On May 29, 1917, a momentous event occurred on Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts: the birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

His parents, not yet wealthy, lived in this modest home. They already had a bunch of kids, but were conscientious Catholics, and welcomed the new arrival enthusiastically.

Jack was born here in this room, his parents' bedroom.

Here is the cradle little Jack slept in, and the undergarment of his baptismal gown.

Here is their parlor. . .

. . . and their kitchen. I imagine they were well-off enough by this time to have a cook; it's hard to imagine Rose in the kitchen. This house is actually more of a shrine to Rose than to Jack.

The dining room.

The Kennedy family, becoming more affluent all the time, moved from this house while Jack was still a baby. The house they moved to is only a few blocks away, and is in private ownership.

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