With the release of the JFK files, it seems like an appropriate time to look at some of the JFK collectibles we have had over the years.

My most prized possession, which I still own, is the ticket to his birthday party in MSG where Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday Mr President”. There are only 12 graded by PSA.

The Zippo lighter was owned by JFK and was confirmed to be in the Oval Office during the Cuban Missile Crisis time period.

The 1963 Welcome to Texas ticket is a grim reminder of the dark time in our nation's history that is just now unfolding with the release of the documents yesterday. It was a ticket to a celebratory dinner in Austin that never happened due to the assassination in Dallas earlier that day.