JFK Campaigns for the Presidency in Texas (1960)

On September 12, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson touched down in Texas for a couple days of campaigning. This rare film captures the campaign as it travels through Forth Worth and Dallas, stopping in parks and parking lots as Kennedy addresses unexpectedly large crowds. While most of this film is without audio, there is a segment of JFK’s speech in Burnett Park in Ft. Worth that can be heard. In it, he responds to Republican accusations that he is not a true member of the Democratic party. The crowd responds enthusiastically.In addition to JFK and LBJ, Sam Rayburn, Ralph Yarborough, Barefoot Sanders, and JFK’s sister Pat Lawford all appear in the film.