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    Sunday, December 23, 2007

    White House tour omits rare 1963 Kennedy Family Christmas card

    It is the rarest and most tragic of the presidential cards because it was not sent out after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas that November 22.

    The display features Christmas cards from Dwight Eisenhower through George W. Bush but some visitors on the White House holiday tour have noticed the Kennedys' card is missing. The White House has a copy of it but first lady Laura Bush's office said the 1963 card was not included because it was never sent.

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    Five hundred of the 750 Christmas cards ordered from Hallmark with the engraved message "With our wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year" were at the White House. There also were 150 cards ordered with the message "With best wishes for a Happy New Year."

    However, fewer than 30 of the cards actually were signed by the president and Mrs. Kennedy before they left for Dallas.

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