For Immediate Release: May 4, 2004
Further information: Ann Scanlon (617) 514-1662
It’s 1960 and Senator John F. Kennedy Has His Eye on the White House
With the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston this summer, the Museum at the Kennedy Library takes you inside the American political process with a new exhibit, Campaign!.
This expanded look at JFK’s 1960 run for the White House provides a unique glimpse into the day-to-day workings of running for the presidency. Opening May 20, 2004, through Inauguration Day, January 20, 2005, in the Museum.
Read the handwritten notes by candidate Kennedy and his campaign manager and brother Robert Kennedy.
Listen as Senator John F. Kennedy accepts his party’s nomination at the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
Walk down Main Street USA taking in footage of Kennedy and Nixon stump speeches, campaign songs, and television coverage.
Feel the energy of the Kennedy campaign as Frank Sinatra sings "High Hopes" and "All the Way!"
Step back into a reproduction of the Chicago television studio where the first debate took place and see the actual audio control and television camera used by CBS affiliate WBBM-TV in 1960.
Weigh Kennedy’s handling of the "Catholic issue" as he declares: "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is an absolute…"
Stay up late with Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, and Chet Huntley as they report election-night returns and reveal how close a race it really was.
Get inspired as President Kennedy takes the oath of office on that chilly Inauguration Day in 1961 and calls upon all Americans to "ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."
In the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Library, May 20th, 2004 through Inauguration Day, January 20th, 2005.