Monday, September 5, 1960

Detroit

On the “official” kickoff day of his fall campaign, September 5, 1960, for President, JFK was in the expected place for a Democratic candidate to be – Cadillac Square in Detroit – in front of thousands of union workers.

John F. Kennedy in Cadillac Square, September 5, 1960

He had arrived the night before so as to be ready to spend the entire Labor Day holiday in a labor force bastion.

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