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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Alan Abrams Oral History

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Alan Abrams Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Alan Abrams. A senior at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Abrams saw the Kennedy motorcade on Lemmon Avenue on November 22, 1963. Interview conducted via telephone on October 24, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.

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Object title:

Alan Abrams Oral History

Date:

10/24/2014

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Motorcade

Lemmon Avenue

Childhood

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)
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Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 30 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.001.0175

Curatorial Note:

Alan Abrams passed away on September 12, 2016. In addition to Mr. Abrams, the Museum has recorded a number of oral histories with former students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Other Jefferson alumni in the Oral History Collection include Judy Bergstrom, John Carpenter, Betty Duke-Ruhd, Janet Fordham, Richard Gump, Betty Jarrell, Don McDonald, Jerry Patton, David Ritz, Carolyn Roderick, George Sickler, Jan Sittel, William Ward Warren and 1960s schoolteacher Katherine Clayton. A 2019 educational program featuring Jefferson High School classmates Jan Sittel and Betty Duke-Ruhd may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Jan Sittel and Dr. Betty Duke-Ruhd - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Alan Abrams Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Alan Abrams. A senior at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Abrams saw the Kennedy motorcade on Lemmon Avenue on November 22, 1963. Interview conducted via telephone on October 24, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Alan Abrams Oral History

Date:

10/24/2014

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Motorcade

Lemmon Avenue

Childhood

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 30 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.001.0175

Curatorial Note:

Alan Abrams passed away on September 12, 2016. In addition to Mr. Abrams, the Museum has recorded a number of oral histories with former students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Other Jefferson alumni in the Oral History Collection include Judy Bergstrom, John Carpenter, Betty Duke-Ruhd, Janet Fordham, Richard Gump, Betty Jarrell, Don McDonald, Jerry Patton, David Ritz, Carolyn Roderick, George Sickler, Jan Sittel, William Ward Warren and 1960s schoolteacher Katherine Clayton. A 2019 educational program featuring Jefferson High School classmates Jan Sittel and Betty Duke-Ruhd may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Jan Sittel and Dr. Betty Duke-Ruhd - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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