President Kennedy's red, white, and blue plastic "hotline" telephone with a red receiver and cord, a white base, and a blue disk where the dial would be. The center of the blue disk has a black and white picture of the White House with the words "White House" printed beneath it. The base is metal and has rubber pads placed on each corner.
This phone was installed at locations to which the President traveled and was connected directly to the White House switchboard. It was installed in the master bedroom in Bing Crosby's home in Palm Desert, California, for the exclusive use of President Kennedy, during his visit to California in December 1962. The telephone is accompanied by a "Directory of Dial Code System Lines, The White House Office Switchboard" with handwritten notes by Evelyn Lincoln in the margins.