This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/29/2020
What a thrill it must have been for 10-year-old Freddie Cicala to be hanging out with President John F. Kennedy and boxing champ Floyd Patterson at the White House on January 12, 1962. The president was greeting representatives of the Big Brothers Association in connection with Big Brothers Week, a cause that was dear to Patterson's heart. Kennedy has nicely signed and inscribed this City News Bureau wire photo in the upper-right corner of the photo in black ink, "For Floyd Patterson, with esteen and best wishes, John Kennedy." Patterson - who had won the Olympic Gold Medal a decade earlier - reportedly remarked he was going to fight Sonny Liston despite the president's wishes that he didn't. Photo exhibits scattered surface impressions and moderate creasing in the upper left corner along with tape adhesive stains along the lower and upper borders, likely from use for publication. In overall very good condition. Accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from PSA/DNA.