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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Don Moffeit Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Don Moffeit. A clerk at the Retail Credit Company in Oak Cliff, Moffeit and some of his coworkers were standing outside the Texas Theatre when Dallas police brought Lee Harvey Oswald outside. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 31, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fourteen minutes long.

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Object title:

Don Moffeit Oral History

Date:

05/31/2007

Terms:

Oak Cliff

Oral histories

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Moffeit, Don

Texas Theatre

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)
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Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 14 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2007.001.0054

Curatorial Note:

On the same day that this oral history was recorded, Don Moffeit's wife, Frances Moffeit, also participated in an interview. At fourteen years old, she observed the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street before hearing shots fired in Dealey Plaza. Her interview may be accessed here: Don Moffeit passed away on June 13, 2019. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Don Moffeit Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Don Moffeit. A clerk at the Retail Credit Company in Oak Cliff, Moffeit and some of his coworkers were standing outside the Texas Theatre when Dallas police brought Lee Harvey Oswald outside. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 31, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fourteen minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Don Moffeit Oral History

Date:

05/31/2007

Terms:

Oak Cliff

Oral histories

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Moffeit, Don

Texas Theatre

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 14 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2007.001.0054

Curatorial Note:

On the same day that this oral history was recorded, Don Moffeit's wife, Frances Moffeit, also participated in an interview. At fourteen years old, she observed the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street before hearing shots fired in Dealey Plaza. Her interview may be accessed here: Don Moffeit passed away on June 13, 2019. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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