Coconut Paperweight
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Replica of the coconut husk used by John F. Kennedy to lead rescuers to where he and his crew were stranded on Nauru Island after his boat, PT-109, was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri on August 2, 1943.
The original husk was later returned to JFK, which he had encased in wood and used as as paperweight. A treasured memento, the coconut husk on his desk in the Oval Office throughout his presidency.
The original husk was later returned to JFK, which he had encased in wood and used as as paperweight. A treasured memento, the coconut husk on his desk in the Oval Office throughout his presidency.
