Poignant original vintage glossy 10 x 8 AP wirephoto of President John F. Kennedy riding in an open-top limousine through Mexico City on June 29, 1962, the caption noting: "In a frenzied outpouring of enthusiasm, Mexico City residents a million and a half strong give President Kennedy a precedent-shattering welcome as he travels with President Lopez Mateos through the city today. Mexicans said it was the wildest welcome ever accorded a foreign visitor. Here he moves through a blizzard of confetti along Avenue Juarez." Reverse bears an Associated Press credit stamp. In fine condition.
A remarkable photograph, ominously showing JFK standing in a convertible amidst closely crowded onlookers during his diplomatic visit to the United States' southern neighbor. In a message sent to President Adolfo López Mateos upon his departure from Mexico, President Kennedy said: 'I came to meet a president and statesman, I have left him as a friend. ¡Viva México!''
