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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Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy

Prayer card from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 25, 1963. On the front of the card is a black and white photographic portrait of President Kennedy taken by Robert Knudsen. Text is printed on the back of the card. President Kennedy's name, title, and life dates are printed at the top with a simple black cross printed below. The text:"Dear God,Please take care of your servantJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy", is followed by quotes taken directly from the end of President Kennedy's inaugural address.

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Object title:

Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy

Date:

11/25/1963

Terms:

Prayer card

Funeral

Portrait

Inaugural address

Mourning

Kennedy, John F.

Knudsen, Robert

Washington, D.C.
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (14 × 8.7 cm)

Credit line:

Nash-Timmerman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.066.0008.0002

Curatorial Note:

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy

Prayer card from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 25, 1963. On the front of the card is a black and white photographic portrait of President Kennedy taken by Robert Knudsen. Text is printed on the back of the card. President Kennedy's name, title, and life dates are printed at the top with a simple black cross printed below. The text:"Dear God,Please take care of your servantJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy", is followed by quotes taken directly from the end of President Kennedy's inaugural address.

Object Details
Object title:

Prayer card for President John F. Kennedy

Date:

11/25/1963

Terms:

Prayer card

Funeral

Portrait

Inaugural address

Mourning

Kennedy, John F.

Knudsen, Robert

Washington, D.C.

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (14 × 8.7 cm)

Credit line:

Nash-Timmerman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.066.0008.0002

Curatorial Note:

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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