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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Gary Cartwright Oral History

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Gary Cartwright Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Gary Cartwright. A writer and editor with "Texas Monthly" magazine, Cartwright was a sports writer at "The Dallas Morning News" in 1963. He and his roommate, the late Bud Shrake, often socialized with Jack Ruby and his strippers.Interview conducted at Mr. Cartwright's home on March 18, 2011 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-seven minutes long.

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Object title:

Gary Cartwright Oral History

Date:

03/18/2011

Terms:

Oral histories

Night clubs

Ruby, Jack

Cartwright, Gary

Texas Monthly

The Dallas Morning News

Dallas

Jack Ruby (OHC)

News Media (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

57 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0025

Curatorial Note:

Cartwright has written about the Kennedy assassination on several occasions, most notably in the Texas Monthly cover story, "Who Was Jack Ruby?" (November 1976, volume 3, number 11). - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

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Gary Cartwright Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Gary Cartwright. A writer and editor with "Texas Monthly" magazine, Cartwright was a sports writer at "The Dallas Morning News" in 1963. He and his roommate, the late Bud Shrake, often socialized with Jack Ruby and his strippers.Interview conducted at Mr. Cartwright's home on March 18, 2011 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-seven minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Gary Cartwright Oral History

Date:

03/18/2011

Terms:

Oral histories

Night clubs

Ruby, Jack

Cartwright, Gary

Texas Monthly

The Dallas Morning News

Dallas

Jack Ruby (OHC)

News Media (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

57 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0025

Curatorial Note:

Cartwright has written about the Kennedy assassination on several occasions, most notably in the Texas Monthly cover story, "Who Was Jack Ruby?" (November 1976, volume 3, number 11). - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

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