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.

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

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Jim Bowles Oral History

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Jim Bowles Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jim Bowles. A longtime Dallas County sheriff (1985-2005), Bowles was supervisor of the Dallas Police Department radio division in 1963. Beginning in the 1970s, he researched the controversial acoustics evidence investigated by the House Select Committee. Bowles was interviewed by and consulted with assassination researchers about the acoustics evidence several times over the years.Interview conducted at Sheriff Bowles' office in Dallas on September 14, 1993 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is three hours and five minutes long.

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Object title:

Jim Bowles Oral History

Date:

09/14/1993

Terms:

Oral histories

Acoustical analysis

Bowles, Jim

Dallas Police Department

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Dallas

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 185 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1993.011.0017

Curatorial Note:

Jim Bowles passed away on August 11, 2018. In total, he spent nearly fifty-five years working in public service as both an officer with the Dallas Police Department for thirty years and as Dallas County sheriff for twenty-four years. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Jim Bowles Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jim Bowles. A longtime Dallas County sheriff (1985-2005), Bowles was supervisor of the Dallas Police Department radio division in 1963. Beginning in the 1970s, he researched the controversial acoustics evidence investigated by the House Select Committee. Bowles was interviewed by and consulted with assassination researchers about the acoustics evidence several times over the years.Interview conducted at Sheriff Bowles' office in Dallas on September 14, 1993 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is three hours and five minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Jim Bowles Oral History

Date:

09/14/1993

Terms:

Oral histories

Acoustical analysis

Bowles, Jim

Dallas Police Department

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Dallas

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 185 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1993.011.0017

Curatorial Note:

Jim Bowles passed away on August 11, 2018. In total, he spent nearly fifty-five years working in public service as both an officer with the Dallas Police Department for thirty years and as Dallas County sheriff for twenty-four years. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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