President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the first president to shine a spotlight on the White House chef. His staff approached chef Jacques Pépin, but having already served for France's President Charles de Gaulle, he turned down the generous offer. "I loved Kennedy, but I had no inkling for the potential publicity in the White House," recalls Pépin. When at the table, President Kennedy was true to his New England roots, munching on New England clam chowder, corn muffins, and baked beans.
The following is courtesy of the Kennedy Presidential Library
We can not verify that this was President John F. Kennedy's favorite breakfast, but he did prefer orange juice, poached eggs on toast, crisp broiled bacon, marmalade, milk and coffee. For lunch, President Kennedy was particularly fond of soup--New England Fish Chowder was a favorite. He has been described as a "soup, sandwich and fruit" man for lunch--always soup though. For dinner there were no particular favorites, although he did like lamb chops, steak, baked chicken and turkey (white meat) and don't forget mashed potatoes. He also was fond of seafood and baked beans. According to chefs who worked in the White House, President Kennedy liked corn muffins too---so did Calvin Coolidge. For dessert, if he had it, it would likely be chocolate. President Kennedy was a small eater; he often had to be reminded that it was dinner time... politics always took preference over food.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the first president to shine a spotlight on the White House chef. His staff approached chef Jacques Pépin, but having already served for France's President Charles de Gaulle, he turned down the generous offer. "I loved Kennedy, but I had no inkling for the potential publicity in the White House," recalls Pépin. When at the table, President Kennedy was true to his New England roots, munching on New England clam chowder, corn muffins, and baked beans.
The following is courtesy of the Kennedy Presidential Library
We can not verify that this was President John F. Kennedy's favorite breakfast, but he did prefer orange juice, poached eggs on toast, crisp broiled bacon, marmalade, milk and coffee. For lunch, President Kennedy was particularly fond of soup--New England Fish Chowder was a favorite. He has been described as a "soup, sandwich and fruit" man for lunch--always soup though. For dinner there were no particular favorites, although he did like lamb chops, steak, baked chicken and turkey (white meat) and don't forget mashed potatoes. He also was fond of seafood and baked beans. According to chefs who worked in the White House, President Kennedy liked corn muffins too---so did Calvin Coolidge. For dessert, if he had it, it would likely be chocolate. President Kennedy was a small eater; he often had to be reminded that it was dinner time... politics always took preference over food.
