/internal/media/dispatcher/11854/fullImage of Nixon campaign parade in Dallas on September 12, 196009/12/19602 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)FilmAnita Hansen Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2005.018.00290Original 35 mm color slide showing a parade held in downtown Dallas for visiting Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon on September 12, 1960.
The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of its intersection with Jackson Street. The photo was taken looking south on Akard Street toward the Adolphus Hotel. Crowds line both sides of the street and the balcony of the Baker Hotel, some with campaign placards. Two pick-up trucks - the first labeled "COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR NIXON" drive south on Akard Street toward where the photographer is standing. The back of the trucks are filled with people holding signs that say "TEXANS FOR NIXON," "TEENAGERS FOR NIXON," "YOUTH FOR NIXON" and "WELCOME PAT AND DICK".
The slide is housed in a cardboard slide mount that is printed with the words "KODACHROME TRANSPARENCY / KODAKCHROME TRANSPARENCY" on the back and "MADE IN U.S.A." on the front. A number "14" and the date is printed in the bottom corner of the mount and the date "SEP 60" are debossed into the cardboard. The words "134 Nixon parade 10-1960" are handwritten on the mount in blue ball-point pen.Photographs642035.08001016005.080010160033205Slide0E-10Original 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.1960 presidential electionMotorcadeDowntown DallasPresidential campaignParadeCrowdsPhotographsAkard StreetCommerce StreetNixon, Richard M.Adolphus HotelBaker HotelDallasThis 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, CuratorPhotographer 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