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Photograph caption dated June 1, 1965 reads, "Memorial - A bronze plaque marking the approximate spot where the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy accepted the Democratic nomination for President in the Coliseum in 1960 was dedicated Saturday. Here, from left, former Sen. Pierre Saligner, County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, A. E. England, chairman of the Coliseum Commission, and Mrs. Harriet Dexter, president of Gold Star Mothers."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963--Monuments Hahn, Kenneth American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.--Presidents Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Plaques, plaquettes--California--Los Angeles Memorials--California--Los Angeles Presidents--United States Wreaths--California--Los Angeles Stadiums--California--Los Angeles County council members--California--Los Angeles County Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) University Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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