Kennedy film poster, English version (distributed in Beirut)
A colour portrait of President John F. Kennedy at a desk before a flag and curtain, with two black-and-white photographs below: Kennedy speaking at a lectern before a hall hung with many national flags, and Kennedy holding a small child beside Jacqueline Kennedy. The text announces a full-length colour feature film with commentary by Gregory Peck and production by George Stevens Jr. The tell is transfer and testimonial: the president's portrait and ceremonial images, and a well-known actor's name as commentator, lend prestige to the film.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- November 11, 1964
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Johnson Administration
- Leader
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, November 11, 1964. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949181, 306-PPB-257).
Text on the object
"JOHN F. KENNEDY ...YEARS OF LIGHTNING, DAY OF DRUMS" FULL LENGTH FEATURE FILM IN COLOR Commentary By Gregory Peck Produced By George Stevens Jr.
