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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Frances Simons Oral History

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Frances Simons Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Frances Simons. A stenographer with the Dallas Police Department in 1963, Simons observed the Kennedy motorcade on Turtle Creek Boulevard. Interview conducted at the Rutherford Senior Center in Mesquite, Texas on October 26, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is eight minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Frances Simons Oral History

Date:

10/26/2018

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Kennedy, John F.

Dallas Police Department

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 8 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.001.0122

Curatorial Note:

This interview was one of several recorded during an outreach visit to Rutherford Senior Center in Mesquite, Texas on October 26, 2018. The Museum continues to engage in community outreach each year at retirement homes, senior centers, churches and other venues. If you are interested in scheduling an oral history outreach visit, please contact oralhistory@jfk.org. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Frances Simons Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Frances Simons. A stenographer with the Dallas Police Department in 1963, Simons observed the Kennedy motorcade on Turtle Creek Boulevard. Interview conducted at the Rutherford Senior Center in Mesquite, Texas on October 26, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is eight minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Frances Simons Oral History

Date:

10/26/2018

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Kennedy, John F.

Dallas Police Department

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 8 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.001.0122

Curatorial Note:

This interview was one of several recorded during an outreach visit to Rutherford Senior Center in Mesquite, Texas on October 26, 2018. The Museum continues to engage in community outreach each year at retirement homes, senior centers, churches and other venues. If you are interested in scheduling an oral history outreach visit, please contact oralhistory@jfk.org. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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