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Handmade cardboard "All the Way with Jack!" sign welcoming JFK to Love Field
Handmade cardboard "All the Way with Jack!" sign welcoming JFK to Love Field

Handmade cardboard "All the Way with Jack!" sign welcoming JFK to Love Field

Object number2018.021.0002
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsArtifacts
ObjectSign
Credit LineJan Sittel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper; Ink, Pen; Cardboard
Dimensions11 1/8 × 14 × 1/16 in. (28.3 × 35.6 × 0.2 cm)
Collections
  • Two Days in Texas
  • All Online Objects
DescriptionHandmade cardboard sign welcoming President Kennedy to Love Field, carried by Dallas high school student Jan Sittel on November 22, 1963. The cardboard sign states "All the Way with Jack! Grass Roots Dem." in black marker with "Grass Roots Dem." underlined in red marker on a light blue background.
Curatorial Commentary
This sign is visible in a famous black and white photograph taken by photographer Tom C. Dillard from The Dallas Morning News, also part of the Museum's permanent collection (1994.003.0005.0001). In the photograph, you can see Jan Sittel leaning against the chain link fence at Love Field airport holding the sign, which is attached to a wooden pole.
The Museum's 2024 Living History series focused on memories of the Kennedys' trip to Texas, and Jan Sittel kicked off that series with a conversation on March 22, 2024: Living History with Jan Sittel. To date, this is Jan's only solo program without her high school friend and classmate Dr. Betty Duke-Ruhd. - Stephen Fagin, Curator  
A Living History educational program featuring high school student Jan Sittel and her lifelong friend, Dr. Betty Duke-Ruhd, can be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQRSB8Ht7_8. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator 
Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 28, 2024.