Friend of John — 1960

Posted on by Bill Watkins

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Above a photo that was very hard to get with the future President.

Mark’s first photo with JFK was “lost” by Democratic political rivals in New York.

This one survived, and helped Mark win a seat in the New York State Legislature in 1960, a seat he heartily vacated for a Harlem rep a couple years later.

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