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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Raymond "Sonny" Fisher Oral History

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Raymond "Sonny" Fisher Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Raymond "Sonny" Fisher. In 1963, Fisher was the only full-time Tarrant County deputy sheriff on horseback. Outside the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963, Fisher met President Kennedy, who was photographed petting Fisher's horse, Snuffy.Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 1, 2009, by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Raymond "Sonny" Fisher Oral History

Date:

09/01/2009

Terms:

Oral histories

Fisher, Raymond "Sonny"

Kennedy, John F.

Connally, John

Hotel Texas

Tarrant County Sheriff's Department

Fort Worth

Fort Worth (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 50 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2009.001.0068

Curatorial Note:

Following this oral history, Mr. Fisher participated in two Living History public programs at the Museum in 2010 and 2012. The 2010 program may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Raymond "Sonny" Fisher - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Raymond "Sonny" Fisher Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Raymond "Sonny" Fisher. In 1963, Fisher was the only full-time Tarrant County deputy sheriff on horseback. Outside the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963, Fisher met President Kennedy, who was photographed petting Fisher's horse, Snuffy.Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 1, 2009, by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Raymond "Sonny" Fisher Oral History

Date:

09/01/2009

Terms:

Oral histories

Fisher, Raymond "Sonny"

Kennedy, John F.

Connally, John

Hotel Texas

Tarrant County Sheriff's Department

Fort Worth

Fort Worth (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 50 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2009.001.0068

Curatorial Note:

Following this oral history, Mr. Fisher participated in two Living History public programs at the Museum in 2010 and 2012. The 2010 program may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Raymond "Sonny" Fisher - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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