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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Alex Burton Oral History

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Alex Burton Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Alex Burton. A native of Canada, Burton moved to Texas in 1961 and was a reporter and cameraman at WBAP-TV at the time of the assassination. He later spent twenty years at KRLD-TV and Radio. Interview conducted at Mr. Burton's home on August 30, 1995 by Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and forty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Alex Burton Oral History

Date:

08/30/1995

Terms:

Oral histories

Press

Reporter

Broadcast journalism

Burton, Alex

KXAS - Channel 5

WBAP-TV

Fort Worth (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

News Media (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 102 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.043.0019

Curatorial Note:

Alex Burton passed away on September 13, 2012 at the age of 80. Subsequent to this 1995 oral history recording, Burton was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame (2002) and named a "Living Legend of North Texas Journalism" by the Dallas Press Club. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Alex Burton Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Alex Burton. A native of Canada, Burton moved to Texas in 1961 and was a reporter and cameraman at WBAP-TV at the time of the assassination. He later spent twenty years at KRLD-TV and Radio. Interview conducted at Mr. Burton's home on August 30, 1995 by Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and forty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Alex Burton Oral History

Date:

08/30/1995

Terms:

Oral histories

Press

Reporter

Broadcast journalism

Burton, Alex

KXAS - Channel 5

WBAP-TV

Fort Worth (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

News Media (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 102 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.043.0019

Curatorial Note:

Alex Burton passed away on September 13, 2012 at the age of 80. Subsequent to this 1995 oral history recording, Burton was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame (2002) and named a "Living Legend of North Texas Journalism" by the Dallas Press Club. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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