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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Becki Hampson Oral History

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Becki Hampson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Becki Hampson. A Dallas schoolgirl in 1963, Hampson observed the presidential motorcade near the corner of Main and Houston Streets. She and a friend walked to Dealey Plaza in the aftermath of the assassination. Interview conducted at Ms. Hampson's home in Garland, Texas on May 10, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Becki Hampson Oral History

Date:

05/10/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Main Street

Houston Street

Motorcade

Student

Dealey Plaza

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 26 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0060

Curatorial Note:

As discussed during this interview, the friend who observed the Kennedy motorcade alongside Becki Hampson was Jenny Taylor. Ms. Taylor, who had a deeply personal reaction to the assassination, recorded an oral history with the Museum on February 22, 2013. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Becki Hampson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Becki Hampson. A Dallas schoolgirl in 1963, Hampson observed the presidential motorcade near the corner of Main and Houston Streets. She and a friend walked to Dealey Plaza in the aftermath of the assassination. Interview conducted at Ms. Hampson's home in Garland, Texas on May 10, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Becki Hampson Oral History

Date:

05/10/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Main Street

Houston Street

Motorcade

Student

Dealey Plaza

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 26 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0060

Curatorial Note:

As discussed during this interview, the friend who observed the Kennedy motorcade alongside Becki Hampson was Jenny Taylor. Ms. Taylor, who had a deeply personal reaction to the assassination, recorded an oral history with the Museum on February 22, 2013. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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