John F. Kennedy campaigns door to door in a poor area of West Virginia (1960)

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image showing John F. Kennedy campaigns door to door in a poor area of West Virginia (1960)

PersonalAd2039 on December 16th, 2025 at 17:09 UTC »

McDowell county WV is one of the poorest areas on the planet. The people have a lower life expectancy than Papua New Guinea. This campaign trip is responsible for the massive expansion of food stamps.

PowderPills on December 16th, 2025 at 17:34 UTC »

Imagine politicians, let alone a presidential candidate, doing something like that in 2025. These old geriatrics would disqualify themselves just walking.

Spartan2470 on December 16th, 2025 at 17:39 UTC »

Here this is in the original black and white. It looks like the photographer is Hank Walker. He took this picture a few seconds later.

American politician and Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) speaks with members of an unidentified family as he campaigns for President in rural Omar, West Virginia, April 1960.