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11/01/2007 - Updated 11:45 AM ET
 
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By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY

Caroline Kennedy's 'Christmas' comes early

On Dec. 19, 1962, in what would be her last Christmas in the White House, Caroline Kennedy, then 5, dictated a letter to her mother. It began "Dear Santa" and requested silver skates, Susie Smart and Candy Fashion dolls, a "real" pet reindeer and "some noisy thing or something he can push or pull for (little brother) John."

- Caroline Kennedy draws a Portrait of her family | Cold War Christmas


Father and daughter: President John F. Kennedy holds Caroline in The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family, with photos by Richard Avedon.

 
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