JFK for President: Photographs by Cornell Capa

The exhibition presents images from JFK's 1960 campaign and the early days of his administration by one of the foremost humanist photographers of his generation, Cornell Capa. Curated by Richard Whelan.

JFK and Jackie O shaking hands with supporters.

Cornell Capa, New York City, October 19, 1960. © Cornell Capa/Magnum Photos.

Jacqueline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., on the grounds of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Cornell Capa, Jacqueline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., on the grounds of the White House, March 1961. © Cornell Capa/Magnum Photos.

Cornell Capa, Michigan, Labor Day,1960. © Cornell Capa/Magnum Photos.

JFK's press conference featuring a map of southeast Asia on the area of communist freedom fighters in the region of Vietnam and Lao.

Cornell Capa, Televised press conference on the situation in Laos, Washington, D.C., March 23, 1961. © Cornell Capa/Magnum Photos.

JFK for President by Cornell Capa display

JFK for President

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