Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Thus, we're posting once again the following video from 1960 of Jackie Kennedy urging Latino voters to support her husband in his bid for the White House.
This ad along with the work of Viva Kennedy clubs may have pushed the then-senator to victory in a very close presidential election.
On November 21, 1963 President Kennedy and the First Lady attended a League of United Latin American Citizens dinner in Houston reportedly "to show their appreciation for the Mexican-American votes that had helped the young president carry Texas in the 1960 election." Much like in the above video, Jackie spoke briefly in Spanish to express her joy at attending the dinner.
Less than twenty-four hours later, the thirty-fifth U.S. president was killed by his wife's side in Dallas.
We'll be back over the weekend with several news and notes from the Americas.
Video Source - YouTube via user PoliticalHistory
Online Sources - NPR; The Latin Americanist
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