Title
John F. Kennedy, Sidney Yates, and Otto Kerner
Subject
Illinois--Springfield
Airports
Yates, Sidney Richard, 1909-2000
United States. Congress. House
Political candidates
Kerner, Otto, 1908-1976
Governors
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Presidents
Political campaigns
Illinois. Governor
Description
U.S. Congressman and Senatorial candidate, Sidney Yates (center), and the 33rd Illinois Governor, Otto Kerner (1961-1968), sit on the back of a convertible after meeting President John F. Kennedy (left), at Capital Airport in Springfield. Kennedy was in Springfield to give an address in support of the candidacy of Yates at the Coliseum on the Illinois State Fair grounds. Despite the support from the President, Yates would go on to lose the election to incumbent and Senate Minority Leader, Everett Dirksen.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1962-10-19
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
402648
Miscellaneous Collection
Oversized Individuals Collection
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
28 x 36 cm