Per the above Smithsonian article, the message inscribed in each card read, “With our wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.” Some omitted the “Blessed Christmas” section and just said “Happy New Year” instead, perhaps intended for those who did not celebrate the Christmas season. It’s likely that, when signed, the Christmas cards would have been sent to heads of state and supporters of John F. Kennedy, as well as close friends and those John and Jackie Kennedy spent a lot of time with.
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Following the assassination of her husband, Jackie left the White House on December 6 and moved into a mansion in Georgetown along with her children. Despite her grief, Jackie did not forget those who mattered most to her and her husband following his death. Notably, she gifted a copy of the book “Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington 1789 to John F. Kennedy 1961” to both Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Kennedy’s Special Assistant Dave Powers.
