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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Robert Mayer Oral History

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Robert Mayer Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Robert Mayer. A politically active Democrat in Dallas, Mayer campaigned for John F. Kennedy and helped organize his 1960 visit to the city. In 1963, he lobbied for tickets for local Kennedy supporters to the bipartisan Dallas Trade Mart luncheon, which he attended on the day of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 22, 2004 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-nine minutes long.

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Object title:

Robert Mayer Oral History

Date:

07/22/2004

Terms:

Dallas

1960 presidential election

Elections

Trade Mart luncheon

Campaign

Presidential campaign

Kennedy supporter

Oral histories

Kennedy, John F.

Mayer, Robert

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 59 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.001.0030

Curatorial Note:

A noted petroleum engineer, businessman and political activist in Dallas, Robert Mayer passed away on March 30, 2018 at the age of 95. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Robert Mayer Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Robert Mayer. A politically active Democrat in Dallas, Mayer campaigned for John F. Kennedy and helped organize his 1960 visit to the city. In 1963, he lobbied for tickets for local Kennedy supporters to the bipartisan Dallas Trade Mart luncheon, which he attended on the day of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 22, 2004 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-nine minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Robert Mayer Oral History

Date:

07/22/2004

Terms:

Dallas

1960 presidential election

Elections

Trade Mart luncheon

Campaign

Presidential campaign

Kennedy supporter

Oral histories

Kennedy, John F.

Mayer, Robert

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 59 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.001.0030

Curatorial Note:

A noted petroleum engineer, businessman and political activist in Dallas, Robert Mayer passed away on March 30, 2018 at the age of 95. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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