Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.
John F. Kennedy is elected as the Democratic U.S. Representative from the Eleventh District in Massachusetts. He would serve three terms (six years) in the House of Representatives.
Image 1: PIC Magazine, November 1946. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
Image 2: John F. Kennedy Congressional Calling Card. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
