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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Charles Cravotta Oral History

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Charles Cravotta Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Charles Cravotta. Cravotta's family operated a first-floor showroom at the Dallas Trade Mart in 1963. As a result, five-year-old Charles was allowed to stand near the head table to await President Kennedy's arrival at the scheduled luncheon. Interview conducted via telephone on January 27, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.

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Object title:

Charles Cravotta Oral History

Date:

01/27/2014

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Trade Mart luncheon

Dallas Trade Mart

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Dallas Trade Mart (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:

2014.001.0148

Curatorial Note:

In addition to Charles Cravotta, another child of a Dallas Trade Mart vendor who received permission to be on hand for President Kennedy's arrival at the luncheon was Sharon Weber. Weber, after learning of the assassination, saved a yellow rose from the head table, which she donated to the Museum in 2010. Her oral history may be accessed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/32302. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Charles Cravotta Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Charles Cravotta. Cravotta's family operated a first-floor showroom at the Dallas Trade Mart in 1963. As a result, five-year-old Charles was allowed to stand near the head table to await President Kennedy's arrival at the scheduled luncheon. Interview conducted via telephone on January 27, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Charles Cravotta Oral History

Date:

01/27/2014

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Trade Mart luncheon

Dallas Trade Mart

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 30 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.001.0148

Curatorial Note:

In addition to Charles Cravotta, another child of a Dallas Trade Mart vendor who received permission to be on hand for President Kennedy's arrival at the luncheon was Sharon Weber. Weber, after learning of the assassination, saved a yellow rose from the head table, which she donated to the Museum in 2010. Her oral history may be accessed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/32302. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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