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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David F. Williams Oral History

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David F. Williams Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with David F. Williams. A young law student at Southern Methodist University in 1963, Williams saw President and Mrs. Kennedy at Dallas Love Field. The following year, Williams actively followed the Jack Ruby trial in Dallas. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 18, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-three minutes long.

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Object title:

David F. Williams Oral History

Date:

05/18/2006

Terms:

Trials

Jack Ruby trial

Oral histories

Ruby, Jack

Williams, David

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Southern Methodist University

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Love Field Airport (OHC)
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Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 53 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.001.0029

Curatorial Note:

David Felton Williams returned to the Museum for a follow-up oral history nearly ten years later on February 5, 2016. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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David F. Williams Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with David F. Williams. A young law student at Southern Methodist University in 1963, Williams saw President and Mrs. Kennedy at Dallas Love Field. The following year, Williams actively followed the Jack Ruby trial in Dallas. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 18, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-three minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

David F. Williams Oral History

Date:

05/18/2006

Terms:

Trials

Jack Ruby trial

Oral histories

Ruby, Jack

Williams, David

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Southern Methodist University

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Love Field Airport (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 53 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.001.0029

Curatorial Note:

David Felton Williams returned to the Museum for a follow-up oral history nearly ten years later on February 5, 2016. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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