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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Mark Troy Oral History

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Mark Troy Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Mark Troy. An assistant Dallas County district attorney in 1963, Troy observed the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street. As part of the prosecution team during the Jack Ruby trial in 1964, he prepared witnesses and sat in on every day of the trial. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 11, 2013. The interview is fifty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Mark Troy Oral History

Date:

06/11/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Main Street

Jack Ruby trial

Witnesses

Ruby, Jack

Wade, Henry M.

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Dallas County District Attorney's Office

Dallas

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 52 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0068

Curatorial Note:

Mark Troy passed away on December 7, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Mark Troy Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Mark Troy. An assistant Dallas County district attorney in 1963, Troy observed the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street. As part of the prosecution team during the Jack Ruby trial in 1964, he prepared witnesses and sat in on every day of the trial. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 11, 2013. The interview is fifty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Mark Troy Oral History

Date:

06/11/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Main Street

Jack Ruby trial

Witnesses

Ruby, Jack

Wade, Henry M.

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Dallas County District Attorney's Office

Dallas

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 52 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0068

Curatorial Note:

Mark Troy passed away on December 7, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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