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.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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George Vance Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with George Vance. As a schoolteacher in Ohio, Vance joined the Peace Corps in 1962 and was part of the first group assigned to Liberia in West Africa. After returning to the U.S. in 1964, he became active with poverty programs in Los Angeles. Interview conducted via Zoom on September 8, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-two minutes long.

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Object title:

George Vance Oral History

Date:

09/08/2022

Terms:

Interviews

Oral histories

Peace Corps

Liberia

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Peace Corps (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 51 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0065

Curatorial Note:

In 2022, I had the great honor of interviewing a number of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who were part of the first group assigned to Liberia in West Africa sixty years earlier in 1962. In addition to Mr. Vance, I had the pleasure of recording oral histories with Nancy Bell, George Hess, Geraldine Kennedy, Larry Walker and Dr. Angene and Jack Wilson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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George Vance Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with George Vance. As a schoolteacher in Ohio, Vance joined the Peace Corps in 1962 and was part of the first group assigned to Liberia in West Africa. After returning to the U.S. in 1964, he became active with poverty programs in Los Angeles. Interview conducted via Zoom on September 8, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

George Vance Oral History

Date:

09/08/2022

Terms:

Interviews

Oral histories

Peace Corps

Liberia

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Peace Corps (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 51 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0065

Curatorial Note:

In 2022, I had the great honor of interviewing a number of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who were part of the first group assigned to Liberia in West Africa sixty years earlier in 1962. In addition to Mr. Vance, I had the pleasure of recording oral histories with Nancy Bell, George Hess, Geraldine Kennedy, Larry Walker and Dr. Angene and Jack Wilson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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