The Kennedys in the Media

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Americans looked to popular media for information about John F. Kennedy and his family. Features on the Kennedys, especially those in magazines, fostered a sense of intimacy between them and the American public. These examples represent the complete, often personal media coverage of this enchanting family, from well before John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign to well beyond his 1963 assassination.

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Life Magazine for July 20, 1953, "Senator Kennedy Goes A-Courting"

Magazine (Periodical)

Even before John F. Kennedy ran for president, youthful images of him and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy could attract attention and sell magazines. This was the first Life magazine cover to feature Jacqueline Bouvier. The couple married on September 12, 1953.