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.

Listen to an excerpt from the oral history interview with Jacques Lowe, the Kennedys' personal photographer for many years, by clicking "Find out more."

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

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Kennedy-Johnson campaign poster

Kennedy-Johnson 1960 campaign poster with "floating head" images of both men against a red, white and blue background.

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Object title:

Kennedy-Johnson campaign poster

Date:

1960

Terms:

Presidential campaign

Posters

1960 presidential election

Kennedy campaign

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B.
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

42 3/4 × 27 in. (108.6 × 68.6 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2015.059.0003

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Kennedy-Johnson campaign poster

Kennedy-Johnson 1960 campaign poster with "floating head" images of both men against a red, white and blue background.

Object Details
Object title:

Kennedy-Johnson campaign poster

Date:

1960

Terms:

Presidential campaign

Posters

1960 presidential election

Kennedy campaign

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

42 3/4 × 27 in. (108.6 × 68.6 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2015.059.0003

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