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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Boyd Waggoner Oral History

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Boyd Waggoner Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Boyd Waggoner. A Dallas attorney in 1963, Waggoner observed the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street. In March 1964, as the guest of an assistant district attorney, he observed closing arguments in the Jack Ruby trial.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 1, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-two minutes long.

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Object title:

Boyd Waggoner Oral History

Date:

05/21/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Main Street

Jack Ruby trial

Trials

Ruby, Jack

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Dallas County District Attorney's Office

Dallas

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 32 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0056

Curatorial Note:

Boyd Waggoner passed away on February 22, 2023. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Boyd Waggoner Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Boyd Waggoner. A Dallas attorney in 1963, Waggoner observed the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street. In March 1964, as the guest of an assistant district attorney, he observed closing arguments in the Jack Ruby trial.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 1, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Boyd Waggoner Oral History

Date:

05/21/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Main Street

Jack Ruby trial

Trials

Ruby, Jack

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Dallas County District Attorney's Office

Dallas

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 32 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0056

Curatorial Note:

Boyd Waggoner passed away on February 22, 2023. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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