Rocking chair

Rocking chair

The first known use of the term rocking chair was in 1766. The production of wicker rocking chairs reached its peak in America during the middle of the 18th century. President John F. Kennedy made the P & P Chair Company’s rocking chair famous.

About Rocking chair in brief

Summary Rocking chairThe word rocking chair comes from the verb to rock. The first known use of the term rocking chair was in 1766. The production of wicker rocking chairs reached its peak in America during the middle of the 18th century. President John F. Kennedy made the P & P Chair Company’s rocking chair famous. In 1955, Kennedy, who suffered with chronic back problems, was prescribed swimming and the use of a rocking chair by his physician.

The President so enjoyed the rocker that, after he was inaugurated in 1961, he took the chair on Air Force One. He bought additional rockers for Camp David and for the Kennedy estates; and he gave them as gifts to friends, family, and heads of state.