Poster Boy Visits -- President Kennedy poses at the White House today with 6-year-old Jimmy Boggess of Coy, Ark., the 1963 March of Dimes Poster Boy. At left is Jimmy's mother, Shirley Boggess. Jimmy wears leg braces and can walk slowly with the aid of crutches after two operations, performed to correct birth defects.

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Poster Boy Visits -- President Kennedy poses at the White House today with 6-year-old Jimmy Boggess of Coy, Ark., the 1963 March of Dimes Poster Boy. At left is Jimmy's mother, Shirley Boggess. Jimmy wears leg braces and can walk slowly with the aid of crutches after two operations, performed to correct birth defects.

Associated Press · [ca. January 1963]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] March of Dimes ... 1956

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