Kennedy memorabilia turned upon the podium. Many saw the estimates and thought they might have a chance at winning the bid. They were soon disabused of this notion. Items that would not have sold in a rummage sale skyrocketed to thousands of dollars—such as a tape measure for over $5,000. The president’s MacGregor woods golf clubs sold for $772,500, more than eight hundred times the $700–900 estimate. Arnold Schwarzenegger, then-husband of John’s cousin Maria Shriver, was the buyer.
