These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

Newly Engaged Jackie and JFK

After they got engaged, Jackie Bouvier and John Kennedy visited the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port with a reporter who documented their relationship. Life Magazine ran a feature on their engagement with the headline "Senator Kennedy Goes a-Courting.”

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