Political Coverage
Goodwin J. Knight, Governor from 1953 to 1959, photographed during Larry’s freshman year at Pepperdine College in Los Angeles. This photograph became one of the Governor’s official portraits.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, 1954
Richard Nixon, with is wife, Pat, at his side, conceding the presidency to John F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel Ballroom on November 8, 1960. Taken for Paris Match magazine.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, 1960
Richard Nixon, campaigning for governor of California against incumbent Governor Pat Brown. Nixon lost to Brown on November 6, 1962. Photo for The Saturday Evening Post magazine.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, October, 1962
California Governor Edmund “Pat” Brown on the road during his re-election campaign against Richard Nixon. Photographed for The Saturday Evening Post magazine.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, October, 1962
Republican presidential candidate Nelson Rockefeller flies across California during his 1964 primary campaign.
Photo: California, 1964
Republican convention in Los Angeles. Photographed for The Saturday Evening Post magazine.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, July, 1964
Republican presidential convention in California. Photographed for the Saturday Evening Post.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, July, 1964
Robert F. Kennedy, on a flight to California, on June 1, 1968, campaigning for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States. He would be assassinated one week later on June 5 at the Ambassador Hotel Ballroom in Los Angeles just after speaking to a overflow crowd of supporters. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
Photo: Private plane, June 1, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning in Los Angeles in early June, 1968. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning in South Dakota in April, 1968. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
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Photo: South Dakota, May, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning in San Francisco in May, 1968. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
Photo: San Francisco, California, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning in Springfield, Illinois in late May, 1968. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
Photo: Springfield, Illinois, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in May, 1968. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
Photo: Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning in Los Angeles in early June, 1968. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
Photo: Los Angeles, California, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, on a flight to the West Coast of the United States in late May, 1968. Every minute was used to conserve his energy. Here he takes a little nap with his traveling companion, a cocker spaniel, Freckles. Taken for the Robert Kennedy campaign.
Photo: Private plane, May, 1968
Vice President Hubert Humphrey meeting with members of the Black Panthers after the death of Robert F. Kennedy. Taken for the office of Hubert Humphrey.
Photo: Washington, D.C. 1968
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