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Title
Portly campaigner
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Martin, Bob
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Pierre Salinger was born on June 14, 1925. He served as White House Press Secretary to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Salinger served as a United States Senator in 1964 from August to December after the death of Clair Engle. He was defeated by Republican George Murphy for the Senate seat in November 1964. Salinger was manager for the Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign and later became known for his work as an ABC News correspondent. He died on October 16, 2004.
Photograph caption dated September 14, 1964 reads "Sen. Pierre Salinger talks to Sen. (sic) Fernando Assemblyman Tom C. Carrell in the middle of a crowd of nearly 3,000 Democrats at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Oliveri in Chatsworth Saturday night. Traffic was snarled for three hours." Salinger was campaigning against George Murphy to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00128690
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d033_f27_i28
CARL0005454681
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/60157
Subject
Salinger, Pierre
Carrell, Thomas C.,--1900-1972
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Men--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Legislators--United States
Presidential press secretaries--United States
Politicians--California--Los Angeles
Political candidates--United States
Political campaigns--United States
Chatsworth (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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