Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

Listen to an excerpt from the oral history interview with Jacques Lowe, the Kennedys' personal photographer for many years, by clicking "Find out more."

Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

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Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Dr. Carlos Morton. A professor of theater and dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Morton was living in Panama during the Cuban missile crisis. On November 22, 1963, he was preparing for a high school play, which was delayed one week because of the assassination. Interview conducted via telephone on August 16, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-six minutes long.

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Object title:

Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Date:

08/16/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis

Student

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Cuba (OHC)
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Born digital (.wav file)

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Duration: 26 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0169

Curatorial Note:

During this oral history, Dr. Morton mentions that he is currently co-writing a play about the 1973 murder of twelve-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer. That play, titled "Santos: A Wandering Soul," ran October-November 2013 at Teatro Dallas and commemorated the fortieth anniversary of the tragedy. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Dr. Carlos Morton. A professor of theater and dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Morton was living in Panama during the Cuban missile crisis. On November 22, 1963, he was preparing for a high school play, which was delayed one week because of the assassination. Interview conducted via telephone on August 16, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Date:

08/16/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis

Student

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Cuba (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 26 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0169

Curatorial Note:

During this oral history, Dr. Morton mentions that he is currently co-writing a play about the 1973 murder of twelve-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer. That play, titled "Santos: A Wandering Soul," ran October-November 2013 at Teatro Dallas and commemorated the fortieth anniversary of the tragedy. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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