JFK + Nixon Chicago
Identifier
F.2012-03-0667
Date Of Production
June 19 1959
Abstract
Vice President Richard Nixon and Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy cross paths on a campaign stop at Chicago Midway Airport on June 19, 1959. At the time, both were vying for their respective parties' nomination for the 1960 presidential race.
Description
Kennedy and Nixon descend the stairs from their United flight side-by-side. Jacqueline Kennedy appears briefly. Nixon answers a question from a journalist about Kennedy's chances at the Democratic nomination while Kennedy stands beside him, holding a copy of the book Advise and Consent. In a tighter shot, Nixon talks about Lewis Strauss being rejected as Secretary of Commerce earlier that day, expressing disappointment and placing blame on partisan politics and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson.
Run Time
2 min 27 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
87 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Trims and Outs
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Nixon, Richard (is participant)
Kennedy, John F. (is participant)
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