JFK State Street Motorcade
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Candidate John F. Kennedy's motorcade up State Street, with students following.
Frame location: State Street
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Comments
Wow! I wish I could have…
Wow! I wish I could have been there!
Wow this is amazing
Wow this is amazing
I lived at Helen Newberry…
I lived at Helen Newberry Residence for 3 school years. I knew JFK gave a speech at the Michigan Union. I never thought about his possible route before. Thank you.
That would have been a good…
That would have been a good thing to see.
Someone explain to me: it…
Someone explain to me: it was my understanding he came in late at night from the airport and made the speech on the steps of the Union. Not during the day. Is this the same day?
Hi Steve! You are right! He…
Hi Steve! You are right! He made the speech on the steps of the Union at 2am. This is later that day after he (hopefully) caught a couple Zzzs. More info here: https://aadl.org/taxonomy/term/47158