President Kennedy Addressing a Joint Session of Congress, 1962 or 1963

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Artifact Overview

This picture postcard -- published by the United States Capitol Historical Society -- depicts President John F. Kennedy delivering a State of the Union message in a Joint Session of Congress during January of 1962 or 1963. It was mailed by Mr. and Mrs. Don Andrews on August 3, 1968, during a two-week vacation to Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1968

Subject Date

1962-1963

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.9.1.370

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.

Material

Ink
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed on back: JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS