Hours after he delivered the three-minute “Peace Corps” speech at two a.m. on the steps of the Michigan Union, John F. Kennedy appeared with Michigan Democratic officeholders and hopefuls, speaking from the back end of a special campaign train that was stopped at Ann Arbor’s New York Central Railroad Depot.
These vintage photos were taken by
Wystan on that occasion on October 14, 1960.
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| Michigan's U. S. Senator Patrick V. McNamara, himself campaigning for re-election, steps out first, to warm up the crowd, October 14, 1960. (Like Kennedy, McNamara was a Massachusetts-born Irish-American) |
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| Left to right: Michigan Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Michigan Senator Patrick V. McNamara; Michigan Lieutenant Governor (and Governor candidate) John Swainson; Ann Arbor Volkswagen dealer Tom Payne (unsuccessful candidate for Congress). Man at right is a press photographer, October 14, 1960 |
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| Governor Williams speaks, as Governor-to-be Swainson looks back into car to see Kennedy emerging, October 14, 1960. (Man at left is another press photographer) |
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| Senator Kennedy appears, following his introduction by Michigan Governor Williams. From left: Tom Payne, Ann Arbor Volkswagen dealer and (unsuccessful) Democratic candidate for Congress that year; Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Kennedy; Michigan Lieutenant Governor John B. Swainson; Mildred Jeffrey, Democratic National Committeewoman. The man to the right of them is a press photographer, October 14, 1960 |
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| John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 |
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| John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 |
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| John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 |
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| John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 |
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| John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 |
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| John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 |
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| John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 |
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| Kennedy signs autographs, October 14, 1960 |
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| Senator McNamara bids the crowd farewell, October 14, 1960 |
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| Kennedy still signing autographs. Tom Payne, Ann Arbor Volkswagen dealer, puts in a plea for votes in his (unsuccessful) campaign for a seat in Congress, October 14, 1960 |
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| The woman speaking here was Mildred Jeffrey, a UAW official and Democratic National Committewoman from Michigan, October 14, 1960. (Jeffrey was 93 when she died on March 24, 2004) |
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| McNamara waves farewell, and Kennedy smiles as the train begins to pull away from the crowd. The depot building (now the Gandy Dancer Restaurant) becomes visible in the background, October 14, 1960 |
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