![US National Archives on Twitter: "Myth: JFK caused decline of #hat industry (he didn't like and rarely wore them) #NationalHatDay via @JFKLibrary https://t.co/Y7f6Z9kDbp" / Twitter US National Archives on Twitter: "Myth: JFK caused decline of #hat industry (he didn't like and rarely wore them) #NationalHatDay via @JFKLibrary https://t.co/Y7f6Z9kDbp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYxo2M6WcAAL_da.jpg)
US National Archives on Twitter: "Myth: JFK caused decline of #hat industry (he didn't like and rarely wore them) #NationalHatDay via @JFKLibrary https://t.co/Y7f6Z9kDbp" / Twitter
Photograph of Senator John F. Kennedy in Morning Suit and Top Hat – All Artifacts – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
![John F. Kennedy's Navy Officer's Hat. JFK joined the navy in 1941 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1942; he wore this white-crowned hat before taking command of PT-109. (John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy's Navy Officer's Hat. JFK joined the navy in 1941 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1942; he wore this white-crowned hat before taking command of PT-109. (John F. Kennedy](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MHQP-180700-HATS-16.jpg)
John F. Kennedy's Navy Officer's Hat. JFK joined the navy in 1941 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1942; he wore this white-crowned hat before taking command of PT-109. (John F. Kennedy
![President Kennedy models a hat with Undersecretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay and Al Webb | JFK Library President Kennedy models a hat with Undersecretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay and Al Webb | JFK Library](https://www.jfklibrary.org/sites/default/files/archives/JFKWHP/1963/Month%2009/Day%2012/JFKWHP-1963-09-12-D/JFKWHP-ST-414-1-63.jpg)
President Kennedy models a hat with Undersecretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay and Al Webb | JFK Library
![As a key figure in the JFK assassination, he was one of the most famous police detectives of all time As a key figure in the JFK assassination, he was one of the most famous police detectives of all time](http://thumbor-prod-us-east-1.photo.aws.arc.pub/U4b2fWzepgetK6EnHhN1NQgA-f0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-dmn/public/OES3PNHLP56RIXQHWNGZTNMXBU.jpg)
As a key figure in the JFK assassination, he was one of the most famous police detectives of all time
![John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Top Hat Template to be Sold at Cordier Auctions November 29 | Cordier Auctions & Appraisals John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Top Hat Template to be Sold at Cordier Auctions November 29 | Cordier Auctions & Appraisals](https://cordierauction.com/sites/default/files/uploads/John%20F.%20Kennedy%20at%20Inaugural%20Activities%20January%2020%2C%201961.jpg)
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Top Hat Template to be Sold at Cordier Auctions November 29 | Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
![JFK Library on Twitter: "JFK famously did not like to wear hats - so much so, that hat makers wrote to him to please wear a hat to help their industry. However, JFK Library on Twitter: "JFK famously did not like to wear hats - so much so, that hat makers wrote to him to please wear a hat to help their industry. However,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJYelnkWYAM7Gi1.jpg)