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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Joe Cody Oral History

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Joe Cody Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Joe Cody. A burglary and theft detective with the Dallas Police Department in 1963, Cody went to the Texas School Book Depository immediately after the assassination. A longtime friend of Jack Ruby, Cody in 1960 purchased a gun for Ruby, which was later used in the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 1, 1999 by Bob Porter. The interview is fifty-four minutes long.

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Object title:

Joe Cody Oral History

Date:

10/01/1999

Terms:

Police

Oral histories

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Ruby, Jack

Cody, Joe

Dallas

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 54 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1999.003.0015

Curatorial Note:

Joe Cody passed away on June 28, 2008. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Joe Cody Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Joe Cody. A burglary and theft detective with the Dallas Police Department in 1963, Cody went to the Texas School Book Depository immediately after the assassination. A longtime friend of Jack Ruby, Cody in 1960 purchased a gun for Ruby, which was later used in the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 1, 1999 by Bob Porter. The interview is fifty-four minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Joe Cody Oral History

Date:

10/01/1999

Terms:

Police

Oral histories

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Ruby, Jack

Cody, Joe

Dallas

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 54 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1999.003.0015

Curatorial Note:

Joe Cody passed away on June 28, 2008. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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