Today in 1963, President John F. Kennedy was gunned down by assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas.
To mark this sad day in our nation’s history, here is collection of images from our archives dealing with young president’s visits to our area during his campaigning for the office and during his time as president.
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- STANDARD-SPEAKER FILE PHOTO John F. Kennedy, then the Democratic candidate for president, speaks to a crowd of thousands of people from a stage in front of the Hotel Altamont on West Broad Street in downtown Hazleton on Oct. 28, 1960.
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- STANDARD-SPEAKER FILE PHOTO John F. Kennedy brought a message of optimism to Hazleton on a campaign stop Oct. 28, 1960.
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- GREY TOWERS KENNEDY VISIT JFK tours Grey Towers with Gifford B. Pinchot and his wife September 24, 1963. Photo is from the Lackawanna Historical Society. Date created: 11/23/2003
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- John F. Kennedy greets crowds in 1960 that gathered at the Genetti Hotel when Kennedy campaigned in Hazleton. Times-Shamrock Archives
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- KENNEDY AT GREY TOWERS President Kennedy pulls a rope unveiling a plaque dedication of Grey Towers in the name of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies in Milford September 24, 1963. Left to right: Orville Freeman, Edward P. Cliff, JFK, Gifford B. Pinchot and Governor William Scranton. Photo is from the Lackawanna Historical Society. photographics/photos/daily Date created: 11/15/2003
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- STANDARD-SPEAKER FILE PHOTO John F. Kennedy, then the Democratic candidate for president, speaks to a crowd of thousands of people from a stage set up in front of the Hotel Altamont on West Broad Street in downtown Hazleton on Oct. 28, 1960.
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- View of the crowd gathered inside the Watres Armory on Oct. 28, 1960 to hear presidential candidate Sen. John F. Kennedy speak at a campaign rally. Time-Tribune Archives
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- KENNEDY AT GREY TOWERS IN 1963 JFK greets a crowd at Grey Towers, the Gifford Pinchot home in Milford, September 24, 1963. Photo is from the Lackawanna Historical Society. Date created: 11/23/2003
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- Reporters from national news agencies file their reports on the John F. Kennedy campaign stop in Hazleton in 1960. Times-Shamrock Archives
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- Members of the Telephone Committee sponsored by Citizens for Kennedy are on the job on Nov. 2, 1960. Clockwise are: Helen St. Pierre, Patricia O’Brien, Mrs. William Heatherson, Joan Joyce, Mary Stone, co-chairman; Mrs. Paul Kelly, Mrs. Robert Gilbride, Ellen Mullaney and Mary Fiorani, co-chairman. Standing in the rear are John Cuff, chairman of Citizens for Kennedy and James Doherty, one of his chief aides. Times-Tribune Archives
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- President John F. Kennedy, second from left, visited Grey Towers in 1963 to dedicate it as the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies. TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE
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- Senator John F. Kennedy, democratic candidate for president, speaking at the Watres Armory on October 28, 1960. Times-Tribune Archives
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- KENNEDY AT GREY TOWERS JFK tours Grey Towers with Gifford B. Pinchot and his wife September 24, 1963. Photo is from the Lackawanna Historical Society. Date created: 11/23/2003
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- Gus Genetti shakes hands with John F. Kennedy during the presidential candidate’s visit to the Hazle Township hotel following a campaign stop in downtown Hazleton. Times-Shamrock Archives
Here are pages from our collection dealing with the assassination –
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Brian Fulton has been the librarian at The Times-Tribune for the past 15 years. On his blog, Historically Hip, he writes about the great concerts, plays/musicals and celebrity happenings that have taken place throughout NEPA. He is also the co-host of the local history podcast, Historically Hip. He competed and was crowned grand champion on an episode of NPR quiz show “Ask Me Another.” Contact: bfulton@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9140; or @TTPagesPast
