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 the Kennedys deplaning from Air Force One at Love Field

Original 35mm color slide taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss showing the Kennedys deplaning from Air Force One at Love Field airport in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. Jacqueline Kennedy, with President John F. Kennedy behind her, are visible at the top of the stairs as a crowd of local dignitaries and press wait below to welcome them. Several police officers guard a rope barricade.

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Object title:

Image of the Kennedys deplaning from Air Force One at Love Field

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Air Force One

Crowds

Police

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Kennedy, John F.

Love Field

Dallas
Medium:

Cardboard, Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.006.0005

Curatorial Note:

This Boeing VC-137C aircraft, designated Air Force One when the president of the United States was on board, ultimately carried eight sitting presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton. It was officially retired in 1998 and today can be seen at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Image of the Kennedys deplaning from Air Force One at Love Field

Original 35mm color slide taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss showing the Kennedys deplaning from Air Force One at Love Field airport in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. Jacqueline Kennedy, with President John F. Kennedy behind her, are visible at the top of the stairs as a crowd of local dignitaries and press wait below to welcome them. Several police officers guard a rope barricade.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the Kennedys deplaning from Air Force One at Love Field

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Air Force One

Crowds

Police

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Kennedy, John F.

Love Field

Dallas

Medium:

Cardboard, Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.006.0005

Curatorial Note:

This Boeing VC-137C aircraft, designated Air Force One when the president of the United States was on board, ultimately carried eight sitting presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton. It was officially retired in 1998 and today can be seen at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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