happiness and we, as readers, can connect to the emotions of the great news they are going through. I think the photo has a great angle and great composition. It shows how this new young couple was getting ready to lead a new generation of Americans into the future as he had just settled into his new role as U.S. senator from Massachusetts after the 1952 election, and he was due to marry Bouvier. After the photo was captured they named Camelot.
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