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Image of John F. Kennedy giving a campaign speech in Burnett Park, Fort Worth
Image of John F. Kennedy giving a campaign speech in Burnett Park, Fort Worth

Image of John F. Kennedy giving a campaign speech in Burnett Park, Fort Worth

Object number2014.080.0058.0003
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
Dimensions15/16 × 1 5/16 in. (2.4 × 3.3 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative image taken by The Dallas Morning News staff photographer Clint Grant. The image shows Senator John F. Kennedy speaking from a stage to a crowd gathered at Burnett Park in Fort Worth, Texas, during his campaign visit on September 13, 1960.
Curatorial Commentary
It is estimated that a crowd of 15,000 people attended Senator Kennedy's speech at Burk Burnett Park in Fort Worth on September 13, 1960.  Kennedy was joined that day by his sister, Patricia Lawford, running mate Lyndon Johnson, Texas Governor Price Daniel, and a number of prominent local officials, including Texas's first female district judge, Sarah T. Hughes (who would later swear in Lyndon Johnson as the 36th president following the assassination on November 22, 1963). - Stephen Fagin, Curator