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Image of Senator Kennedy and his sister Pat Lawford during a Texas campaign stop
Image of Senator Kennedy and his sister Pat Lawford during a Texas campaign stop

Image of Senator Kennedy and his sister Pat Lawford during a Texas campaign stop

Object number2014.080.0024
Date09/13/1960
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Donald C. Grant
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineThe Dallas Morning News Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Donated by The Dallas Morning News in the interest of preserving history
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (6.4 × 6 cm)
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DescriptionOriginal 120 mm black and white negative taken by The Dallas Morning News staff photographer Clint Grant. The image shows the stage in Burnett Park in Fort Worth, Texas, during Senator John F. Kennedy's campaign stop on September 13, 1960. Seated on the stage, from left to right are Kennedy's sister, Pat Lawford, John F. Kennedy, and Edna Willy. Willy is the widow of Lt. Wilford John Willy, who was Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.'s co-pilot when their plane exploded during WWII. Senator Kennedy's wife Jacqueline did not campaign heavily in 1960 because she was expecting a baby. Kennedy's sisters and sisters-in-law often filled in for her on the campaign trail. .