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In 1962, JFK went to a Bean Feed at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, where he said “It is worth traveling 1,500 miles from Boston...for a bean supper.”

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3/4 view of JFK standing at a podium inside the hippodrome of the fairgrounds. Other VIPs sit on the platform behind him, and campaign posters can be seen hanging on the stands.