Following the film, visitors experience sights and sounds from the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles where on July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy was nominated to be the 35th president of the United States. A video of his entire "New Frontier" acceptance speech and the typewritten teletype he used for it take visitors into the convention hall.
Democratic National Convention Welcome Banner, 1960
Transfer print on silk
Banners such as this one welcomed the Delegates to the 1960 Democratic National Convention for the Presidential Nomination held in the Sports Arena in Los Angeles California.
Teleprompter Tape for Democratic Nomination Acceptance Speech, 1960
Typewritten on yellow paper
The teleprompter text used by Senator John F. Kennedy while delivering his acceptance speech at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles on July 13, 1960.