Image of Nixon campaign parade in Dallas on September 12, 1960
Object number2005.018.0029
Date09/12/1960
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
Anita Hansen
ObjectSlide
Credit LineAnita Hansen Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal 35mm color slide on Kodak Kodachrome Transparency Film taken by local amateur photographer Anita Hansen showing crowds lined up in downtown Dallas during a parade held for visiting Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon on September 12, 1960. The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of the intersection with Jackson Street, looking north toward Commerce Street. Crowds line both sides of Akard Street as well as the balcony of the Baker Hotel and in front of the Adolphus Hotel on Commerce Street while several vehicles containing Nixon supporters proceed south on Akard Street.
Curatorial CommentaryPhotographer Anita Hansen returned to this same location on the following day, September 13, 1960, to witness a similar parade featuring Senator John F. Kennedy and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
This signs and banners in this photograph, with slogans like "Youth for Nixon," "Teenagers for Nixon," and "College Students for Nixon," speak to the significance of young people, including those not yet eligible to vote, in the 1960 presidential election. Senator Kennedy had succeeded in energizing much of America's youth in a manner not witnessed in previous presidential elections. While many were not yet old enough to cast a vote, their infectious enthusiasm certainly influenced popular opinion and their support was coveted by both candidates. One of the most popular political buttons of the 1960 campaign read simply: "If I Were 21 I'd Vote for Kennedy." - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Anita Hansen
09/13/1960