Sunday, February 7, 1960

February 7, 1960

February 7, 1960 was a Sunday.

JFK was on the presidential campaign trail full-time and was scheduled to fly from Texas to Oregon. However, he made a detour to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, where Frank Sinatra was performing – taking the news reporters flying on the plane along with him, including Mary McGrory and Blair Clark, who was a moderator for CBS radio.

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