Palm Beach, Florida Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === 1960β1990 === [[John F. Kennedy]] was elected [[President of the United States]] [[1960 United States presidential election|in 1960]], and selected as his [[List of residences of presidents of the United States#Winter White House|Winter White House]] La Querida,<ref name="timeline3"/> which [[Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|his father]] bought in 1933.<ref name="mizner"/> In December 1960, police in Palm Beach averted a retired postal worker's attempt to assassinate then president-elect Kennedy. The president also spent the last weekend of his life in Palm Beach, several days before [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|his assassination in November 1963]]. Yvelyne "Deedy" Marix became the first woman elected to the town council in February 1970, and later became the first woman elected mayor of Palm Beach in 1983.<ref name="timeline3"/> Between 1971 and 1977, [[Earl E.T. Smith]] served as mayor of Palm Beach. He was previously an [[Ambassador of the United States to Cuba]].<ref name="key"/> Preservationist Barbara Hoffstot published a book titled ''Landmark Architecture in Palm Beach'' in 1974. She personally photographed and summarized many older buildings in the town. The book also called for more awareness of and improvements to a system for protecting historic landmarks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181217/palm-beach-history-early-preservationists-passion-shines-throughout-exhibit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195440/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181217/palm-beach-history-early-preservationists-passion-shines-throughout-exhibit|archive-date=March 9, 2021|first=William|last=Kelly|title=Palm Beach history: Early preservationist's passion shines throughout exhibit|date=December 17, 2018|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The town council responded in 1979 by approving an ordinance establishing the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which identifies and works to protect historic structures.<ref name="Historic Preservation" /> [[General Foods]] and [[Post Consumer Brands|Post Cereals]] heiress [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]] bequeathed [[Mar-a-Lago]] to the United States upon her death in 1973,<ref name="sider">{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1995-06-18-9506220187-story.html|title=Party Time at Mar-a-Lago|date=June 18, 1995 |first=Don |last=Sider |newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> hoping it would be used as a Winter White House.<ref name="nytimes19810716">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/16/garden/post-home-for-sale-for-20.html|title=Post Home For Sale For $20 Million|first=Kerry |last=Gruson |date=July 16, 1981|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> The residence was returned to the Post family in 1981, before being purchased by [[Donald Trump]] in 1985 for roughly $10 million.<ref name="spencer"/> He converted the estate into a club by 1995 and would later use Mar-a-Lago as a Winter White House during [[Presidency of Donald Trump|his presidency]] from 2017 to 2021.<ref name="sider"/><ref name="CNBC.2017"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/20/donald-trump-plans-end-his-presidency-mar-lago-florida/4210601001|title=Donald Trump lands in Florida as first president in over 150 years to skip inauguration|author=David Jackson|date=January 20, 2021|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> A [[Late November 1984 nor'easter|nor'easter in November 1984]] caused the [[MV Mercedes I|''Mercedes I'']] to crash into the seawall of [[Mollie Wilmot]]'s estate.<ref name="timeline3"/> Wilmot's staff served the 10 sailors sandwiches and freshly brewed coffee in her gazebo and offered martinis to journalists reporting on the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-07-me-wilmot7-story.html|title=Mollie Wilmot; Palm Beach Socialite Played Host to Cargo Ship in 1984 |first=Dennis |last=McLellan |date=October 7, 2002|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page