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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Image of Air Force One and Air Force Two at Love Field

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Image of Air Force One and Air Force Two at Love Field

Original 35mm color slide taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss showing Air Force One and Air Force Two at Love Field airport in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. Air Force One and Air Force Two are shown parked on the tarmac, next to one another, after the presidential party has deplaned. Several police officers are stationed at the base of the stairs for each plane while some bystanders watch.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of Air Force One and Air Force Two at Love Field

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Air Force One

Air Force Two

Police

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:

2018.006.0016

Curatorial Note:

The Boeing VC-137C aircraft in the foreground, 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 Air Force One and Air Force Two at Love Field

Original 35mm color slide taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss showing Air Force One and Air Force Two at Love Field airport in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. Air Force One and Air Force Two are shown parked on the tarmac, next to one another, after the presidential party has deplaned. Several police officers are stationed at the base of the stairs for each plane while some bystanders watch.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of Air Force One and Air Force Two at Love Field

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Air Force One

Air Force Two

Police

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:

2018.006.0016

Curatorial Note:

The Boeing VC-137C aircraft in the foreground, 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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