Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Image of Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas

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Image of Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas

Original 35mm black and white negative image taken by The Dallas Morning News staff photographer Clint Grant. The image shows Senator John F. Kennedy with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and local Democratic campaign director Barefoot Sanders at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, on September 13, 1960. A sign for Southwest Airmotive is visible in the background.

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Image of Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas

Date:

09/13/1960

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Photographs

Presidential campaign

Photographer

1960 presidential election

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Sanders, Barefoot

Grant, Clint

The Dallas Morning News

Love Field

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 × 1 5/16 in. (2.4 × 3.3 cm)

Credit line:

The Dallas Morning News Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaDonated by The Dallas Morning News in the interest of preserving history

Object number:

2014.080.0064.0001

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Image of Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas

Original 35mm black and white negative image taken by The Dallas Morning News staff photographer Clint Grant. The image shows Senator John F. Kennedy with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and local Democratic campaign director Barefoot Sanders at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, on September 13, 1960. A sign for Southwest Airmotive is visible in the background.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field in Dallas

Date:

09/13/1960

Terms:

Photographs

Presidential campaign

Photographer

1960 presidential election

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Sanders, Barefoot

Grant, Clint

The Dallas Morning News

Love Field

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 × 1 5/16 in. (2.4 × 3.3 cm)

Credit line:

The Dallas Morning News Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaDonated by The Dallas Morning News in the interest of preserving history

Object number:

2014.080.0064.0001

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