Senator and presidential candidate John F. Kennedy is joined by fellow Senator George Smathers (far right) during a celebratory buffet luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel. Held a day after the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, the luncheon took place in Sen. Smathers three-room suite at the hotel. Warm and smoggy weather proved uncomfortable for the 200 luncheon guests. Photograph dated July 16, 1960.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963 Smathers, George A.--(George Armistead),--1913-2007 Millennium Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Legislators--United States Presidential candidates--United States Luncheons--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Microphones Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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