And november, and the first week of november, the candidates carry their message to the people. [applause] it started in july, when the Democratic Party nominated senator john f. Kennedy for president of the United States. And for Vice President , senator lyndon b. Johnson. The party united behind its candidate. Richard m. Nixon was the choice of the republican party. He had served as Vice President of the United States since 1953. Now, he was a candidate for the presidency. His Vice President ial running mate, ambassador henry cabot lodge. As the campaign gets underway, the president ial candidates meet facetoface in Television Debates seen and heard by millions of people, the same people who will decide which of these two men shall lead the country for the next four years. But personal contact with the people is still an essential feature of an american president ial campaign. Senator kennedy, a tireless campaigner, goes to all sections of the country, spelling out his views on domes
Nixon and john f. Kennedy. [ cheers ] all through september and october and the first week of november the candidates carry their message to the people. [ cheers and applause ] it started with the dom inparty nominating senator john f. Kennedy for president of the United States and for Vice President senator lyndon b. Johnson. The party united behind its candidates. Richard m. Nixon was the choice of the Republican Party. He had served as Vice President of the United States since 1953. Now he was a candidate for the presidency. His Vice President ial running mate ambassador hentry cabot. As the campaign gets under way the president candidates meet face to fais on Television Debates seen by millions of people. The same people who will decide which of these two men shall lead the country for the next four years. But personal contact with the people is still an essential feature of an american president ial campaign. Senator kennedy, a tireless campaigner goes to all sections of the count
A nation of 140 million has elected a government. Narrator all through september and october in the first week of november, the candidates carry their message to the people. [applause] in july, when the Democratic Party nominated senator john f. Kennedy for president of the United States. And for Vice President , senator lyndon johnson. Nixon was choice for the Republican Party. He had served as Vice President of the United States since 1953. Now, he was a candidate for the presidency. His Vice President ial running mate, ambassador henry cabot lodge. As the campaign gets underway, the president ial candidates meet facetoface in Television Debates seen and heard by thousands of people, the same people who will decide which of these two men shall lead the country for the next four years. But personal contact with the people is still an essential feature of an american president ial campaign. Senator kennedy, a tireless campaigner, goes to all sections of the country, spelling out his vi
Narrator all through september and october and the first week of november, the candidates carry their message to the people. [applause] it started in july, when the Democratic Party nominated senator john f. Kennedy for president of the United States. And for Vice President , senator lyndon b. Johnson. The party united behind its candidate. Nixon was the choice for the Republican Party. He had served as Vice President of the United States since 1953. Now, he was a candidate for the presidency. His Vice President ial running mate, ambassador henry cabot lodge. As the campaign gets underway, the president ial candidates meet facetoface in Television Debates seen and heard by millions of people, the same people who will decide which of these two men shall lead the country for the next four years. But personal contact with the people is still an essential feature of an american president ial campaign. Senator kennedy, a tireless campaigner, goes to all sections of the country, spelling out
I photographed a lot of politicians. I started with Richard Nixon, Governor Brown in california and john f. Kennedy and many of the events he was present at. Tragically, i was in dallas when he was assassinated. Why this exhibit here in the American Art Museum at this time . Well, its the centennial of his birth. In hundred years ago on may 29 he was born. How do you put an exhibit like this together . Where do you start . First you start with a few researchers. We collected 34,000 photographs of jfk and his family. It took about six months and it became the basis of a very important book that we published with harper collins. From those 34,000 pictures in the 400 and some odd pictures in the book we were able to select 77 photographs that we felt told the story of jfk and his life and times. Jfk was a modern resident. John f. Kennedy was a president who saw americas place in the world. He was a man who understood history, who served in world war ii. He understood the issues of civil r