Photograph, John F. Kennedy

 
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Photograph, John F. Kennedy
Photograph, John F. Kennedy
Photograph, John F. Kennedy
Photograph, John F. Kennedy

Photograph, John F. Kennedy

Object number2015.028.12
DateOctober 29, 1961
Associated LocationFort Smith, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA black and white photograph of John F. Kennedy. This photograph was taken on October 29, 1961, after Kennedy arrived at the Fort Smith Airport. Kennedy later took a helicopter to Big Cedar, Oklahoma for a highway dedication and stayed the night with Oklahoma Senator Robert Kerr at his ranch near Poteau. Kennedy is shaking hands with members of a crowd who greeted him upon his arrival at the airport. It is a United Press International Telephoto.

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. After serving in the United States Navy, Kennedy began his political career in the United States House of Representatives. He was elected Thirty-Fifth President of the United States in 1961 and served until his assassination in 1963. He is most widely known for his establishment of the Peace Corps, the building of the Berlin Wall, and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. He married his wife, Jacqueline, in 1953 and the pair had four children. Kennedy passed away on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, after he was shot while traveling in a presidential motorcade.
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